Irish America

Irish America

By Pam Martin and John Kernaghan

Northern Hikes, Bikes & Paddles

By Pam Martin and John Kernaghan

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Winding their way around Northern Ireland, a Canadian couple found unspoiled landscapes, historic ruins, beaches, and trails.The Ulster Way, conceived in 1946 by civil servant Wilfrid Capper as a 626-mile circuit connecting a string of youth hostels, has something of a mythical allure. “It’s a fantasy,” one guide noted, largely because a third of it is on connecting roads, with … [Read more...] about Northern Hikes, Bikes & Paddles

Sláinte! The Happy Pear

By John Kernaghan and Pam Martin

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Twins, Dave and Steve Flynn have created a community of well-being.The galloping gardener leapt over vegetable rows to offer fresh herbs for tasting. “Guess what that is,” asked Steve Flynn, one half of The Happy Pear, the Irish twins who have developed a huge following with their plant-based recipes and other health programming. “Mustard,” Flynn told the stumped visitor to one … [Read more...] about Sláinte! The Happy Pear

Photo Album: The Noone Family 1972

By Luke B. Noone

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Luke emigrated from Curramaeigh, Kilkerrin, Co. Galway in 1922 at 20 years of age. He met and courted Mary Ellen Doherty from Fiddane, Kilkerrin, Co. Galway, who came to the U.S. in 1924. Luke and Mary Ellen married in 1927 and had five children: Luke B., Gerard, Eileen, Theresea, John and Richard. Mary Ellen worked as a domestic prior to her marriage. Luke found work as a … [Read more...] about Photo Album: The Noone Family 1972

What Are You Like? Kevin James Doyle

By Patricia Harty

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Kevin James Doyle is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer of the off-broadway show How To Be a New Yorker which ran for 415 performances. His first comedy special, The 30 Year Old Virgin (which won rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is out on Amazon, and he has three comedy specials coming out next year that will air on a bunch of platforms including Amazon … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? Kevin James Doyle

The Life And Adventures of Kit Cavanagh

By Rosemary Rogers

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How the search for her missing husband turned this Irish wife and mother into a daring and dauntless soldier.She was born Christian Cavanagh in 1667, although throughout her life, she changed names and identities with particular zest. Known mostly as Kit Cavanagh or Christopher Welsh, she dabbled in surnames that included Welch, Welsh, Jones, Davies, and oddly, Mother … [Read more...] about The Life And Adventures of Kit Cavanagh