An Eject Abroad: Looking Back at the Catastrophe That Was 2022
An Eejit Abroad: Looking Back at the Catastrophe That Was ‘22 By Conor Makem What a long, strange trip it has been. Twenty-twenty-two has come to a close and to […]
It’s the Irish/Danish Smackdown!: An Eejit Abroad
An Eejit Abroad: It’s the Irish/Danish Smackdown By Conor Makem Sure, it consistently ranks as one of the happiest countries on the planet, but what does Denmark have that Ireland […]
A User’s Guide to Sessiúns: An Eejit Abroad
An Eejit Abroad: A User’s Guide to Sessions By Conor Makem Every once in a while, I like to refrain from my usual stream of consciousness and throw down a […]
An Eject Abroad: Does New Mexico Count as Abroad?
An Eejit Abroad: Does New Mexico Count as Abroad? By Conor Makem I’m not going to beat around the bush. Traveling internationally has become slightly less dependable of […]
An Eject Abroad: Cruises: The Good, the Bad and the ‘Rona
An Eejit Abroad: Cruises: The Good, the Bad and the ‘Rona By Conor Makem As I start this column, the snow outside my window is falling at a rate of […]
An Eejit Abroad: Why Do the Irish Love Potatoes?
An Eejit Abroad: Why Do We Irish Love Potatoes? By Conor Makem Like the call of the siren, it beckons from the center of the Thanksgiving table in all of […]
An Eejit Abroad: I Didn’t Order a Milk
An Eejit Abroad: I Didn’t Order a Milk By Conor Makem People ask me all the time, “Is sleeping on the sidewalk outside a busy train station as wonderful as […]
An Eejit Abroad: My Father’s Last Trip to Ireland
An Eejit Abroad: My Father’s Last Trip to Ireland By Conor Makem “I’m afraid this is expired.” This was July 2007, and the Aer Lingus agent was holding my father’s […]
A Few of My Favorite Things: An Eejit Abroad
An Eejit Abroad: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things By Conor Makem It would be no surprise to Ohio Irish American News readers that I’m a considerable enthusiast […]
An Eejit Abroad: A Woman from Bandit Country
An Eejit Abroad: A Woman from Bandit Country By Conor Makem I never knew my grandparents on my mother’s side, but my father’s parents, Peter and Sarah Makem, left an […]
