Irish America magazine - Dec '03/Jan '04 issue: Kennedy Homecoming, Jim Sheridan - In America, The Irish and Alcohol, Chuck Feeney, The Kelly Gang, Irish Nuns, Michael Flatley cleared of charges, Audrey Hepburn, Stephen Siller, Gerry McNamara

Horray for St. Stephen & Up Sraid Eoin!

By Edythe Preet

I look forward to the Christmas holidays more than anyone I’ve ever known. In addition to the main events, my birthday falls smack dab in the middle between Christmas and the New Year. All my life I’ve heard people say, “Oh you poor dear.” Even when I was a child, I thought those naysayers were clueless, because while most children get only one 24-hour period to enjoy their birthdays, mine occurred during the no-school-for-two-weeks biggest celebration season of the year.

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