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Irish America magazine - Aug/Sept '03 issue: Gregory Peck, Barney Rosset, The Irish Brigade, John Walsh, The Magdalene Sisters, Patriotic Potatoes, Damien Rice, Paul Brady, Enya, A Very Special Olympics

 
The Magdalene Sisters
A disturbing movie by Peter Mullan on what happened to the "wayward" women of Ireland.
 
Damien Rice
Music Roundup, including Paul Brady's latest and Damien Rice's "graceful" debut O.
 
Quote Unquote
"As a man I feel Irish. As an actor I feel Jewish" - Harrison Ford on his Russian/Irish roots.
 
 
 
DEPARTMENTS

Patriotic Potatoes are Perfect for Summer
As the Conquistadors marched through South America pillaging ancient civilization for treasure, the foods they discovered proved far more valuable than the gold they sought.  more...
(Irish America Magazine Aug/Sept '03)
The Magdalene Sisters
A disturbing movie by Peter Mullan on what happened to the “wayward” women of Ireland.  more...
(Irish America Magazine Aug/Sept '03)
Carroll, O’Carroll, MacCarroll, MacCarvill, MacCearbhaill
The O’Carrolls go back to the third century King Oilioll Olum of Munster. Their name derives from Cearbhaill, who was the Brian Boru in 1014 at the battle of Clontarf.  more...
(Irish America Magazine Aug/Sept '03)
A Sampling of the Latest Irish Books
Mary Anne Kelly’s fictional Irish-Polish housewife Claire Breslinski returns in Kelly’s new novel of Queens, New York The Cordelia Squad...  more...
(Irish America Magazine Aug/Sept '03)
Music Roundup
Damien Rice / Paul Brady  more...
(Irish America Magazine Aug/Sept '03)
Letters
History Lesson / The Passing of Pat / There are Two Lords of The Dance / Mullane’s Dance Contribution / Honoring Flatley / Top 100 Comments / Governor George Ryan is no crook / Oh Brother! / A forum for Anti-Americanism in ireland?  more...
(Irish America Magazine Aug/Sept '03)
An American in Ireland - Somewhat Removed
"There was death in Roscommon Town tonight. The street outside Smith’s Funeral Home (which occupies a sad plot opposite the local livestock mart) was packed with cars..."  more...
(Irish America Magazine Aug/Sept '03)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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