John Ruddy Goes Home to Donegal — The Remains of 18-year-old Immigrant Found at Duffy’s Cut to be Reburied in Ardara
CAPTION: Dr. William Watson and his twin brother, the Rev. Dr. Frank Watson, have led the investigation into the slaughtered Irish railway workers found at Duffy’s Cut. By Dr. William Watson The remains are the first-found set of remains from Duffy’s Cut in 2009, originally designated as SK001, AKA John Ruddy. Ruddy was an 18-year-old immigrant from Donegal who died [...]
Philadelphia Social Worker Is Finalist in Rose of Tralee Competition
Photo © Katharine Gilbert Havertown resident Elizabeth Spellman, the Philadelphia Rose of Tralee, a 27-year-old social worker at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia will return to Ireland in August to compete in the finals of The Rose of Tralee International Festival, one of Ireland’s longest running and most prestigious festivals, for the coveted title of The [...]
Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill in Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By Sabina Clarke On a picture-perfect day for a parade, Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Fein’s Minister for Agriculture in the North and a passionate advocate of social issues and rural regeneration, was the honored guest. O’Neill, who was elected to the Joint Assembly at Stormont and is Deputy Chair of the Health Committee and member of [...]
Mary from Dungloe Pageant
By Stephanie Lennon It seems like just yesterday that I was standing on Irish Center stage as Vince Gallagher serenaded me with the Mary from Dungloe song. Exactly one year later, I was just as excited for the annual Philadelphia Mary from Dungloe contest and Donegal Ball. Philadelphia Mary from Dungloe chairperson, Coleen McCrea Katz, [...]
Shared History – Shared Hearts
FROM COUNTY ROSCOMMON IN IRELAND TO NORTHPHILADELPHIA By Joanne Ennis and Eileen Troxell Saint Malachy Parish in North Philadelphia is celebrating its 160th jubilee. The first parishioners of Saint Malachy were part of the great migration from Ireland in the 1850s. They fled famine and tyranny to find a new life in America. They labored in [...]
What’s the Rumpus? The Hooligans
It’s the remarkable longevity of this band that stands out for these five guys. That, and the infectious excitement generated by frontman Luke Jardel (acoustic guitar), who makes it seem oh so natural as he draws the audience in to arguably the best Irish/Folk/Rock & Roll fusion show Philadelphia has to offer. Drummer Ed “O’Kay” [...]
Lantern Theater’s A Skull in Connemara Puts the ‘Mac’ in ‘Macabre’
Reviewed by Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew So, who needs a closet when skeletons are part of your cast of characters? No matter if they’re somewhat, errm, not exactly disembodied, but let’s say, disarticulated. Isn’t that a sign of our times anyway? As part of the Philadelphia Irish Theater Festival, the Lantern Theater has dished up a delightfully [...]
Con Murphy’s Offers Intimate Alternative to Other Center City Bars
By Kerry O’Connor You probably know it well. Tir na Nog, a 6,500 square-foot Irish bar right across the street from Love Park in Philadelphia has been around since 2002. With seating for 320, the popular watering hole can handle large crowds and still be divided up to accommodate smaller parties. It’s named after the Irish mythical land [...]
A Grateful City Bids A Fond Farewell
By Sabina Clarke After 25 years as president of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, PCVB, Brooklyn native and now die-hard Philadelphian, Tom Muldoon—undoubtedly, one of the most well-liked and well-respected businessmen in the City, has retired from his post at the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, PCVB. (No surprise here, since I discovered that [...]
The Amazing Doc Halladay and the Perfect Pitch
Phillies Pitcher Roy Halladay, otherwise known as ‘Doc Halladay’, traded to the Phillies this year, may just may be Charlie Manuel’s answered prayer. Before coming to the Phillies, Halladay spent the first 12 seasons of his career as a Toronto Blue Jay. He immediately garnered the attention of the league on September 20th, 1998, in [...]
