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Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie Revealed

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September October 1996

May 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Patricia Harty talks to the Princess of Daytime Talk: Rosie O'DonnellThey call her the Princess of Daytime talk shows. Our own Rosie O'Donnell who, at just 35 years old, seems to have the world at her feet.  In 1989 when I.A. first interviewed Rosie she was already a successful comedian and "vee-jay" on VH-1. Since then she has received an Emmy nomination for her HBO Comedy … [Read more...] about Rosie Revealed

Eugene O’Neill Awards

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2018

December 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Television host and entertainer Phil Donahue (second from left) was awarded with the Irish American Writers and Artists’ annual Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award in a dinner gala ceremony at New York City’s Manhattan Club in October. Pictured with Donahue above are IAW&A director Maria Deasy, Rosie O’Donnell, and IAW&A presenter Mark Butler. Donahue is awarded … [Read more...] about Eugene O’Neill Awards

Roots: The O’Donnells

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
September 10, 2013 by 22 Comments

The O'Donnell crest

They came from Donegal. Legend says they are descended from the 5th-century Ulsterman Niall of the Nine Hostages, whose son Conall was baptized by St. Patrick. It is from Domhnaill (d.901), a descendant of that mythic Conall, that the family name, which has since been anglicized as O’Donnell, emerged. St. Patrick gave the O’Donnells their crest. According to the early 17th … [Read more...] about Roots: The O’Donnells

Irish Roots : O’Donnell, McDonnell and Donnelly

By James D. Ryan, Contributor
June / July 2002

June 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

These three names and others of a similar sound such as Donnellan and Donlon are sometimes confused, as spelling variations have occurred among emigrant families. They are, however, totally distinct, and indeed both the McDonnells and O'Donnells are made up of several distinct septs. The main branch of the O'Donnells, based in Donegal, is the most eminent of the Gaelic … [Read more...] about Irish Roots : O’Donnell, McDonnell and Donnelly

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