The Book of Kells is often thought of as the embodiment of the Irish visual style, but a new publication promises to change the way we look at art and architecture in Ireland. Sharon Ní Chonchúir investigates the breadth of new five-volume tome, which covers 1,600 years of visual and structural art in Ireland. Every self-respecting person of Irish origin is able to list the … [Read more...] about Irish Art and Architecture: After Kells
Sharon Ní Chonchúir
Living with MS
Sharon Ní Chonchúir breaks her silence about living with MS to give people inspiration and motivation to help themselves. My name is Sharon and I’ve got multiple sclerosis. It sounds as though I’m introducing myself to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting but I have cause for solemnity. I was diagnosed with this condition four years ago but it’s only in the past few months that … [Read more...] about Living with MS
The Vikings of Waterford
The popular perception of Vikings is tinged with terror. The Irish tend to think of them as ferocious marauders who pillaged monasteries a millennium ago. But there was more to the Vikings than most people realize and their contribution to Irish society has long been under-appreciated. This is certainly true in Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city, which celebrating its 1,100th … [Read more...] about The Vikings of Waterford
Sharon Ní Chonchúir
A frequent feature writer for Irish America, Sharon is a freelance writer who lives and works in West Kerry, Ireland. Much of her writing is concerned with the changing face of modern Irish culture. … [Read more...] about Sharon Ní Chonchúir
Bring Them All Back Home
'Ireland Reaching Out' is a pilot project that aims to reconnect all 70 million Irish people worldwide with their ancestral homeland. The Ireland Reaching Out project is the brainchild of Mike Feerick, a Galway businessman who has his own personal experience of emigration. Feerick, who now lives near Loughrea, was born in New York and lived for many years in America. “I … [Read more...] about Bring Them All Back Home