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Jean Kennedy Smith

Irish Roots: The Kennedys

By James G Ryan
March/April 1995

May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The name Kennedy or O'Kennedy is derived from the Gaelic O'Cinneide, which is itself derived from the original Gaelic form Cean Eidig meaning "rough head." This was the name by which the father of Brian Boru was known, and the name refers specifically to the line of Dunchad, who was one of the sons of Cean Eidig and a brother of Brian Boru. Brian Boru was perhaps the most … [Read more...] about Irish Roots: The Kennedys

Meet Claire Cronin, the Next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland

Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter December 25, 2021

December 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Claire D. Cronin, officially approved on December 18 to become our next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. The 61-year-old Massachusetts state legislator, with family roots in Donegal, was first nominated by the White House on June 23 to be U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland.  She appeared before the U.S. … [Read more...] about Meet Claire Cronin, the Next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland

Those We Lost

By Mary Gallagher

December/ January 2021

September 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Edythe Preet 1946-2020 Culinary historian, designer, columnist, and beloved friend of this magazine Edythe Preet died in late December, at 73. Owner and founder of The Heritage Kitchen, a website dedicated to the celebration of culture and the tradition of passing down recipes over the generations, Edythe brought a personal, homey touch and witty style to her bi-monthly … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

New Irish Study Abroad Program for U.S. Teens

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by 2 Comments

A new three-week pre-college program for U.S. high schoolers is set to begin this summer as part of a collaboration between Drew University in New Jersey and the Donegal-based Institute of Study Abroad Ireland. The program, for which students will receive three college credits, is the first high school program in Ireland that is accredited by an American university. The … [Read more...] about New Irish Study Abroad Program for U.S. Teens

Celebrating the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame

June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees: Vice President Joe Biden, John Fitzpatrick, Bruce Morrison, 2011 inductee Jean Kennedy Smith, Bob Devlin and Brian Burns. Photos: Sade Joseph and Margaret Purcell Roddy.

The 2013 class of Hall of Fame honorees were inducted at a luncheon and ceremony on March 21, at the Marriott Essex House in Manhattan. Before a gathering of close to 300, a bagpiper led in the 2013 inductees: Vice President Joe Biden, art collector and benefactor Brian Burns, businessman and philanthropist Bob Devlin, hotelier and humanitarian John Fitzpatrick, former U.S. … [Read more...] about Celebrating the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame

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Today in History

July 6, 1907

Ireland’s Crown Jewels are found missing on this day in 1907, just before days before a state visit by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The theft remains a mystery to this day. Arthur Vicars, Officer of Arms at Dublin Castle, held the jewels in his office and publicly accused his second in command, Francis Shackleton. Shackleton was exonerated and the case was never solved. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used this historical event as the influence for his Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans.”

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