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Megan Smolenyak

Barry Manilow is a Limerick Man

By Megan Smolenyak
IA Newsletter October 16, 2021

October 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment

How Name Changing Hid a HeritageBarry Manilow. Yes, I know, most think of him as a Jewish fellow from Brooklyn – and he is. But he’s also a quarter Irish, and due to certain circumstances in his family, that Irish share has had a disproportionate influence on his family tree.Name ChangingThough he wouldn’t have known it, when Barry changed surnames, he was the third generation … [Read more...] about Barry Manilow is a Limerick Man

DNA Links President Biden
to Galway

April 22, 2021 by 6 Comments

Galway joins Mayo and Louth as an Ancestral HomeIreland loves to claim her own, so President Biden – who’s conspicuously proud of his 5/8 Irish ancestry – is a source of pride for many in the land of his ancestors. I first explored his heritage before he became Vice President, and later shared some of my findings in Irish America when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in … [Read more...] about DNA Links President Biden
to Galway

Happy 20th Anniversary,
Ellis Island Immigrant Database!

April 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment

What a difference two decades makeBy Megan SmolenyakIn April of 2001, a miracle occurred. Well, it certainly seemed that way at the time. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation (SOLEIF) opened the American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC), launching an online database — digitized and indexed — of the passenger records of millions of immigrants who took … [Read more...] about Happy 20th Anniversary,
Ellis Island Immigrant Database!

Finding Your Irish Roots
Is Easier Than Ever Before

March 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment

By Megan SmolenyakNow is the time to get all your documents together so that when the time is right to visit Ireland and discover your ancestors you are ready to go.More and more Irish genealogical sites are now online, including parish records, so you can do the research here, and as soon as you land you can head straight for that place from whence your ancestors came.In July … [Read more...] about Finding Your Irish Roots
Is Easier Than Ever Before

John Lennon and Me
(20 years behind)

October 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment

By Megan SmolenyakAs the rest of the world commemorates what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday, I celebrate my 60th. More or less confined at home. Not the circumstances I would have chosen, but just about all of us are apt to have pandemic-impaired birthdays, so no complaints. Still, a milestone like this makes one reflect, and the lack of distraction makes it even … [Read more...] about John Lennon and Me
(20 years behind)

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June 6, 1880

William “W.T.” Cosgrave, the first President of the Executive Council or prime minister of the Irish Free State, was born on this day in 1880. After attending the first Sinn Fein convention in 1905, Cosgrave became politically active. He joined the Irish volunteers in 1913 and took part in the Easter Rising of 1916. He was arrested for his role and chose to serve a penal sentence in Wales. After being released under a general amnesty, Cosgrave was elected to serve in the Dail Eireann. He differed with Eamon de Valera in many respects. When the Irish Free State came into being on December 6, 1922, Cosgrave was elected the first prime minister and served for ten years.

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