Dear Members and Friends of the Donegal Association: Welcome to the 133rd Donegal Ball at the Commodore Barry Arts and Cultural Center of Philadelphia on December 3, 2022. I would like to thank President Mary Boyle, chairperson of the Donegal… Continue Reading
By Peter Makem Irish dancing was very big back in my early days. But it is even bigger now. I remember half a century ago there were two schools of Irish dancing in Keady and they vied with each other… Continue Reading
By Katharine Gilbert There is an old saying…if you want something done right ask a busy person. Our hunch – Mr. Eiding must be swamped with requests as he is, by any measure, one of the most actively involved leaders… Continue Reading
By Russell W. Wylie I remember fondly and miss my occasional conversations with Tony when he answered the office phone working on the Irish Edition very early in the morning. He would always reach into his ample bag of impish… Continue Reading
By Brian Lawlor Hershey Pennsylvania native Meghan Cary and her group appeared Wednesday July 20, 2022, on a balmy evening at the Pastorius Park Concert whose concert series has run continuously in Chestnut Hill for the past 77 years. The… Continue Reading
Small Things Like TheseBy Claire KeeganGrove Press, New York2021 By Sabina Clarke Bill Furlong, the father of five girls, is a respected coal and timber merchant who sometimes reminds himself that he came from nothing. When his teenage Catholic mother… Continue Reading
FosterBy Claire KeeganFaber & Faber LimitedBloomsbury HouseLondon, England2010 By Sabina Clarke This powerful novella set in rural Ireland by Irish writer Claire Keegan is narrated through the eyes of a young girl whose name we’re never told. She is being… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit which made its debut at London’s Piccadilly Theatre in 1941 is one of Coward’s greatest works. The Walnut Street production directed by Bernard Havard President and Producing Artistic Director captures the spirit of… Continue Reading
Caption Above: Finishing a sculpture of a friend’s father. By Marita Krivda Poxon Not many people live in a castle, but the renowned Philadelphia born sculptor, Chris Collins, does and what a castle it is. Called Edgehill Castle and named… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Country singer Patsy Cline was just 30 years old when she died in a plane crash 59 years ago on March 5th, 1963. She was on her way home from a benefit concert in Kansas City, Kansas… Continue Reading