Calling Up the Ancestors: Genealogist Megan Smolenyak
Digital archives, DNA testing and increased interest have made finding ancestors easier than ever before. But tracing...
MoreIn the last decade, Daniel Day-Lewis, one of the greatest actors of our time, has made only five films. But when he chooses to play a part he commits to it fully, as his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln...
More“First determine that the thing can and shall be done and then we shall find the way. – Abraham Lincoln As we go to press, we learn that Lincoln received 12 Oscar nominations – more than any...
MoreMalala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl who survived a violent attack by Taliban gunmen in retaliation for her advocacy of girls’ education, is the recipient of the 2012 Tipperary...
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MoreLoyalist protesters in Belfast have been marching against the City Council’s decision that the United Kingdom’s flag, the Union Jack, will no longer be flown above City Hall year-round. The...
MorePat Cohan’s bar in Cong, Co. Mayo, where John Wayne and Victor McLaglen brawled and raised pints in John Ford’s The Quiet Man, was recently put up for sale. The asking price is €300,000, and...
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MoreClinton included the Emerald Isle in her final visits as Secretary of State. As part of one of her last international trips as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton spent two days in Ireland at the...
MoreCoach Kelly, who led Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish through a perfect season (up until the BCS championship game), was named the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of...
MoreNew York City Police Commiss-ioner Ray Kelly is to have a building at his alma mater Manhattan College named in his honor. The commissioner, the grandson of Irish immigrants, graduated from Manhattan...
MoreThe latest with your favorite Irish and Irish American stars and screenwriters. 1. February 14 is going to be a very “good day” for Irish-born director John Moore. The Dundalk, Louth native –...
MoreFrom actors and directors to writers and cinematographers, the Irish are having a very busy show biz awards season. The Oscar nominations were announced on January 10, and Daniel Day-Lewis led the...
MoreAfter a six-year campaign to secure official recognition for the Irish workers who lost their lives building Canada’s Rideau Canal, author and activist Kevin Dooley was happy to share the news that...
MoreThe classic American sitcom about the Boston bar where everybody knows your name is set to be rebooted in Irish. In mid-December, the Dublin-based Sideline Productions announced that CBS had granted...
MoreOn New Years Eve, close to one million revelers gathered in New York’s Times Square to ring in 2013. The celebration, which was hosted by Allison Hagendorf and featured performances by Taylor...
MoreThe Ashcan School of artists were a group of realist painters who found inspiration in the seamy side of New York City. Tom Deignan looks at the Irish subjects who provided inspiration to these...
MoreRecent losses in the Irish and Irish-American community. Charles Durning 1923 – 2012 The man who played the pope, the governor of Texas, Dustin Hoffman’s Tootsie suitor, four different Santa...
MoreA bright, brand-new day dawns for Derry/Londonderry, the UK City of Culture 2013. John Hume, Derry’s first Catholic MP, sang the Derry anthem in Oslo when he and David Trimble won the Nobel Peace...
MoreFrom actors to Civil War heroes, many important Irish have been laid to rest in Brooklyn’s famous Green-Wood Cemetery, including on August 8 2020, acclaimed author Pete Hamill. The Green-Wood...
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MoreDigital archives, DNA testing and increased interest have made finding ancestors easier than ever before. But tracing one’s roots – especially Irish roots – is still no easy task. Megan...
MoreMovie columnist Tom Deignan examines David Nasaw’s book The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy with an eye to Kennedy’s time in Hollywood. The year was 1926,...
MoreRachel Allen was brought up in Dublin and at eighteen left to study at the prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork. Today, she not only teaches at the school but writes regular features...
MoreA search through Dermot McEvoy’s family history revealed an eye-opening secret. Here’s what he discovered, plus a guide to researching your own Irish ancestors. (This article has been updated...
MoreClans are getting together this year. The following Clan Gatherings are an easy way to experience The Gathering while rooting yourself in a shared clan history. Plus, it’s a great excuse to skip...
MoreRecently released books of Irish and Irish-American interest. Recommended The Famine Plot Tim Pat Coogan, the author of many seminal works including The IRA: A History and biographies of Michael...
MoreDeclan Sinnott • I love the noise it makes At age 61, Declan Sinnott, has released his debut solo album, I Love the Noise It Makes. Any trad fan will have heard Sinnott before, whether they know it...
MoreBrigid – Ireland’s red-haired saint – was one of history’s liberated women. Everyone knows that in Ireland one will encounter “forty shades of green.” Lesser realized is that another band...
MorePatrick Cashin recorded his autobiography on March 8, 1971, his 60th birthday. In 13 minutes and 20 seconds of cassette tape, he tells his life story with pride and a humble directness. “March 8th,...
MoreIt’s official, the Emerald Isle wins 2013. For the next 12 months, the national color of Hibernia...
After a six-year campaign to secure official recognition for the Irish workers who lost their lives...
New York City Police Commiss-ioner Ray Kelly is to have a building at his alma mater Manhattan...
The Ashcan School of artists were a group of realist painters who found inspiration in the seamy...
The classic American sitcom about the Boston bar where everybody knows your name is set to be...