Those We Lost Archive
Irish Pub and Music Scene Legend, Steve Duggan has Passed Away
Cavan native, co-founder of Paddy Reilly’s Music Bar, and the man who helped many Irish…
Malachy McCourt, “Death Need Not Be Fatal”
Author Mark Twain once famously quipped about the great exaggerations fueling rumors of his death. But…
Vietnam’s First Medal of Honor Recipient
Captain Roger H.C. Donlon was the first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor…
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Tribute to Mick Moloney
Ever since we learned the shocking news on Wednesday last that Mick Moloney had suddenly died, thousands of tributes have been written by people of all walks of life who […]
Those We Lost July 2022
Sean Kelly (1940 – 2022) What can you say about someone who’s read Finnegan’s Wake—twice—then fearlessly went on to teach that impenetrable tome? A serious Joycean, Sean Kelly was also […]
Firefighter Timothy Klein “The Canarsie Kid”
Long before the news was out in the media on Sunday evening, up and down the Rockaway Peninsula, they knew something was going horribly wrong at a house fire in […]
Honoring the Trailblazing Journalist Mary Maher
1940 – 2021 “Mary Maher of Chicago,” said Maeve Binchy, fellow Irish Times journalist and life-long friend, “had the great advantage of not knowing the sacred cows, and by the […]
Jimmy Neary: A Fond Farewell to New York’s Favorite Restaurateur
Sligoman and famous restaurateur James “Jimmy” Neary passed away on October 1st at the age of 91. Neary made a name for himself among Manhattan’s elite soon after immigrating in […]
Pat Hume Remembered
Pat Hume, the widow of the late SDLP leader and Nobel prize winner John Hume died on September 2nd. A former teacher, Pat worked alongside her husband throughout his career […]