Remembering the Fenian Invasion of Canada: A Historical Perspective
Fenian Invasion, No Canadian Bacon
Many will remember Michael Moore’s 1995 comedy starring John Candy about a threatened invasion of Canada. Though the movie was...
Pattern Days in Ireland: A Blend of Ancient Spirituality, Tradition, and Celebration
Pattern Days
Summer in Ireland, one of the reasons we long to return, is filled with festivals of every kind: craic in the streets and...
Charles Stewart Parnell: The Uncrowned King of Ireland and His Struggles for Justice
The Parnell Commission
Charles Stewart Parnell was first elected to parliament in the Meath by-election of April 1875. He joined the Home Rule Party. Parnell...
The Alternatives: A Family’s Journey Through Loss and Reunion
The Alternative
The Flattery sisters, four brilliant and very different girls, raised in a small town south of Dublin, were plunged prematurely into adulthood when...