Irish America
Irish America
If you were asked in a quiz where you’d find the Blue Stack Mountains, you’d probably say something like “West Virginia? Maybe Wyoming?” were you not acquainted with the name. But they are, in fact, amongst Ireland’s most northerly mountains, ranging roughly from Donegal Town northwards towards Letterkenny. The highest point, Blue Stack itself — a “here I am, here I stand” … [Read more...] about The Northerly Counties on The Wild Side
They left Ireland more than 150 years ago, seeking to escape starvation and disease in their native land, hoping to find a new life in New York. Many went on to build a new life in the United States, others were less fortunate. Thousands died before they could rebuild their lives in the New World. Some died aboard ship, some in a quarantine station in what is now the St. George … [Read more...] about Commemorating An Gorta Mór
“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” President Trump's comment that he hopes to see a united Ireland seems to have caught both the British and Irish Governments off guard. I was surprised and amused when he made the announcement while sitting beside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who over the summer was quoted as saying that talk of Irish Unity drives him "bananas". The … [Read more...] about Irish Americans Want a United Ireland
Tom Deignan (left) talks to Stephan Talty (right) about The American School of Spies: His recent release detailing the extraordinary efforts of archaeologists who fought the Nazis to preserve ancient Greek artifacts, his other books and growing up in Buffalo, NY with immigrant Irish parents. Stephan Talty is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist recognized for his … [Read more...] about Tom Deignan Interviews Stephan Talty
Matthew Lyon was a man on the rise. But not in a slick and ingratiating way. He was bold and brash. These traits apparently surfaced quite young in life. He may well have possessed them from the time he was born in County Wicklow on Jul. 14, 1750 (some sources say 1749). According to The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Lyon's father was executed for treason … [Read more...] about The Wild American Tenure of Wicklow Native Matthew Lyon
