Who Was St. Patrick’s Uncle? :Illuminations
Illuminations: Who Was St. Patrick’s Uncle? By: J. Michael Finn “Wherever Christ is known, Martin is honored.” – Latin poet, St. Venantius Fortunatus What do we know about the relatives […]
Madigan Muses: Cornerstone of West Park
Madigan Muses: Cornerstone of West Park by Marilyn Madigan St. Patrick West Park will be celebrating their 175th Anniversary this St. Patrick’s Day. The anniversary year will begin with […]
Madigan Muses: Young irish Americans
Madigan Muses: Young Irish Americans by Marilyn Madigan Every year the Irish Echo recognizes individuals with the Irish 40 Under 40 Award. This year, iIrish would like to tell you […]
Illuminations: Arriving at Port of New York
Illuminations: Arriving at the Port of New York By: J. Michael Finn Many people think that if their Irish ancestors arrived through New York City that they were processed through […]
Illuminations: The Siege of Pensacola
Illuminations: The Siege of Pensacola By: J. Michael Finn The Regimiento Hibernia (Hibernia Regiment) was one of the Spanish army’s foreign regiments. Known in Spain as “O’Neill’s Regiment,” it was […]
Madigan Muses: New Year Special Events
Madigan Muses: New Year Special Events by Marilyn Madigan This year I will be celebrating a special milestone. I graduated from St. Joseph Academy fifty years ago, on June […]
Illuminations: The Crash at Truskmore Mountain
Illuminations: The Crash at Truskmore Mountain By: J. Michael Finn As this column has previously noted, Taioseach of Éire (pron: tee-shock), Eamon de Valera maintained a curious kind of neutrality […]
Special Gifts: Madigan Muses
Madigan Muses: Special Gifts by Marilyn Madigan Every December, we start preparing for Christmas. The cards are sent out to friends and family. In today’s world, we also send greetings […]
Illuminations: The 1918 Flu Epidemic in Ireland
Illuminations: The 1918 Flu Epidemic in Ireland By: J. Michael Finn The 1918-19 influenza pandemic killed an estimated fifty million people worldwide. Known as the “Spanish Flu,” it infected at […]
Cleveland to Cambodia: Madigan Muses. Also, Irish Trivia
Madigan Muses: Cleveland to Cambodia by Marilyn Madigan My childhood neighbor, Kevin Conroy, was recently home from Cambodia to attend his high school class reunion. I had the opportunity […]
