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July August 1991

Top of the Best Sellers List

By Mary Pat Kelly

July/August 1991

July 31, 1991 by Leave a Comment

Mary Higgins Clark Publishing's favorite adjective is "best selling." But two authors on June's New York Times best sellers list had more in common than the success of their books. Both Mary Higgins Clark whose suspense novel Loves Music, Loves to Dance entered the list at number one and Anna Quindlen, whose coming of age story Object Lessons has been climbing steadily, … [Read more...] about Top of the Best Sellers List

First Word: Triple Spirals at Least

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
July/August 1991

July 31, 1991 by Leave a Comment

The ancient Irish gave tribute to the unique nature of woman in that the symbol they gave their goddesses was that of a Triple Spiral, which can still be found on pre-Christian monuments, such as Newgrange in County Louth. The Triple Spiral represented the cycle of birth, life, and death; the Maiden, Mother, and Crone - the never-ending cycle of infinitude. As the Song of … [Read more...] about First Word: Triple Spirals at Least

Blazes Boylan

Compiled by Brian Rohan

July/August 1991

July 31, 1991 by Leave a Comment

Irish Man in Space At 8:24 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, Bryan Daniel O'Connor, became the first Irish citizen to ever travel in outer space. It was a smooth takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Colonel O'Connor, who was the commander of the 8-member crew on board, had been in space before, as pilot of the Atlantis … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan

Hibernia | The Irish Contribution to America’s Independence

By Irish America Staff

July/August 1991

July 30, 1991 by Leave a Comment

The Declaration of Independence was written in the hand of Irish-born Charles Thomson. First read to the people by John Nixon, another native of Ireland. Printed by John Dunlap also born in Ireland. Signed by at least three people of Irish birth: James Smith, George Taylor and Matthew Thornton. And at least five other signers had Irish-born parents or grandparents: Thomas … [Read more...] about Hibernia | The Irish Contribution to America’s Independence

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