Irish America
Irish America
From the Selected Stories by William Trevor IN THE JAPANESE CAFE he helped her off with her coat and took it to the line of hooks beneath the sign that absolved the management of responsibility for its safety. They weren’t the first in the cage, although it was early, ten past eight. The taxi-driver who came in most mornings was reading the Daily Mail in his usual corner. Two … [Read more...] about A Bit on the Side
Though not Gaelic and sometimes found in England of non-Irish origin, Joyce may certainly be regarded as a true Irish name, and more particularly a Connacht one. The first Joyce to come to Ireland of whom there is an authentic record was Thomas de Jorse a Welshman, who in 1283 married the daughter of Turiogh O’Brien, Prince of Thomond and went with her to County Galway; there … [Read more...] about Roots: The Joyce Family
Are you related to Niall of the Nine Hostages? In a recent study by geneticist Daniel Bradley and his colleagues at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, which was reported in the February issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, it is suggested that at least one in every 12 Irishmen worldwide and one in every five in the northwest of … [Read more...] about The Descendants of Niall
The Center for Celtic Studies at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee hosted this year's regional meeting of the American Conference of Irish Studies (ACIS). A plethora of poets, performers and presenters gathered on the UWM campus in mid-October for three lively days of panels, roundtables, screenings and performances. Approximately 50 papers were presented during the course of … [Read more...] about Irish Studies Conference
"Eoin was never afraid to aim high. He played a seminal role in creating the transatlantic scholarly conversation that is Irish studies today, and he believed in his vision at a time when almost no one shared his dreams." – James Rogers, Director, Center for Irish Studies, University of Saint Thomas. ℘℘℘ With the passing of Eoin McKiernan, 89, (see October / November 2004's … [Read more...] about The First Word: The Irish Way
