A Declaration of Intent
Six flags fly at Kosovo’s Camp Viele – Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia and…
A Thousand Welcomes?: Asylum in Ireland
“I lost three of my four children. My son is the only thing I have…
Finding Home
September, 1930. Age 16, my mother, Kathleen Sloyan, the second of eight children, leaves her…
I Heard They Went to New York
By the 1930s, an influx of Irish immigrants from Monaghan to New York had brought…
Irish Eye on Hollywood
Irish-American hunk George Clooney recently said that he plans to return to his ancestral home…
Meagher of the Sword Honored in Brooklyn
A gravestone honoring Irish Patriot Thomas Meagher, a Fighting 69th Brigade commander and former acting…
Music Reviews
Straight from the Bottle Anyone who wants to hear what a great seisiún sounds like…
Review of Books
Mystery Declan Hughes offers another look at modern Dublin’s dark side in his latest suspense…
Roots: A Guide
Not everyone has the benefit of a knowledgeable grandparent or oral tradition surrounding our family…
Sikh the Fair Land: Faiths o’ the Irish
Sixteen graduate students from Columbia University’s School of Journalism traveled to Ireland and found a…
Silicon’s Finest Irish at Stanford
SILICON Valley has long been the birthplace of great innovation. Companies such as Google, Apple, Hewlett…
Sláinte!: Holy Wells
The sacred nature of water was revered by our ancestors for its healing powers. It…
The First Word: Seeking the Fair Land
Walter Macken’s book Seek the Fair Land came to mind when I chose the cover…
The Higgins Clark Ladies
They did it! On Sunday, April 27, 2008, Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark…
The House That Hoban Built
James Hoban, Architect of the White House. In 1785, a newspaper in Philadelphia carried this…
Trad Music is a Family Affair
A couple of years ago I went along to my regular Sunday session in Rhinecliff,…
U2 Has Gone 3D
U23D, the new movie of the world’s favorite Irish band shot using the latest 3D…
Cover Story
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Hibernia
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Those We Lost
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Slainte!
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Photo Album
Photos and stories of our reader’s Irish ancestors….
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Roots: A Guide
Not everyone has the benefit of a knowledgeable grandparent or oral tradition surrounding our family…