In This Issue 1997
Cockles & Mussels, Alive, Alive-o!
By Edythe Preet
March/April 1997
"She wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow, crying "cockles and mussels, alive alive o."The Irish have been eating shellfish since humans first set foot on the Emerald Isle. Huge shell piles called middens have been found at every seaside archaeological site, which proves that shellfish was a dietary mainstay for Ireland’s Mesolithic hunter-gatherers. Some … [Read more...] about Cockles & Mussels, Alive, Alive-o!
Roots: The McCarthy Clan
By Liam Moriarty, Contributor
April / May 2006 Originally published in the March/April 1997 Issue of Irish America
April / May 2006 Originally published in the March/April 1997 Issue of Irish America
The McCarthy clan traces its ancestry through an illustrious line of individuals and events reaching far back into ancient Celtic history and myth. The McCarthys claim descendants from the Eoghanachta, the rulers of the fifth province of Ireland, or Munster. The Eoghanachta were a people believed to have descended from Heber, the son of the mythical King Milesius of Spain. It … [Read more...] about Roots: The McCarthy Clan
The First Word: Our Evolving Heritage
In this issue we celebrate the realization of the American dream by so many of our people, reminding us once again of the good fit this country has proved to be for the Irish. Not that it happened overnight. In the words of Robert Kennedy: "As the first of the racial minorities our forefathers were subject to every discrimination found wherever discrimination is known." The … [Read more...] about The First Word: Our Evolving Heritage
Top 100
Irish America's Top 100 recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding Irish-Americans from all walks of life -- individuals whose contributions extend to arts and entertainment, philanthropy, medicine, politics, care-giving, and community action.1997 Honorees … [Read more...] about Top 100