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Irish Roots: Barry, Berry and Beirn 

By James G. Ryan

January / February 1994

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The Barry name is mainly of Norman origin and is very closely associated with County Cork. There is also a less common Gaelic origin from the Irish family O'Beargha, which was Anglicized as O'Barry or Barry. This family was also of Munster origin. Even today around 50 percent of the Barrys in Ireland are in Cork or other parts of Munster. A current prominent member of the … [Read more...] about Irish Roots: Barry, Berry and Beirn 

An American Boy with a Touch of the Old Country

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June 1991

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The stretch limousine pulls up outside the backstage door at the Westbury Music Fair in Long Island, New York on a warm Sunday evening in early April. And Eddie Rabbitt, 6'3," skinny as a rail and clad in tight jeans and cowboy boots emerges. Fans lean over the rail to be kissed and have their hands shaken and Eddie smiles good-naturedly, signing autographs and joking to the … [Read more...] about An American Boy with a Touch of the Old Country

An Irish Homecoming

By Irish America Staff

May 1991

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Bob FitzGerald knows he's Irish after all, with a name like FitzGerald who wouldn't. He's heard, too, that FitzGerald is an important name in Ireland. But, until recently, his Irish roots weren't of much interest to him. His ties were to the mountains, lakes and rivers of Montana where he had been raised and now lives. So, why is he suddenly interested in finding his Irish … [Read more...] about An Irish Homecoming