Irish America
Irish America
In 1621, the pilgrims, just arrived in the New World, had no idea how wild their new frontier could be. Winter arrived and with it came starvation, death, and the idea that maybe it was time to give up and go back to Europe where the strict confines of politics were easier to deal with than the utter randomness of Mother Nature. The real story of what happened next is all but … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving’s Irish Twist
For a unique Christmas gift that you will want to keep yourself, consider giving a Celtic Calendar, which runs from Samhain (November 1st) until Nos Calan Gaef or the Celtic New Year's Eve (October 31st). The Celtic League American Branch has been producing this beautiful calendar for 26 years. Each month features beautiful drawings, a Celtic proverb and some important history … [Read more...] about Celtic Calendar
The spirit of an Irish Christmas will tour America in December. With music, narration and dance, Ireland's award-winning traditional band Téada and special guests will highlight some of Ireland's more surprising festive traditions, including that of the Wren Boys tradition of strolling from house to house on St. Stephen's Day. The performance, organized by Téada's Oisín Mac … [Read more...] about An Irish Christmas in America
Abdon Pallasch profiles the Irish-American prosecutor who is charged with trying to figure out who leaked the name of the CIA agent whose husband criticized Bush's invasion of Iraq. He's delivering an indictment a day to shady Chicago politicians. He's jailing journalists as he closes in on President Bush's top aides, trying to figure out which one leaked the name of a CIA … [Read more...] about Who is Patrick Fitzgerald?
It was a long, hot summer for Jane Sullivan. Sullivan, the wife of President Bush's Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, was thrust into the headlines because of her devout Catholic faith. It was a faith nurtured in a New York Irish enclave. In the early 1970s, Jane Sullivan attended St. Catherine's Academy in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, then a largely Irish and … [Read more...] about John Robert’s Irish Wife
