Orlaith Cassidy

Origin Celebrates 15 Years

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2017

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New York’s Origin Theatre Company, whose mission is to celebrate the work of Irish and European artists, celebrated its 15th anniversary with a gala party at Mutual of America building on Park Avenue on Monday, May 15. Norman Houston, the director of Northern Ireland Bureau North America, received the Origin Theatre Community Leader Award, and actress Orlagh Cassidy received … [Read more...] about Origin Celebrates 15 Years

October 17, 1882

The Irish Nationalist League is formed on this day in 1882. Founded by Ireland’s “uncrowned king” and nationalist politician Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish Nationalist League was the successor to the former Irish Land League. The two parties had different goals though. The former Land League fought for land reform in Ireland, but the Nationalist League campaigned for Home Rule. The INL would eventually fragment and dissolve following Parnell’s scandal with Kitty O’Shea.

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