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How I Found My Elusive John Murphy

By Megan Smolenyak
IA Newsletter
April 6, 2024

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The Deadly Trail that Finally Revealed a Phantom Branch of My Family Tree My earliest American-born ancestor was my great-great-grandfather, Edward Murphy. It took a while to figure this out as the skimpy traces he left claimed both New York and Ireland as his birthplace, but then I stumbled across his baptism. To my delight, he was christened in the historic St. James church … [Read more...] about How I Found My Elusive John Murphy

News Roundup March 16, 2024

By Mary Cucinell
IA Newsletter
March 16, 2024

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Ireland’s Passport to be Updated in 2025 The St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be led up Fifth Avenue by the “Fighting 69th” accompanied by two Irish Wolfhounds, the official mascot of the regiment. Beginning in 2025, a sketch of the Irish Wolfhound, inspired by a three-year-old wolfhound named Boánn from the Boyne Valley will also appear on millions of Irish passports. The Irish … [Read more...] about News Roundup March 16, 2024

Celtic Woman 20th Anniversary Tour

IA Newsletter
March 9, 2023

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Grammy-Nominated Music Sensation Celtic Woman Brings 20th Anniversary Tour to North America in 2024On the heels of the successful “Postcards From Ireland,” Celtic Woman will carry on its legacy of uplifting performances packed with breath-taking harmonies and instrumental virtuosity. The group will bring an all-new live show to celebrate its 20th anniversary in North … [Read more...] about Celtic Woman 20th Anniversary Tour

American Mother

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter
March 9, 2024

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The crowd on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Manhattan's Swift Hibernian Lounge, off The Bowery, was energetic. In the back room, Dublin-born author Colum McCann smiled and shook many hands, while also introducing Diane Foley to many of those who’d come out to launch the co-authors’ powerful new book American Mother. In a new interview with Irish America magazine, McCann confronts … [Read more...] about American Mother

Take a Visit to Carrick Mór this St. Patrick’s Day

By Patricia Harty
IA Newsletter, March 2, 2024

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From books and Aran sweaters to Barry's tea and classy T-shirts, you will find every Irish thing you need in Carrick Mór. Kristin McGowan, Irish America contributor, chats about her Irish heritage and what inspired her and her husband, Mike, to open an Irish store in the New Jersey town of Glen Rock, almost ten years ago. Tell me about your Irish heritage. What generation are … [Read more...] about Take a Visit to Carrick Mór this St. Patrick’s Day