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Eugene O'Neill: An Irish-American Boyhood
By Turlough McConnellFeaturingCiaran Byrne, Maria Deasy and Colin Ryan
DATE: Saturday, October 17, 2020TIME: 2PM - 3: 30PM EST (Ireland 7PM)PLACE: Zoom - … [Read more...] about Eugene O’Neill:
An Irish-American Boyhood
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Eugene O’Neill:
Roots: The Ferocious and Fascinating O’Neills
By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
March / April 2019
Members of the O’Neill Clan (anglicized from Ui Néill, “Néill” meaning “champion”) can trace their origins back to Niall Noígíallach “of the Nine Hostages” (c. 361-452). Niall united all the provinces under his rule, using hostages as a way to get power and influence. He also was up for a spot of kidnapping and that’s how the Welsh lad with Roman parents – a lad whom we now … [Read more...] about Roots: The Ferocious and Fascinating O’Neills
Wild Irish Women:
Louise Mohan Bryant
By Rosemary Rogers, Columnist
January / February 2019
It took a movie, 1981’s Reds, to both lift Louise Bryant from obscurity and reduce her to the sniveling acolyte of American communist John Reed, Annie Hall in a babushka. Wrong. For all her (many) faults, Louise Bryant was always her own woman – a fearless journalist, activist, suffragette, and talented writer. She was also reckless, with a compulsive need to court danger, and … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women:
Louise Mohan Bryant
O'Neill a Success in New Ross
By Irish America Staff
November / December 2018
The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Festival in New Ross, called “One Festival, Two Countries,” was a big success. The first half of the festival, the 19th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival in Danville, was held throughout September 2018, and the second half, the First Annual Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre, was held in New Ross October 11-14, 2018, with over 50 visitors … [Read more...] about O'Neill a Success in New Ross
O’Neill a Success in New Ross
By Irish America Staff
November / December 2018
The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Festival in New Ross, called “One Festival, Two Countries,” was a big success. The first half of the festival, the 19th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival in Danville, was held throughout September 2018, and the second half, the First Annual Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre, was held in New Ross October 11-14, 2018, with over 50 visitors … [Read more...] about O’Neill a Success in New Ross