By Coleman Clarke The ghosts of Knute Rockne and the Four Horsemen had to be smiling down on the Fighting Irish who conquered the USC Trojans on Saturday night in the Los Angeles Coliseum with a final score of 22-13.… Continue Reading
By Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew Once again we have several versions of a dog breed’s name, and the Irish language version offers a further variation. In English today, the usual term is “Kerry Blue Terrier.” In Ireland, the dog may be called… Continue Reading
Photo © Katharine Gilbert By Sabina Clarke Recently I caught up with Carrie Twomey, safely ensconced with her husband Dr. Anthony McIntyre and children in County Louth, Ireland. McIntyre , who conducted interviews with former IRA members in the Boston… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
From County Mayo to Philadelphia, to San Francisco, to Waikiki, to Vladivostok, to Pearl Harbor By Susan Haggerty from the research of Margaret McMenamin–O’Byrne and Sean McMenamin, grand niece and nephew of Elizabeth McMenamin. The harvest was the worst since the Great Famine and… Continue Reading
Photo Above: Msgr. Francis A. Carbine (right) is with Father Patrick Gallen Schoenauer and Father John McFadden. Photo | Victor Izzo By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine I never imagined that I would celebrate Mass inside a cellblock in a prison presided… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Carrie Twomey doesn’t mince words. She is furious at Boston College for failing to protect their archives. Carrie is the American-born Orange County, Southern California wife of Belfast-born author, journalist, ex Irish Republican Army volunteer and former… Continue Reading
Photo © Katharine Gilbert By Sabina Clarke On An Irish Island By Robert Kanigel Alfred A.Knopf, 2012 $26.95 The inspiration for this book was serendipitous and happened by chance in 20005 when the author, on his honeymoon in western Ireland,… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Patrick J. Eiding, a leader in the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania labor movement and a voice for workers across the country will receive the Dennis Clark Solas Award from the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians on December 7th.… Continue Reading