As we mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination Michael Quinlin reflects on Kennedy’s vision, his desire for a united Ireland, his love of poetry, and what his presidency meant to Irish Boston. President Kennedy’s thousand days in office marked an epoch in the Boston Irish story. One man stepping forth from a marginalized community that had struggled … [Read more...] about A Thousand Days of Grace
A Thousand Days of Grace
By Michael Quinlin, Contributor
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Icons Share Memories of JFK
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An excerpt from Seven Seconds, Holly Millea's best-selling e-book in which celebrities and other luminaries share where they were and what they were doing when they found out JFK had been shot. RYAN O’NEAL (22 years old): I had a little baby in my arms and I was going to the unemployment office in my car – it was in the Valley in North Ridge. There were these … [Read more...] about Icons Share Memories of JFK
Kennedy Summer SchoolBegins in New Ross Sept. 12th
By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
September 9, 2013
September 9, 2013
This Thursday, the penultimate event of the JFK 50 commemorations in New Ross kick off. From September 12th through the 14th, the Kennedy Summer School, organized in association with the JFK Trust and supported by Fáilte Ireland and Wexford Local Development Limited, aims to bring a collegial tenor to the year’s events. The theme for the Summer School is the changed … [Read more...] about Kennedy Summer SchoolBegins in New Ross Sept. 12th
Did President Kennedy Have Celiac Disease?
By Dr. Peter Green, Contributor
Dr. Peter Green, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, suspects that JFK was the victim of an undiagnosed disease common to the Irish. John F. Kennedy’s long-standing medical problems started in childhood. In Kennedy’s adolescence, gastrointestinal symptoms, weight and growth problems as … [Read more...] about Did President Kennedy Have Celiac Disease?
The American Cousin: Memories of JFK’s Trip to Ireland
In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy made a series of state visits throughout Europe. To Germany, where he made his famous Ich bin ein Berliner speech; to Italy; to England; and to Ireland, the country his great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy had left in 1848. Dave Powers, assistant and close friend to the president, described JFK’s four days in Ireland as “the happiest of his … [Read more...] about The American Cousin: Memories of JFK’s Trip to Ireland