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Girls on a Bus Through Ireland

By Tara Dougherty and Sheila Langan

March 4, 2018 by 6 Comments

The view from the front of our CIE coach on the Ring of Kerry. All photos: Tara Dougherty and Sheila Langan.

CIE Tours International’s Taste of Ireland Tour is a trip not soon to be forgotten. Irish America sent Tara Dougherty and Sheila Langan to discover its splendor. Scroll down for more photos and a chance to win your own 5 day/4 night Taste of Ireland tour for two. TARA: An Irish American’s First Time in Ireland Perhaps the sentiment you hear most about Ireland is just how … [Read more...] about Travel:
Girls on a Bus Through Ireland

DruidShakespeare in New York

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Tony-Award winning director Garry Hynes and Ireland’s Druid Theatre Company brought Shakespeare to the Lincoln Center Festival this summer. Making their fourth appearance at the festival, Druid Theatre Company debuted their epic DruidShakespeare: The History Plays in New York July 7th. The seven-hour production condenses Shakespeare’s “Henriad,” Richard II, Henry IV (parts 1 … [Read more...] about DruidShakespeare in New York

Foot Tapping…
Modern Trad in New York

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
June / July 2015

May 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

There is always a welcoming buzz of familiarity at the Irish Arts Center. On a night in late April, This Is How We Fly made their New York City debut. The quartet of fiddle, clarinet, drums, and percussive dance had drawn in a full house for opening night: few sharply-dressed Wall Street types, an award-winning violinist (who looked borderline indecent without his haughty … [Read more...] about Foot Tapping…
Modern Trad in New York

The Things They Carried

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
February / March 2015

January 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment

What more fascinatingly intimate look into the lives of soldiers of WWI than a glimpse into the tokens they brought with them to battle from home? Housed at the Imperial War Museum in London, the First World War Galleries are an extensively curated look at one of the darkest times in human history. Paul Cornish’s book, named for the galleries, dives into the treasures and at … [Read more...] about The Things They Carried

Irish Folk Bonanza

By Tara Dougherty, Music Editor
June / July 2014

May 19, 2014 by 1 Comment

If ever you've been mid-St. Patrick's Day party hunting through your collection for the perfect blend of Irish music, this is the CD you'll wish you had. The Ultimate Guide to Irish Folk is the best collection to be released covering the genre in years. Released by ARC music with liner notes written by John O’Regan, the two-disc set is well curated to demonstrate not only the … [Read more...] about Irish Folk Bonanza

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May 14, 1881

Edward Augustine Walsh was born in Pennsylvania to a family of Irish immigrants. At age 12, he began working in the coal fields. He grew to be 6′.1″ and at 193 lbs became known at “Big Ed.” In 1902, urged on by a friend, he tried out for the Wilkes-Barre baseball team. He joined the Chicago White Sox in 1904, becoming one of the top pitchers in the American league. Walsh is known for his spitball, which is now illegal. After his career ended, he coached the White Sox for several years and then coached baseball at Notre Dame University. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. Walsh died on May 26, 1959. His son, Ed Walsh, also had a career with the White Sox.

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