Victorian
farmhouse on 5 wooded acres.
For Sale Perfect for casual country living and entertaining. Expandable
vegetable & herb garden. Master suite has large dressing room, master
bathroom, hardwood floors and natural fireplace. (Advertisement). [More]
‘Teacher
Man’ Provides Lessons on Life in the Classroom
By John Mooney
The first few pages of Frank McCourt’s latest book, Teacher Man,
are filled with baloney. But there is much more to the author’s third memoir
than the hilarious story of how he was almost fired on his first day of
teaching at a vocational high school. [More]
Welcome
to the World of Crème
Inspired by the nature and beauty of Ireland, our Naturally Irish soaps
and bath salts are wrapped in pure Irish linen. (Advertisement).
[More]
Out of
Proverbial Music Box, Bloom Upbeat on Latest Road Tour
By Mario Raspanti
Singer song-writer Luka Bloom returned to Milwaukee for the first time
since performing at Irish Fest 2004, for an evening concert at the Irish
Cultural and Heritage Center (ICHC) on Tax Day, April 15. [More]
The
Druid Synge
The Guthrie Theater presents the North American premiere of "The
Druid Synge" June 27 – July 1, 2006. (Advertisement).
[More]
Little
Drummer Girl Remains Home-body, At Least for Now
By Martin Hintz
Catching Caroline Georgine Corrs at home is a tough pursuit. As the
drummer in the internationally known Irish band, The Corrs, she’s more
often here, there and everywhere. [More]
Music Reviews
400
Years Of Wicklow Songs And Music
By Mattie Lennon
County Wicklow inspired John Millington Synge, gave refuge to freedom
fighters, welcomed lovers to it's hills and valleys and continues to provide
tranquility, peace and relaxation for its many visitors. (Advertisement)
[More]
Fenians
Find Fun on the Road
By Mario Raspanti
For die-hard Irish fans, St. Patrick's Day lasts longer than the High
Holy 24 Hours. Some people pull out their green hats and head for the pub.
Others hang with friends.
[More]
There's
Love and There's Sex and There's the 46a
is a collection of short-stories, essays, articles, ballads and poems
all written by bus workers and ex-busworkers. Some were produced recently
on state-of-the-art word processors while others had been, evidently, written
on the backs of waybills and Defect Dockets at termini many years ago.
There's something for (almost) everybody in this collection. (Advertisement)
[More]
Explorer
Ted Ready to Go, At Least to the Bigstone
By Ted Crowley
It’s in the blood, I can’t help it. The father, God rest him, was the
same. Gladly, I’d have explored Africa with Burton and Speke; seeking the
source of the Nile. Later, when I got to the Mountains of the Moon, women
with babies in buggies were there, taking the air and enjoying the scenery.
[More]
Recalling
Historic Irish-French Links, Trains Touch Old Times
By George Houde
It was 18 hours from Rosslare to Cherbourg on the good ship Normandy,
a proud but aging ferry that has plied the route between Ireland and France
for several decades. I stood on deck and watched Ireland recede into the
distance.
[More]
Irish Director
Takes Worldly Look at His Work
By Martin Hintz
The play’s the thing for soft-spoken Dublin director Ben Barnes, pausing
in Milwaukee to assist the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre with its interpretation
of A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev. The spring production
was adapted by Irish playwright Brian Friel. [More]
Images
of America: Irish Milwaukee
A photo survey of Milwaukee’s marvelous Gaels, past and present!
$20 at Milwaukee area bookstores, the Irish Cultural & Heritage
Center, Gerry O’Brien’s European Meat Market and other fine outlets.
Or order directly from The Irish American Post..(Advertisement).
[More]
Keyes
to Writing a Good Book: Buying Good Shoes
By Rebecca Russell
With seven bestselling novels under her belt and her latest novel,
Anybody
Out There?, due to arrive in the United States in May, Marian Keyes
has no doubt succeeded as a novelist. [More]
UWM
Celts Memorialize Irish Presidential Visit
By Mario Raspanti
On Saturday, Feb. 25, the UWM Center for Celtic Studies hosted its
fourth annual Sean-Nos Milwaukee celebration. This year, the gathering
remembered Dr. Douglas Hyde’s visit to Milwaukee in 1906. [More]
From
Ballinasloe to Baghdad, Costello Rules the Web Waves
By Mattie Lennon.
