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Field of Dreams

By Phil Hanrahan, Contributor
Photos by Mary June Hanrahan
October / November 2001

October 1, 2001 by </a> By Phil Hanrahan, Contributor<br/></a> Photos by Mary June Hanrahan<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2001-archive/october-november-2001/">October / November 2001</a> Leave a Comment

How one Man's dream became a reality. It all began with a castle. In 1987, a husband and wife from the nearby town of Ballyvaughan purchased a 16th-century tower house. Newtown Castle, along with a neighboring country house and a 17th-century coach house lately used to shelter cows. ℘℘℘ Yes, these were fixer-uppers. The slate-roofed residence Newtown House was showing … [Read more...] about Field of Dreams

September 26, 1970

Irish American presidential candidate John F. Kennedy clashes with republican candidate Richard Nixon in the first ever televised presidential debate. This debate, which more than 60 million Americans tuned in for, vastly changed American politics. Kennedy was regarded as the outright winner of the debate, not because of his politics and opinions, but because Kennedy appeared more confident and well-rested than Nixon. Many believe that this debate ultimately secured Kennedy the 1960 election.

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