The Higgins Clark Ladies
They did it! On Sunday, April 27, 2008, Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark became the first mother and daughter...
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Sikh the Fair Land: Faiths o’ the Irish
Sixteen graduate students from Columbia University’s School of Journalism traveled to Ireland and found a country of many cultures and religions. ℘℘℘ The Indian Christians in Galway By Betwa...
MoreThe First Word: Seeking the Fair Land
Walter Macken’s book Seek the Fair Land came to mind when I chose the cover text to go with the picture of the Sikh man dancing in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin. Macken’s novel...
MoreIrish Eye on Hollywood
Irish-American hunk George Clooney recently said that he plans to return to his ancestral home for a summer of motorcycling. “I am doing a motorbike ride in Ireland this summer,” he recently told...
MoreSilicon’s Finest Irish at Stanford
SILICON Valley has long been the birthplace of great innovation. Companies such as Google, Apple, Hewlett Packard and Intel all began their journeys to greatness here, and the world was changed...
MoreMeagher of the Sword Honored in Brooklyn
A gravestone honoring Irish Patriot Thomas Meagher, a Fighting 69th Brigade commander and former acting governor of Montana Territory, was unveiled at the Green-Wood Cemetery, in Brooklyn, New York...
MoreI Heard They Went to New York
By the 1930s, an influx of Irish immigrants from Monaghan to New York had brought with them a great deal of the cultural and social traditions of their homeland. In the Monaghan County Museum,...
MoreA Thousand Welcomes?: Asylum in Ireland
“I lost three of my four children. My son is the only thing I have left,” says a mother, her voice choking with emotion. “In Nigeria, it was all gangs, armed robbers, hired assassins. You...
MoreA Declaration of Intent
Six flags fly at Kosovo’s Camp Viele – Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia and Ireland – but the camp commander comes from Rosses Point, Co. Sligo. Significantly, it’s the first...
MoreFinding Home
September, 1930. Age 16, my mother, Kathleen Sloyan, the second of eight children, leaves her home in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo. She will marry, raise three children, and die in Brooklyn, New York, at...
MoreThe House That Hoban Built
James Hoban, Architect of the White House. In 1785, a newspaper in Philadelphia carried this advertisement: “Any gentleman who wishes to build in an elegant style, may hear of a person properly...
MoreTrad Music is a Family Affair
A couple of years ago I went along to my regular Sunday session in Rhinecliff, New York to hear The McCarthy Brothers, and I have never been quite the same since. The three brothers and a few friends...
MoreU2 Has Gone 3D
U23D, the new movie of the world’s favorite Irish band shot using the latest 3D technology, wouldn’t have happened without the American connection. The crowd gathering outside Cineworld on a...
MoreThe Higgins Clark Ladies
They did it! On Sunday, April 27, 2008, Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark became the first mother and daughter authors to place two separate books on the New York Times hardcover bestseller...
MoreMusic Reviews
Straight from the Bottle Anyone who wants to hear what a great seisiún sounds like in full throttle, with a glorious mix of live tunes and songs from virtuoso performers all: pick up the latest...
MoreReview of Books
Mystery Declan Hughes offers another look at modern Dublin’s dark side in his latest suspense novel The Price of Blood. Private eye Ed Loy is down on his luck and broke, so he has no choice but...
MoreSláinte!: Holy Wells
The sacred nature of water was revered by our ancestors for its healing powers. It always amuses me when a phone call with someone on the East Coast includes the question: “How’s the weather in...
MoreRoots: A Guide
Not everyone has the benefit of a knowledgeable grandparent or oral tradition surrounding our family surnames: but fear not, researching the origins of your family name is easier than ever, and the...
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Irish Eye on Hollywood
Irish-American hunk George Clooney recently said that he plans to return to his ancestral home for...
Meagher of the Sword Honored in Brooklyn
A gravestone honoring Irish Patriot Thomas Meagher, a Fighting 69th Brigade commander and former...
Silicon’s Finest Irish at Stanford
SILICON Valley has long been the birthplace of great innovation. Companies such as Google, Apple,...
Roots: A Guide
Not everyone has the benefit of a knowledgeable grandparent or oral tradition surrounding our...
I Heard They Went to New York
By the 1930s, an influx of Irish immigrants from Monaghan to New York had brought with them a great...