Tag: Ireland
JFK’s visit to Ireland was the best four days of his...
John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917) became the first sitting president to pay a state visit to Ireland. The four-day visit took place...
John Ffrench, Grandfather of Beatles’ George Harrison
By Dr. Anton Anderssen
John Ffrench was born in Corah, Ireland, between Ballycarney and Ferns, in 1870 to James and Ellen Ffrench (née Whelan), who...
Irish Hunger Memorial Pre-Famine Cottage Bicentennial
By Dr. Anton Anderssen
Around 1822, a humble farm of ten acres was established in Carrowdoogan (Ceathr Mhic Dhubháin), a townland in Attymass Civil Parish,...
Hawaii Celebrates Irish American Month 2022
Jodi Bearden & Karen Elizabeth-Blackham Goodwin
By Dr. Anton Anderssen
Irish-Amerian Heritage Month is observed in the United States by proclamation of the President and Congress...
The Irish Chieftains take the ‘pub’ out of public domain
Unlike other aging men who kept their day jobs while hobbying in Irish folk, the Chieftains have cachet. Performing with them has become like...
Dressado Ladies Fashion – Business Online
The death of the High Street Shopping was predicted a fair few years ago, with the growth of online giants such as Amazon. Online...
Ingenious Hoax at Duncannon
This is one of my favourite local stories told to me by my father. It always intrigued me so I searched through the old...