photo credit: https://www.ireland.com/en-us/articles/galway2020/ Anois teacht an Earraigh, beidh an lá dul chun sine Is tar éis na Féile Bríde árdóigh mé mo sheol Ó chur me im’ cheann e ní stopfhaidh mé coiche Go seasfaidh mé síos i lár connate Mhuigheo I translated it to give the spirit rather than literal. Now comes the spring…
Photo courtesy of https://global-geography.org The Book of Kells is back on display at Trinity College. The world-famous Book of Kells will be back in the Old Library in historic Trinity College, Dublin after it was removed for work on the Library itself. The Book of Kells, a beautifully illuminated ninth-century manuscript that documents the four…
By Chef Eric W. McBride What an interesting concept to combine the seeds of a pumpkin with the enticing flavors of leeks. Utilizing all parts of various grown food has always been an intricate part of Celtic cuisine. The Celts along the channel have a long history of using various forms of squash to be…
Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society The story of Irish and other immigrant women who helped build the Minnesota State Capitol BY DAN GANLEY Special to the Irish Gazette History is written by accountants. The highest praise is too often reserved for those, usually men, who leave the biggest and most public heap of…
Sean Michael Dooley, Freya Richman and Jamie White Jachimiec in History Theatre’s “Superman Becomes Lois Lane.” Photo courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune by Susan Kimberly Reviewed by Mary McFarland History Theatre recently staged, “Superman Becomes Lois Lane” which follows the trajectory of a local prominent figure, well known in both public service and the…
By Dan Ganley By understanding the origins of our own stories, we can better understand the journeys of others who continue to make their way in America. My relatives, for example, wound up in Butte, Montana, that most Irish of towns in America. With it came a better life, a life that helped build a…
THE CANDY BOMBER Sometimes a reality check is useful, pointing up on who and what we are and what we stand for. The Western, liberal democratic model is far from perfect, both within and without. Within: there are inequalities of income of treatment and still pockets of remaining discrimination. Without: there are clearly issues with…
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…