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First Word:
The Dreamer of Dreams

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2020

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"We are the music makers / And we are the dreamers of dreams, / Wandering by lone sea-breakers, / And sitting by desolate streams; / World-losers and world-forsakers, / On whom the pale moon gleams: / Yet we are the movers and shakers / Of the world for ever, it seems. – “The Music Makers” by Arthur O’Shaughnessy ℘℘℘ Welcome to our annual Business 100 issue. … [Read more...] about First Word:
The Dreamer of Dreams

Roots: That’s Not an Irish Name!

By James D. Ryan, Contributor
December / January 2020

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℘℘℘ Names such as Kelly, Murphy, O’Brien, and Ryan are distinctively Irish and are widely known to be. However, there are many other names that are Irish – but far less obviously so. Names such as Holland, King, Waters, Rabbitte, Woods, Smith, Kidney, Bird, Salmon, Moore, Traynor, Moss, Fox, Dean, and many others can be of Irish origin due to some strange evolutions of … [Read more...] about Roots: That’s Not an Irish Name!