As Saratoga Springs celebrates 150 years of thoroughbred racing, Liz O’Connell tells the tale of John Morrissey, an Irish immigrant who organized, operated and had the vision to develop what is now one of the world’s greatest racecourses. A scant month after the Confederate Army was pushed back at Gettysburg, the “swells” holidaying in Saratoga Springs, New York, flocked to … [Read more...] about Saratoga’s Irish Visionary: John Morrissey
Saratoga’s Irish Visionary: John Morrissey
By Liz O'Connell, Contributor
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Believe in Boston: Reflections on the Boston Marathon
Following the unspeakable tragedy, the city of Boston showed amazing courage and resilience. Michael Quinlin writes of how the race served as an inspiration from the beginning. To prepare for the Boston Marathon you must approach it as a pilgrimage, a personal journey into your interior, a promise you make to yourself that you will triumph through sheer endurance and tenacity, … [Read more...] about Believe in Boston: Reflections on the Boston Marathon
Fighting Irishmen Exhibition Opens in Phoenix
After traveling from New York to Boston and then to Ireland, the Fighting Irishmen boxing exhibition, which details nearly 200 years of Irish fighters, is now open for viewing in Phoenix, Arizona, in the recently opened McClelland Irish Library. The Phoenix opening for “The Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820 to Present” paid special tribute to Muhammad … [Read more...] about Fighting Irishmen Exhibition Opens in Phoenix
True Grit – Sandy Fails to Derail the Xavier Knights’ Run for Glory
All they wanted was a chance for ten more days of football. Just before the end of the season, a quarter of the players and one of the coaches on the Xavier High School Knights had been forced from their homes when Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast. But when the displaced kids voted to play on, their courage inspired the team to go on to an improbable playoff rumble … [Read more...] about True Grit – Sandy Fails to Derail the Xavier Knights’ Run for Glory
Surfer Garrett McNamara Rides 100 Ft. Wave to Break Own World Record
By Michelle Meagher, Editorial Assistant
January 30, 2013
January 30, 2013
For nearly 10 years, extreme surfer Garrett McNamara has been on the hunt for the world’s biggest waves. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1967, McNamara was leagues away from the sea. But after he relocated to Hawaii with his family in 1978, the sea became a driving force in McNamara's life. As a teenager, he entered and placed in the renowned Hawaiian Triple Crown … [Read more...] about Surfer Garrett McNamara Rides 100 Ft. Wave to Break Own World Record