Gaels Go Gallic in ‘Green’
Quebec Historical Exhibit
By Lorraine O'Donnell Williams
I was in Montreal in the beautiful province of Quebec recently teaching
classes in Memoir Writing. I learned of a new exhibit at the prestigious
McCord Museum there, and knew I had to see it. [More]
Tales From Ballydrum, and
Beyond.
By Mattie Lennon
John Edward Henry (1904-1986) was a native of Ballydrum, Swinford,
Co. Mayo. He emigrated to the USA in his mid-20s and spent a number of
years in Chicago before returning to Mayo in 1931. When he came back, he
married his childhood sweetheart, Margaret Salmon, and took over the running
of his family farm in Ballydrum.
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Irish Film Scene Gets the
Hollywood Nod
By Stephen Hintz
The 2009 Los Angeles Irish Film Festival burst full steam down the
streets of Hollywood this past Sept. 23 -27 in various theaters and bars
throughout
Los Angeles. The festival opened in full Gaelic splendor at the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [More]
The
Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Memories from Family and Friends. (Advertisement)
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Irish Movie News
By James Bartlett
Hard to believe that 2009 has already passed by and that 2010 is upon
us. Tinsel Town is keeping the holiday spirit very much alive though because
it's already been awards season for some time now, and there are going
to be plenty more handed out before the Oscars on March 7.[More]
Greeley Irish Fest a Success
Like the Wild Geese, Hundreds of Nebraskans and Irish music fans from
around the Midwest flocked to the Greeley Irish Festival, Sept. 18. Greeley
is located on Highway 281, 42 miles north of Grand Island.[More]
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)
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Irish Book Bag
Coffin Nails
By Sean McCabe
Mr. Downes was out sick for three days. Mr. Madden took our class until
our hero should recover. As we were in our last year of primary school,
it was considered important that we have a teacher present at all times.
There was the entrance exam to the classical school to prepare for. [More]
Irish Beverages More than
Merely Hearty Drinks
By J. Herbert Silverman
The Irish have a unique way of recalling past glories. They create
whiskey, proceed to brew beer and then name the results after glorious
battles, famous men and enduring castles. [More]
Irish Coffee Another Irish
Contribution to World
By J. Herbert Silverman
In Co. Clare, the writer Dermot Walsh once said that if the Irish didn't
have a tradition, they would invent one, On that cheerful note, Irish coffee
was born one chilly morn in 1948 at Foynes, a seaport on a Shannon River
estuary, to rapidly become one of Erin's most famous contributions to mankind's
well being.[More]
Whiskey
Lovers Lured to Ireland
Courtesy of the Irish Tourist
Board
There has been a flurry of exciting developments
in Irish Whiskey over the past number of months tempting whiskey lovers
into carving an exciting trail across Ireland sampling what the distilleries
have to offer. [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).
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Fr. Francis Gleeson: From
Templemore to a Place in WW I History.
By Gerry Molumby
I am writing this on the 11th day of the 11th month, 2009, and doing
so to record again the gratitude and continued memory to the hundreds of
Irishmen who fought and died in both World Wars. Fr. Francis Gleeson, originally
from Templemore, Co. Tipperary volunteered in 1915 to be an Army chaplain.[More]
Kansas Irish Fest in Pictures
Being Irish is Thanks Enough
By Timothy B. Mullen
What started out as a wild yet thoughtful idea quickly became a reality
when "meself," my wife and my brother and his wife went to Ireland over
Thanksgiving time, to celebrate a "true Irish Thanksgiving." It signifies
a double meaning because during the last week of November, Americans, including
of course we Irish Americans, eat a large oven-baked turkey.[More] |
