Category: Books
Out of the eMailbag, Comes Songs and Stories: Who is St. Patrick?
Who was st. patrick? Sober St. Patrick’s Day founder and chair Bill Reilly feels that as St. Patrick’s Day approaches, there’s no better time to remember what this important figure […]
Mighty March Has Arrived, Our Cover features the 2024 iIrish Person of the Year, Ohio Honorary Consel Mark Owens
Out of the Mailbag, Comes Songs and Stories – The 1981 Hunger Strike
“Since it is impossible to experience the circumstances these men lived through, history will have to serve to illuminate what
Irish Lit: St. Kevin’s Miracles
Saint Kevin, the sixth century Glendalough saint, was an ascetic and hermit who slept on stones, ate little but herbs and roots, prayed in freezing water, and wore mostly animal skins. He spent much of his time
Off the Shelf: The Plague of Souls
The Plague of Souls By Mike McCormack Soho Press ISBN 978-1-64129-578-9 177 pp 2023 Review by Terrence J. Kenneally As the novel opens, Nealon (it’s protagonist) is returning to his […]
Off the Shelf: Absolution
By Terry Kenneally Off the Shelf: AbsolutionBy Alice McDermottFarrar, Straus, and Giroux. ISBN 9780374610487 2023 324 pp. Alice McDermott has long been recognized for her portraits of mid-20th-century life, with […]
Irish Lit: Irish Arts and Crafts
Irish poetry and Literature with the masters
February Issue of iIrish Has Arrived, Featuring Across the Pond, Mizen Head Mesmerizes
The mesmerizing Mizen Head, in Co. Cork. Picture by John O’Brien, Jr.
Off the Shelf: The Padre – The True Story of the Irish Priest Who Armed the IRA with Gaddaffi’s Money
Review by Terry Kenneally The Padre – The True Story of the Irish Priest Who Armed the IRA with Gaddaffi’s Money By Jennifer O’LearyMerrion Press ISBN978178537461602023 254 pp. The Padre […]
Irish Lit: Epiphany
By Dr. Jeanne Colleran You may be just settling in to read this magazine as the Christmas season comes to a close, with the Feast of Epiphany. For all of […]