Irish America Magazine

07/16/2024

Book your Fall trip to Ireland today with Aer Lingus https://bit.ly/IA_AerLingusFall24

06/29/2024

A wonderful new article about John Boyle O’Reilly from Michael Quinlin.

patriot + poet John Boyle O'Reilly was born June 28, 1844, in . He spent his last 20 years in , transforming the city forever. Visit his landmarks across .

https://www.irishamerica.com/2024/06/reflections-on-john-boyle-oreilly/

John J. Burns Library Boston Public Library Research Services Boston Public Library U.S. Embassy Dublin Charitable Irish Society Eire Society of Boston Explore Western Mass
https://irishboston.blogspot.com/2024/06/john-boyle-oreilly-born-on-june-28-1844.html

06/29/2024

Wonderful article by Michael Quinlin.

06/06/2024

Today we mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with a piece by contributor, John Fay about his visit to Normandy.

An Irish American takes a family trip to Normandy’s WWII battle site. June marks the anniversary of the D-Day landings when the United States and her allies, primarily Britain and Canada, launched the air and sea assault on Nazi-occupied France that marked the beginning of the long eastward march ...

05/21/2024

Happy 80th Birthday to Ireland's first female President, Mary Robinson serving in the role from 1990 - 1997. A new documentary, Mrs. Robinson is "a documentary telling Mary’s story, in her own words for the very first time, shining a light on battles for justice and equality over half a century on the streets, in the courts, at the ballot box, and in backroom corridors of power” will be released across Ireland on August 23rd. https://www.irishamerica.com/2013/03/what-are-you-like-mary-robinson/

05/06/2024

Today is National Nurses Day and this week is Nurse Appreciation Week - a time to celebrate the heroes who wear scrubs.

Over the years, Irish America has had the opportunity to celebrate many nurses on our Healthcare 50 list. Today we thank them for all that they do today and every day.

https://www.irishamerica.com/2022/10/saints-in-scrubs/

05/02/2024

Mary Lou Quinlan presents the one-woman play The God Box on Tuesday, May 7th & Wednesday, May 8th @ the Sheen Center.

Based on her New York Times Best-seller, when Mary Lou Quinlan’s beloved mother dies, her family is left bereft—until Quinlan finds her mother’s God Box or rather, boxes.

These simple containers are stuffed with tiny notes written by her mother, asking and praying for everything from the right flooring for her daughter’s new home to a cure for her own blood cancer.

Note by note, Mary Lou unearths insights into her mother’s compassion, faith, and perseverance, and revelations of her innermost thoughts—nostalgic, surprising, and even a bit shocking.

This powerful show takes audiences on a journey where Mary Lou faces the ultimate human challenge— learning to let go. Directed by Labyrinth Theater Company's Martha Wollner, "The God Box, A Daughter's Story" is an award-winning show, loved by audiences worldwide.

A universal story that is best experienced alongside the people who mean the most to you.

Tickets available at https://www.sheencenter.org/events/detail/the-god-box-a-daughters-story

03/18/2024

Does the spirit of St. Patrick's Day have you longing to visit Ireland? Aer Lingus is offering $100 off of economy and $200 off business fare flights. Book before March 20th to receive this offer. https://bit.ly/IA_AerLingus_SPD2024

03/15/2024

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day weekend by booking a trip to Ireland with Aer Lingus, https://bit.ly/IA_AerLingus_SPD2024

02/15/2024

Explorer and leader of the Endurance Ernest Shackleton was born 150 years ago in Kilkea, Ireland. https://www.irishamerica.com/2023/02/endurance-a-compelling-story-of-survival-that-hinged-on-the-leadership-of-one-man/

02/01/2024

Happy St. Brigid's Day!

In Ireland, 1 February marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day. Celebrating the creativity of women. The day has long symbolized hope, renewal, and the feminine.

We celebrate the strength, creativity, resilience, and intellect of all of the women who have graced the pages and contributed to Irish America and the Irish America community over the years.

https://www.irishamerica.com/2018/01/wild-irish-women-saint-brigid-mary-of-the-gaels-2/

01/15/2024

Book your spring trip on Aer Lingus today! Great rates from New York to Dublin. https://bit.ly/IA-AerLingusNewYearSale24

01/02/2024

12/22/2023

Irish playwright Samuel Beckett died on December 22, 1989. Following his wife Suzanne’s death in July of that same year, Beckett was confined to a nursing home suffering from emphysema and Parkinson’s. He died at the age of 83. Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. His wife viewed the award as a “catastrophe,” fearing the fame and attention it would garner. Beckett, however, was already quite famous for his plays such as “Waiting for Godot,” “Krapp’s Last Tape,” “Endgame,” and “Happy Days.” https://www.irishamerica.com/2018/02/beckett-unplugged/

12/20/2023

Maud Gonne McBride, Irish patriot, revolutionary, and Home Rule activist, was born in Dublin on this day in 1865. Following her mother’s death, Gonne was sent to Paris for her education. When she returned to Ireland, Gonne moved to Donegal where she became involved in a campaign to protect people from home evictions. This was the start of her very active political career. She wrote articles on feminist and political issues and founded the revolutionary group, Daughters of Erin. However, she is best remembered as being William Butler Yeats’s muse, although she never returned his love.
https://www.irishamerica.com/2021/03/maud-gonne-and-famines-in-the-1890s/

