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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Hotelier Paddy Fitzpatrick Passes
One of Ireland’s top hoteliers, Paddy Fitzpatrick, passed away on August 16. He was 72. Fitzpatrick bought his first hotel, the Killiney Castle Hotel in Dublin, in 1971 and turned […]
NYC’s Famine Memorial
The haunting Irish Hunger Memorial, unveiled on July 16 in downtown Manhattan, offers visitors a stunning view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. This is fitting, given that […]
Street Renamed for 9/11 Hero
Fallen September 11 hero firefighter Michael Brennan had a rare posthumous bestowed on him recently when a street (at 41st and 50th Avenue) in Queens, New York, was renamed “Michael […]
John B. Keane Remembered
On May 30, 2002, John B. Keane, author, raconteur, and much-loved Kerryman, passed away. Keane, at 73, had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994. The author of 18 plays […]
Chris Duffy
A young financial worker lost on Sept. 11, was most of all a brother. ℘℘℘ Hey Bunkster, …how was the weekend? don’t worry, you’ve only been at school a week…it’ll […]
On Thomas Flanagan (1923-2002)
On March 16 this year Thomas Flanagan reviewed a history of St. Patrick’s day for The Irish Times and was identified by the paper’s literary editor as “a novelist and scholar…currently working […]