Kloonkeelane
By Maureen Benzing A farm boy in woolen pants Works in fields of rich, brown loam Stooping to set potatoes in rows The cuckoo in the gorse-bordered fields Sings its haunting song Oldest lad at home on the land Three… Continue Reading
The Gifts of Our Fathers — By Kathy McGee Burns
My Dad, Timothy Francis Aloysius McGee, was born in January 1909 to Mary Josephine Callahan and Hugh McGee. They were poor and Mary Jo had only gone to the fourth grade. Tim was a loyal and devoted sort. He bragged… Continue Reading
The Gifts of Our Fathers — By Marita Krivda Poxon
Growing up one of seven children in an old Victorian manse in Oak Lane Philadelphia, I had four older brothers who grounded my life. I looked up to them as just seeming to know everything. But my oldest brother was… Continue Reading
The Gifts of Our Fathers — By Norbert McDermott
My Dad was Mattie, the youngest boy in a family of five siblings, he left school at 12 years of age, so had little education but he was (and hence we were) one of those fortunate ones who picked up… Continue Reading
Can’t Stop – Won’t Stop Katie Taylor wins 3rd World Title by TKO in Philly
Taylor Dominates Volante, Irish Take 2 of 3 at Liacouras Center By Tim McCloskey Katie Taylor Superstar Irish lightweight boxer Katie Taylor defeated Rose Volane of Brazil with a 9th round TKO to start Saint Patrick’s weekend in Philadelphia. Taylor… Continue Reading
Irish Author Portraits to Be Exhibited at Neumann University
An exhibit of Irish author portraits by photographer Robin Hiteshew, Beyond the Words Portraits of Irish Writers, will open June 5th at Neumann University, Aston, in Delaware County. The exhibit is sponsored by the Donegal Association of Philadelphia and funded… Continue Reading
Bloody Sunday Justice at Last … But Limited
Photo Caption (above): The Bogside Artists Mural in County Derry By Peter Makem It was very close to the Kennedy Assassination in terms of memory shock. For all those alive at the time on January 30, 1972, everybody seems to… Continue Reading
Girardville, PA An Irish-American Enclave in Schuylkill County
By Mike Kitsock The Borough of Girardville, PA, host to the “Biggest Little Saint Patrick’s Day Parade east of the Mississippi,” has remained home to generations of Irish-Americans for well over a century. Rich deposits of Anthracite coal in the… Continue Reading
Proposals for Month-Long St. Patrick’s Festival, and the Finding of Patrick’s Diary
Photo caption (above): In front of the GPO at St. Patrick’s Festival Parade By Peter Makem Back in the sixties I remember the St. Patrick’s day parade in Dublin as quite a solemn event with bands and procession marching through… Continue Reading
Father Peter Donohue Villanova’s President On The Run
By Sabina Clarke Father Peter Donohue Villanova University 32nd president is always on the run…but we captured him for a quick conversation and photo shoot minutes before he was off on a train to New York. But in our brief… Continue Reading