The Summer is Setting, But Irishtown Bend Is Shining, Again
Our cover is the Irishtown Bend painting by Cleveland artist Timothy Callahan. Check out the story behind it all, in this month’s Cleveland Irish column. Tom Kaschalk’s fantastic new book, Cleveland’s Neighborhood Taverns, and Brian Conway’s Wallace Avenue new CD are reviewed inside as well. Dog Day Lessons, the failure of the Legacy Act, Speaking Irish, and Talking Bees share the Irish language and the Irish language at the University of Galway, Commodore John Barry, a fundraiser or two, a food recipe or two and of course, a wonderful list of What’s the Craic? events this month that can
Editor’s Corner: A Lifetime of Illuminations, from a Giant
Mike Finn joined iIrish in May, 2007, our 5th issue, 18 years ago. His column was titled Illuminations. I cannot place value on his...
Editor’s Corner: Irish Unity, Trips & Tours
It wasn’t all past, the present was fully celebrated too, with stops to explore other places like
Editor’s Corner: Short ~Bittersweet
To me, there is usually no poetry in death. Especially when someone is young and in their prime.
There are exceptions, but the death of iIrish Cleveland Irish columnist Francis McGarry on Friday evening March 14th sees no prose, only prism of hurt and plans to be now drifting whisps of throat-catching sorrow.