McKenna McFadden

NYU Student Discovers 900-Year-Old Irish Brooch

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2016

August 10, 2016 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2011/12/adam-farley/">Adam Farley</a>, Deputy Editor<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2016-archive/august-september-2016/“>August / September 2016</a> Leave a Comment

An Irish American New York University student made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery in July when she spotted what turned out to be a 12th century kite brooch (pictured right) in the sand on Omey Island, near Cleggan, in Connemara, an area long associated with burials and pilgrimage. McKenna McFadden, a film and television production major minoring in Irish studies at Glucksman … [Read more...] about NYU Student Discovers 900-Year-Old Irish Brooch

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Irish American presidential candidate John F. Kennedy clashes with republican candidate Richard Nixon in the first ever televised presidential debate. This debate, which more than 60 million Americans tuned in for, vastly changed American politics. Kennedy was regarded as the outright winner of the debate, not because of his politics and opinions, but because Kennedy appeared more confident and well-rested than Nixon. Many believe that this debate ultimately secured Kennedy the 1960 election.

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