What you Thought you Thought. An Admonishment By Dave Hogan A lot of people think of Irish folklore as quaint; a kind of sweet quirk of Irishness. This is to denigrate an area of serious study. We are constantly bombarded by a stream of happy Irish images – green hats, russet beards and commercial lies. …
Seventy seven years ago the five Sullivan Brothers from Waterloo, Iowa perished when a Japanese torpedo struck their ship, the USS Juneau, on November 13, 1942, during the battle of Guadalcanal. Nearly 700 US Navy personnel were killed in the attack. The brothers grew up during the struggles of the Great Depression, and they were…
Join Irish Network MN for a Holiday Gathering at the Dubliner Pub & Cafe, Tuesday, December 10th at 6 p.m. Gather for great conversation, news about Irish Network MN 2020 upcoming events, drinks, food and to celebrate the Dubliner’s Free Irish film night with “ONCE”, winner of the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Film will be…
Chef Eric McBride recently shared a couple of his recipes with the Irish Gazette. Chef McBride is an Award winning Chef and Author of 6 Celtic Cook books as well as having created 10 historically based Celtic Seasonings and 5 Celtic Teas. You can also catch his performances by subscribing to “Celtic Caterer Channel” on…
By William Randall Beard. Directed by Ron Peluso. 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends Dec. 22, 2019. History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul. Tickets: $30-$65, 651-292-4323 or historytheatre.com. It takes four people to tell the story of a big life like Judy Garlands. In the newest production from History Theatre, Jody Briskey,…
Minnesota Orchestra Make this a New Year’s Eve to Remember Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 8:30 pm at Orchestra Hall From Gershwin’s Tin Pan Alley and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age to Aaron Copland’s folk music-inflected ballet, this concert celebrates the dynamic voices, vision, and talents of iconic American composers. And it wouldn’t be New Year’s…
At no surprise, license plates are a little different in Ireland than the US. Not just size and shape although they’re longer and all white in the Irish Republic with no national or county motto like “Land of 10,000 Lakes” or “Sunshine State.” In a way, they’re much more specific. Ever wonder while riding in…
On January 31, a debate took place on BBC Radio between Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and the then SDLP leader, John Hume. The purpose of the program was to elaborate on a possible interaction between Sinn Féin and the SDLP after local elections in the Six Counties, which were due the following May. The…
MUSHROOMS, Mushrooms, mushrooms: In all 8 Celtic Nations there is a massive love affair with mushrooms. References of the Celts love affair with mushrooms can be found from where the author J.R.R. Tolkien first referred to mushrooms, when talking about the Shire (a similarity to his childhood home on the borders of Wales). To the…
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — L.E. McCullough started writing about Irish Traditional Music in 1974. He hasn’t stopped yet. A new publication titled “What Whistle Would You Play at Your Mother’s Funeral?” — L.E. McCullough’s Writings on Irish Traditional Music, 1974-2016, gathers in two volumes the more than 300,000 words on Irish music and culture the prolific…