‘A Farmer’s Son Who Talked Like One’ By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine A quarter of a century ago, December 10, 1995, Seamus Heaney addressed the international audience attending the Nobel Prize Awards in Stockholm, Sweden. The Poet recalled that, as… Continue Reading
JIM MULLEN Saint Patrick’s Day has always been important to me. As a younger person it meant wearing a green tie to school and attending the annual parish St. Patrick’s Day Variety Show. As I grew older, and as I… Continue Reading
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine There once was a cleric from Limerick Town whose deeds were rewarded with fame and renown. He learned words in Yiddish and lived with the British and served as an airman but not for the… Continue Reading
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine In 1937, the Great Depression blanketed the United States. Unemployment was rampant. However, my father, Francis, had a steady job. He was a manager of an American Store in East Chester. His salary was $33… Continue Reading
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine “Our ship, Brittanica, arrived in New York from Cobh, County Cork, on Saturday evening, April 14, 1957. We anchored in the harbor. “I saw the illuminated Statue of Liberty. I could see the lights of… Continue Reading
Reviewed by Msgr. Francis A. Carbine The story of Margaret and Mary Brigid Pearse has been eclipsed by that of their brothers, Patrick and William Pearse. Both men were executed in May, 1916, for their role in the Easter Rising.… Continue Reading
By Msgr Francis A. Carbine “For my first day attending St. John’s Primary School in Moy, County Tyrone, my mother made me a suit of soft brown fabric with a Nehru jacket. I wore short pants reaching to my knees.” … Continue Reading
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine The book, The 1916 Irish Rebellion, is a “Triumph.” Published by the University of Notre Dame Press on the centennial of the Rising, this book is a triumph of research, documentation, layout and a prose… Continue Reading
Above: AOH Div. 25 Honor Guard. Photo – Tom Keenan By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine The weather was post-card perfect. Forsythia and magnolia flowers fulfilled expectations. Ornamental trees sported buds alive with promise. The breeze was tailored to the colorful flags, and… Continue Reading
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine During the summer, 2014, John McDevitt of Ardmore, Pa., visited the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, to research Catholic Sacramental Registers available on microfilm. His particular interest was the parish of Donaghpatrick, Diocese of Tuam,… Continue Reading