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Hibernia | Honoring Our Heritage & Empowering The Next Generation

By Michael Quinlin

Winter 2024

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Irish American Partnership: Investing in Ireland's FutureFor the Irish American Partnership, the future of Ireland is all about its youth.The belief that Ireland’s future is all about its youth was on full display this fall when the Irish American Partnership (IAP) distributed $600,000 in grants to primary schools, universities, and community groups over a three-day Leadership … [Read more...] about Hibernia | Honoring Our Heritage & Empowering The Next Generation

Hibernia | Dispatches from Massachusetts

By Michael Quinlin

Winter 2024

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The Irish Discover Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts has become the go-to place for thousands of Irish expats who have settled in the Boston area over the past 25 years.   With beautiful outdoor amenities plus plenty of history, culture, and ethnic cuisine, this coastal city of 100,000 residents offers a less expensive, more expansive lifestyle for Irish and like-minded immigrant … [Read more...] about Hibernia | Dispatches from Massachusetts

Boston’s Great Civil War Sculptor

By Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter, September 14, 2024

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Sculptor Martin Milmore of Boston (1844-1883), admired for his Civil War sculptures and for his classical statuary and busts of famous men throughout New England, was born in Kilmorgan, County Sligo on September 14, 1844, the youngest of five sons of parents Martin and Sarah Milmoe (nee Hart).  When the father died in 1851, Sarah emigrated with her five sons to Boston, where … [Read more...] about Boston’s Great Civil War Sculptor

Where Shall We Seek for a Hero?
Reflections on John Boyle O’Reilly

By Michael Quinlin

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180 years after his birth on June 28, 1844, the lessons of legendary Irish rebel, patriot, poet and activist John Boyle O’Reilly deserve to be remembered and cherished. In today’s society of discontent and distrust mingled with guarded hope and optimism, O’Reilly would be hailed simultaneously as a disruptor of the status quo, a man unafraid to speak truth to power, a … [Read more...] about

Where Shall We Seek for a Hero?
Reflections on John Boyle O’Reilly

Who was Larry O’Brien, for whom the NBA Championship Trophy is named?

By Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter, June 22, 2024

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Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for hoisting Banner 18 at the rafters at TD Garden. It was an incredible season and here’s to the quest for Banner 19 in 2025!   The Larry O’Brien trophy was presented courtside at TD Garden to the Boston Celtics organization by NBA Commission Adam Silver on Monday, June 17, the night the Celtics became the coveted NBA champions.  And on … [Read more...] about Who was Larry O’Brien, for whom the NBA Championship Trophy is named?