Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1987. His 10-year tenure as Speaker of the House was the longest consecutive run in U.S. history. Here he recalls growing up in Boston with his widower father.Growing up as a youngster, you were instilled with three things. The first was the "No Irish Need Apply" signs and what those signs were … [Read more...] about Tip O’Neill Master of the House
No Irish Need Apply signs
Tip O’Neill
Irish Memories
Thomas Fleming writes of the struggles and triumphs of an Irish-American family.℘℘℘My County Mayo-born grandfather, David Fleming, could not read or write. He had a brogue so thick I couldn't understand a word he said. But I knew one thing. He was Irish and proud of it. He had a favorite poem that he made me memorize and recite when I was six. It was called "Why I Named You … [Read more...] about Irish Memories