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St. Ailbe of Emly

By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter, August 10, 2024

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Patron of Wolves | Feast Day September 12thSt. Ailbe, sometimes known by his anglicized name, St. Elvis, was a 6th-century saint born in County Tipperary. The name Ailbe is derived from the old Irish words Ail (rock) and beo (alive) since as a newborn, the saint was discovered alive under a rock where he had been hidden… by a wolf. Ailbe was the illegitimate offspring of a … [Read more...] about St. Ailbe of Emly

Charles Thomson: America’s Forgotten Irish Son

By Eoin McKiernan

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When Congress ordered the official reading of the Declaration of Independence, Irish-born Charles Thomson performed that duty on July 9, 1776, it was Irish-born Charles Thomson who called upon to organize the procedures for the election of the first president of the United States. The election over, Congress appointed Thomson as its representative to inform George Washington of … [Read more...] about Charles Thomson: America’s Forgotten Irish Son

Six Things You Didn’t Know
About Mark Kelly’s Roots

By Megan Smolenyak

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It’s an understatement to say that Sen. Mark Kelly has an impressive resume. Navy Captain turned astronaut turned Senator and married to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt, retired from Congress, and became a formidable gun control activist. Then there’s the fact that he’s a potential candidate for Vice President of the United States. … [Read more...] about

Six Things You Didn’t Know
About Mark Kelly’s Roots

Saint-Gauden’s Celtic Vision

By Joe Zentner
IA Newsletter, August 3, 2024

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The most important American sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th century was born in Ireland. If there was such a thing as an American Renaissance, Augustus Saint-Gaudens embodied it in sculpture. To Saint-Gaudens, an artist is an interpreter of beauty in the world. A work of art is the artist's vision of a subject, colored by the light of imagination and expressed in … [Read more...] about Saint-Gauden’s Celtic Vision

A Gold For Ireland

By Fiona Audley

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SWIMMER Daniel Wiffen has ‘written himself into the history books’ by becoming Ireland’s first gold medalist of the Paris Olympics and the first man to ever secure a medal in the pool for Ireland. The Armagh native swam his way to victory on July 30, securing an Olympic gold medal in the final of the men’s 800m freestyle, in a new Olympic record time of 7:38.19. In doing so the … [Read more...] about A Gold For Ireland