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Ernie O'Malley

Son of a Rebel: A Conversation with Cormac O’Malley

January 14, 2022 by 1 Comment

Cormac O'Malley was born in Ireland but came to live in the U.S. with his American artist mother, Helen Hooker, when his father, Ernie O'Malley, died in 1957. His career in international corporate law aside, Cormac has focused on the literary and artistic heritage of both his parents, including the publications of books not published during their lifetimes.  Cormac has … [Read more...] about Son of a Rebel: A Conversation with Cormac O’Malley

The Rebel Path

By Cormack O'Malley, Contributor
April / May 2016

March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Ernie O’Malley was a renowned figure in Ireland’s fight for independence. Here are his memories of 1916 as compiled by his son Cormac O’Malley. Born in 1897 in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ernie O’Malley’s (Malley) family moved to Dublin in 1906 where he went on to study medicine. During the Easter Rising O’Malley came to share the vision of the rebels, and left his medical studies … [Read more...] about The Rebel Path

Ernie O’Malley’s Mayo

By Áine Mc Manamon, Advertising and Editorial Assistant
April / May 2016

March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment

County Mayo is largely a rural, wild, untouched landscape on the west coast of Ireland, but it has changed drastically over the years. The images in Cormac O’Malley and Juliet Christy Barron’s new photographic collection Western Ways capture an unrecognizable Mayo through the lens of Irish Republican Ernie O’Malley and Helen Hooker, Cormac’s parents. ℘℘℘ In 1938, Ernie … [Read more...] about Ernie O’Malley’s Mayo

Ernie O’Malley Symposium

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2014

May 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment

On 25 and 26 April 2014 Glucksman Ireland House NYU hosted the spectacularly successful Ernie O’Malley Symposium on Modern Ireland and Revolution, at which twenty-five leading US and international scholars examined social, cultural, and political revolution in modern Ireland and its intersections with the life and times of revolutionary and author Ernie O’Malley. This event … [Read more...] about Ernie O’Malley Symposium

Book Reviews

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

A sampling of the latest Irish books on offer. RECOMMENDED  Telling an as-yet-untold story about the heroic FDNY mission of September 11, Terry Golway writes: "Lieutenant Bob Bohack faced the dilemma of his career. He had his orders: He was to help extinguish the fire on the 79th floor. But those orders were given before he heard rumors of missiles, of more airplanes heading … [Read more...] about Book Reviews

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June 25, 1970

The ban restricting Catholics from attending Trinity College Dublin is finally lifted on this day in 1970. Through the help of the then Archbishop of Dublin John McQuaid, the Roman Catholic church removes its policy of disapproval or even excommunication for Catholics who enrolled at Trinity College without the proper permission. Authorities at the school also allow for a Catholic chaplain to be based at the college.

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