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Jackie Kennedy Letters Returned to Kennedys

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
October / November 2014

September 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The private letters of Jacqueline Kennedy to an Irish priest caused controversy last May when the Vincentian Fathers at All Hallows College in Dublin announced they were being put up for auction. The letters, written between 1950 and 1965 to Rev. Joseph Leonard, a resident of All Hallows, were subsequently removed from the auction, and their fate had been uncertain until the … [Read more...] about Jackie Kennedy Letters Returned to Kennedys

First Family Photo Album

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2001

October 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

For those thirsty for more on the interior lives of America's royal family, rarely or never seen photographs of the Kennedys are available for downloading or purchase on the web. MPTV has acquired the private collection of late photographer Mark Shaw. Shaw was assigned to do a layout on Jackie for a Life article in 1959 and struck up a friendship with the captivating First … [Read more...] about First Family Photo Album

Jacqueline:
The White House Years

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2001

April 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

To mark the 40th anniversary of her emergence as America's first lady, and explore her enduring global influence on style, Jacqueline Kennedy will be celebrated this September with an unprecedented special exhibition of the original costumes and accessories she wore at state events in America and abroad. "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" will be presented at the John … [Read more...] about Jacqueline:
The White House Years

Our Jack

By Pete Hamill, Contributor

November 1, 1999 by 3 Comments

Pete Hamill writes on JFK, our Irish American of the Century Somewhere in the shadowy land between myth and history lies the domicile of John F. Kennedy. The first United States president of Irish-Catholic descent, Kennedy was a man of many faces: war hero, orator, lover, creator, and visionary. He had it all, and it was all taken away, but in the end he gained … [Read more...] about Our Jack

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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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