12/15/2023

Happy 93rd birthday to Irish novelist and memoirist Edna O'Brien, https://www.irishamerica.com/2013/05/an-excerpt-from-country-girl-edna-obriens-daring-new-memoir/

12/04/2023

31 years ago author Stephen Talty had the opportunity to interview one of his heroes, Shane MacGowan. That article remained unpublished until now, enjoy Stephen's interview with Shane from 1992. https://www.irishamerica.com/2023/12/shane-macgowan-well-never-see-his-like-again/

11/28/2023

Cherish the Ladies perform A Celtic Christmas on Saturday, December 2nd at Queens College. Tickets are still available and Irish America readers receive a discount on advanced ticket purchases. Learn more at https://www.irishamerica.com/2023/11/cherish-the-ladies-a-celtic-christmas/

11/27/2023

The Consulate General of Ireland in New York will host the first of three readings and conversations tonight at Columbia University. A New Chapter: Women Writing Northern Ireland Now is tonight at 6:15pm. To learn more visit Irish America,

11/27/2023

There is still time to purchase your tickets to Ireland with up to a $100 savings from Aer Lingus. Book by Wednesday, November 29th. https://bit.ly/IA_AL_BlackFriday23

11/23/2023

We are grateful to all of our readers for your continued support.

11/22/2023

Take a break from your Thanksgiving cooking and plan your trip to Ireland, https://bit.ly/IA_AL_BlackFriday23

11/16/2023

Luke Kelly, musician, and founder of The Dubliners was born November 16, 1939, in Dublin. Kelly grew up in a working-class family. At the age of 13, he left school and went to England where he worked in building. He was fired and continued living in England while working various odd jobs. As the folk revival began to take form in England, Kelly began memorizing songs in addition to learning the banjo. He began performing in public. He returned to Dublin in 1962 and joined a ballad tour with the Ronnie Drew Ballad Group. At his suggestion, the group renamed themselves The Dubliners. Kelly also had a solo career. His rendition of “The Rocky Road to Dublin” is best remembered.

Travastia Club (Finland) - 1976Luke Kelly performs The Rocky Road To Dublin, an Irish 19th century song with its origins in County Galway. The tune is a slip...

10/21/2023

Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh was born in Co. Monaghan on October 21, 1904. Kavanagh is perhaps most famous for his epic poem “The Great Hunger” which chronicles the desires of peasant farmer Patrick Maguire. Kavanagh is also well known for his poem “Raglan Road” which was eventually made into a song and set to the music “The Dawning of the Day” by Luke Kelly and The Dubliners. Poet Seamus Heaney has acknowledged that Kavanagh had a great influence on his own poems. https://www.irishamerica.com/2018/12/patrick-kavanagh/

10/18/2023

Visit Ireland this Fall!

Aer Lingus is having a Flash Sale!

Save up to $100 off of economy fares between October 20, 2023, and December 31, 2023.

https://bit.ly/IA_AerLingus_2023FallFlashSale

10/16/2023

One of Ireland’s most famous playwrights and novelists, Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854. Wilde was born to a wealthy family. His father was an eminent Dublin surgeon and his mother was a talented poet, where Wilde likely inherited his passion for writing from. He attended Trinity College Dublin and then went on to study at Magdalen College Oxford. His works, like the play “The Importance of Being Earnest” and the novel “The Picture of Dorian Grey” are riddled with wit and aestheticism. https://www.irishamerica.com/2014/05/oscar-doc-a-trip-to-leadville-colorado/?fbclid=IwAR2_1lWZPfKDaYuNx2pHgkOgWvznuVoGO2RaHOLcABayn5Pa0UxOvmsUkGY

10/14/2023

Wolfe Tone visited Belfast for the first time on October 14, 1791, and established the Society of the United Irishmen. Tone founded the United Irishmen with the help of other famous nationalists like Henry Joy McCracken, Thomas Russell, and Samuel Neilson. The United Irishmen were inspired by both the French and American revolutions and tried to achieve parliamentary reform. Eventually, the society would go on to lead the 1798 rebellion, which failed.

10/12/2023

Although they had limited success the Celtic Rock Band Horslips is considered by some to be the founding fathers of Celtic Rock and helped define the genre. Horslips formed in Dublin on October 12, 1970.

March Into Trouble & Trouble with A Capital T from THE BOOK OF INVASIONS by HORSLIPSThe Book Of Invasions full album:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MFfAo98KY

10/10/2023

We mourn the loss of Irish-American Philanthropist Chuck Feeny, a member of the Irish America Hall of Fame (April 23, 1931 - October 9, 2023). We send our condolences to his wife and family. https://www.irishamerica.com/2011/04/chuck-feeney-irish-america-hall-of-fame/

10/09/2023

Ireland’s first public railroad, the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, was opened on October 9, 1834. After founding and laying the first tracks in 1831, a short delay occurred in the building due to opposition from some landowners, the laying of tracks over an embankment, and the creation of the Booterstown Marsh. The first train departed on October 9, consisting of eight cars pulled by the “Hibernia.” The railway line was eventually expanded.