If you go to irelandsownradio.com, you
will hear the voice of Ballinasloe man, Martin Costello, introducing jigs,
reels ballads and all things Irish from New Jersey. When I recently spoke
to him by phone at his home in Holmdel, he told me, "I was introduced to
music at the age of 16 by Josie O'Halloran, a music teacher. [More]
You
are cordially invited to Casino Royale
Sponsored by the Milwaukee Hurling Club, Friday, June 9, 2006. (Advertisement)
[More]
Irish Lass Loves ‘Hot Town,
Cool City’
By Stephen Hintz
Irish American Maureen McNamara is making a Hot Splash with her upcoming
documentary Hot Town, Cool City, an insider’s guide to the eclectic
cultural underbelly of Houston’s super-sized reputation. NASA and Enron
aren’t the only things happening in the biggest city in Texas. [More]
Poetry,
Stories, Song Blend as One with Francey
By Mario Raspanti
Scottish-born Canadian David Francey has long held an appreciation
for music and poetry. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1954, he and his family
immigrated to Toronto when he was 12. Francey learned to see the value
and quality that music and poetry can hold, even at a young age, a passion
he learned through his family. [More]
Columnist
Tackles the Incompetent With Gaelic Vigor
By Martin Hintz
When New York Times columnist Maureen Brigid Dowd laughs, which
she does often and effortlessly, there’s a bit of Irish counties Mayo and
Clare in her lilt. That’s as it should be, for those are her ancestral
grounds. [More]
For
Paula
By Ted Crowley
The Great War had Paula’s great-grandparents marry in haste in 1916.
Two weeks later, the trenches of Flanders parted them forever. Brief though
their union had been, that great-grandmother gave birth to a daughter,
who, in her turn, bore Paula’s mother. Paula was born after her father
had vanished without trace. [More]
Feisty
Nun Battles for Congolese Friends in Era of Uncertainty
By Rebecca Russell
On March 24, 2006, Sister Josephe Marie Flynn was one of 23 women honored
by the Lakeland District of the U. S. Postal Service as one of many "Women
Putting Their Stamp on Metro Milwaukee." While it is an honor to be recognized
as such, it almost seems that the scope might simply be too small. [More]
The
Mighty Quinn Tackles Notre Dame
By John Mooney
He plays the premier position in college football: quarterback of the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish. With one year left of eligibility, he has already
broken most of the school’s passing records. The 21-year-old has a 6’ 4",
230-lb. physique. [More]
Playwright
Neville Turns on the Lamps
By Mario Raspanti
The world today challenges writers, actors and artists of all disciplines
to create something new and refreshing. Local actor Mike Neville tells
his students that sometimes this calls for the creator or author to lie
in order to make something more interesting. [More]
Bill
Savage Holds Candid View on the Irish
By Sheila Burt
Bill Savage isn’t your typical Irish American. Sure, he likes to throw
back a Guinness once in a while at a bar, but you won’t see him waving
the Irish flag. Nor will you see Savage wearing a tweed hat and or painting
his face green on St. Paddy’s Day in Chicago. [More]
Louisiana
Footballers Don’t Let Katrina High Kick Penalty Keep ‘Em Down
By Stephen Rea
At 9 a.m. last Saturday, we gathered at Finn McCool's Irish bar on
Banks Street in an area of New Orleans called Mid City. It is owned by
a Lurgan couple and a crowd containing Irishmen from both sides of the
border. Englishmen, Scotsmen and a smattering of Americans met. [More]
Literary
Figures a Snap for Harnett
By Kaitlan Murphy Tauber
Irishman Niall Hartnett, 34, is a relative newcomer to the photography
scene. But this summer, he will publish Notes from His Contemporaries
as a tribute to his father, the late Irish poet Michael Hartnett. [More]
Comic
Earns His Irish Chuckles in L.A.
By James Bartlett
"I got the idea when I saw they had a Black comedy night, a Latino
Comedy night and an Asian Comedy night. I thought, "Why not have an Irish
Comedy Night?" St. Patrick’s Day was coming up too, so the timing was perfect.
I went down to the Improv and pitched the idea, and the rest is history."
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