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St. Patrick’s Day Parade
How would you like to celebrate St. Maewyn’s Day? After all, the
man we know today as St. Patrick was born Maewyn Succat. Only later was
his name Romanized to Patricus.
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(Irish America) April/May
2006
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BRIGID AND PATRICK Ireland’s Alter Egos
A thought has been nagging at me for weeks now. I’ve wrapped my mental
faculties round and round it, attempting to convince myself it’s just
my imagination, but try as I might, it simply won’t go away. So here
goes: As far as I can determine, the U.S. and Ireland are the only two countries
in the world that have alter egos. more...
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(Irish America) April/May
2006
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Book Review
Karenna Gore Schiff (Al Gore’s daughter) has just written a book called
Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America. One of the women
profiled is Irish immigrant labor advocate Mother Jones, who for decades
fought for children, miners and others. more...
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(Irish America) April/May
2006
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The McCarthy Clan
The McCarthy clan traces its ancestry through an illustrious line of individuals
and events reaching far back into ancient Celtic history and myth. more...
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(Irish America) April/May
2006
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Shrine of
Saint Patrick
The town of St. Patrick in the northeastern hills of Missouri first welcomed
Irish settlers in 1833, but it was the arrival of a young priest from County
Longford 102 years later that would eventually change the landscape of the
town forever. more...
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(Irish America) April/May
2006
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Letters
Michael Scanlon’s article on Communion in the Feb/Mar issue brought
back a flood of memories. I attended St. Margaret Mary at Morris and Tremont
Avenues, also ruled over by The Sisters of Mercy, a name not always accurately
describing their methods of squeezing knowledge into our thick, impenetrable
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2006
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Tuning In
Tunes. Lots of them this month, not to be confused with songs, of course
those have words. Some songs start out as tunes and if it’s a really
good one someone might add words, sometimes to great profit. more...
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(Irish America) April/May
2006
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The Changing Face of Ireland
Immigration into the Republic of Ireland has begun to push the troubles
in the Six Counties of British-occupied Ireland off the political agenda
in Dublin. It is the latest “hot button” issue. more...
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2006
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