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A Statue of John B. is Unveiled in Listowel

By Laura Jean Zito
August / September 2007

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On Saturday, this past June 2nd, the day of the unveiling in Listowel’s Small Square of John B. Keane’s statue created by father-and-son sculptor team Seamus and James Connolly, famous for their 2006 Kilkee sculpture of Richard Harris, the entire town and half of Dublin’s literary elite stood in tribute, listening to the words of, among others, Listowel’s mayor Anthony Curtin, … [Read more...] about A Statue of John B. is Unveiled in Listowel

Faces of the Fallen

By Ruth Riddick
August / September 2007

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The Faces of the Fallen exhibition, which commemorated the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, recently closed. The story of Faces of the Fallen begins with a visual artist, a national newspaper and a cup of tea. When Annette Polan opened her morning Washington Post sometime in the fall of 2004 she saw, not just thumbnail … [Read more...] about Faces of the Fallen

De Valera’s “Tree of Liberty” at Notre Dame

By Prof. Brian O Conchubair
June / July 2007

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Captured in May 1918 and imprisoned in Lincoln Prison, England, Eamon de Valera, Ireland’s future president, escaped in dramatic fashion on February 3, 1919. Fearing the propaganda boost his re-arrest would provide England, the IRA dispatched de Valera to the United States. His mission was to acquire official U.S. support for Irish independence, and raise funds. He traveled … [Read more...] about De Valera’s “Tree of Liberty” at Notre Dame

Nearly Lost, But Not Forgotten

By Troy Gilbert, Contributor
December/ January 2007

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A mong the many victims when a major city experiences near death are the personal artifacts of the families who called it home and the history of the people and ancestors who came before them. That’s how it stands today in New Orleans. Lost in the ineffectual largesse of governmental bureaucracy and the dreadful minutiae of insurance contracts are quite literally thousands of … [Read more...] about Nearly Lost, But Not Forgotten

9/11 Tribute Museum

By Michelle Harty, Contributor
October / November 2006

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The September 11th Families Association have taken over a former deli on 120 Liberty Street, right across from the World Trade Center site, and created The Tribute  Center – a very personal memorial. Photos, keepsakes, mementos, and tributes sent in by victims’ families all help the outsider get a firsthand feel for the immense tragedy of the day. On September 11, 2001, my … [Read more...] about 9/11 Tribute Museum