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Hibernia history

John & Yoko’s Yen for Peace in Ireland

By Brian Dooley
January 2000

September 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment

John Lennon stood at the corner of 45th Street and 5th Avenue in New York City and faced the rally. About 5,000 people had gathered that February morning in 1972 to protest the massacre of 13 unarmed civil rights marchers in Derry on Bloody Sunday the week before. "Any government that doesn't allow demonstrations like this should be put away," he told the cheering crowd, … [Read more...] about John & Yoko’s Yen for Peace in Ireland

A New Life for an Old Castle

By Trevor Danker

January 2000

July 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Take a long look and it's easy to imagine yourself in the heart of some Irish Camelot. Overlooking the rolling green countryside between Gort and Galway city, Cloghan Castle is one of the finest examples of the restoration of Ireland's numerous castles and old houses. For centuries this 12th century Norman fortress stood in ruins -- like many other historic sites in Ireland. … [Read more...] about A New Life for an Old Castle

Hibernia: Jeanie Johnston’s Arrival Postponed

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

The arrival of the replica famine ship Jeanie Johnston in the U.S. has been postponed until spring 2001. The Jeanie Johnston Project had originally hoped to bring the ship to the U.S. later this year and winter her on the East Coast, but decided against this because of concerns about the weather. However, Kerry county manager Martin Nolan has told The Kerryman newspaper that … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Jeanie Johnston’s Arrival Postponed

Hibernia:
Recognize This Ship?

By Irish America Staff October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by 2 Comments

It could be the same vessel that carried your ancestors to America. It is one of a collection of 11 paintings of the McCorkell Shipping Line in Derry. The McCorkell line was operated and owned by William McCorkell & Co., Ltd. from 1778 to 1897 for the principal purpose of carrying passengers to the Americas. Unlike the infamous "coffin ships," cargo vessels hastily … [Read more...] about Hibernia:
Recognize This Ship?

Hibernia: O’Neill Was
a Key Figure on North

By Niall O’Dowd
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

New papers show influence with Reagan. ℘℘℘ Newly released files from the Reagan White House papers show that the Irish-American president was persuaded by a personal appeal by then House Speaker Thomas "Tip" O'Neill to intervene in the Northern Ireland issue. The Boston Globe, which surveyed the files under the Freedom of Information Act, revealed that following … [Read more...] about Hibernia: O’Neill Was
a Key Figure on North

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June 22, 1866

Archbishop Paul Cullen of Dublin becomes the first Irish cardinal on this day in 1866. Born in Co. Kildare, Cullen went on to study at the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. Cullen was appointed rector of Irish College and helped secure the college’s future. While rector from 1832-1850, he forged a close friendship with Pope Gregory XVI and Pope Pius IX and helped safeguard the interests of the Irish church. He was first made Archbishop of Armagh and then transferred to Archbishop of Dublin in 1852, where he would be later made a cardinal.

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