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← Older postsMaynooth Celebration
April 2, 2020Today, as we patiently wait in quarantine and lockdown, we do well to remember that our forebears emerged triumphant after enduring calamity. We have prevailed before, and we will do so again. In February, just before Covid-19 changed our world, … Read More
Posted in featurednews | Comments Off on Maynooth CelebrationKilcar, My Donegal Playground | Irish America Magazine
July 6, 2019Turlough McConnell recounted his wild and mysterious summers in Kilcar, County Donegal in Irish America magazine. Read the article here.
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Kilcar, My Donegal Playground | Irish America MagazineA Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian Burns
June 20, 2019A special supplement to Irish America by Turlough McConnell delving into the genesis of Brian Burns’ collection of Irish art and the subsequent sale of his collection at the world-renowned London auction house, Sotheby’s in November 2018. Click here to … Read More
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June 20, 2019For over 200 years, the Sisters of Charity have advocated for those most in need of our love and support. Today the Sisters continue to serve our neighbor through their sponsored ministries. See the short film here.
Posted in featurednews, news | Tagged Elizabeth Seton, Irish history in New York, New York Irish, Sisters of Charity New York, Turlough McConnell | Comments Off on The Mission Continues: Who Is My Neighbor?Great Famine Voices Roadshow | Strokestown Park
March 30, 2018Turlough McConnell is pleased to participate in an innovative new project, Great Famine Voices developed by Strokestown Park House’s Famine Archive that seeks to grow an online community who together will learn more about the Great Famine in Ireland. They will … Read More
Posted in featurednews, news | Comments Off on Great Famine Voices Roadshow | Strokestown ParkTurlough McConnell Interview | Irish Radio
March 9, 2018Turlough McConnell speaks to his own personal story leading up to his latest project which is a celebration of the history of Catholic Education and Immigration at the Sheen Center Theater, NYC on February 28 How the Nuns of New … Read More
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January 20, 2018Ulster at Play Saturday, January 27th, 11am — 5pm The American Irish Historical Society, 991 5th Avenue, New York, NY Free admission A presentation on the prolific and turbulent history of theater in Northern Ireland. Taking place as part of … Read More
Posted in featurednews, news | Comments Off on Ulster at Play and Dear Mr. Beckett | Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival 2018The Wars of Dagger John | Irish Central
November 29, 2017“The play, commissioned by the Sheen Center, explores themes of race and moral ambiguity in the context of the Civil War as it affected New York’s Irish community. New York’s first archbishop, ‘Dagger’ John Hughes, must exert leadership during a … Read More
Posted in featurednews, news | Comments Off on The Wars of Dagger John | Irish CentralHow the Nuns Tamed the Gangs of New York | Irish America Magazine
October 2, 2017Mary Pat Kelly , “How the Nuns Tamed the Gangs of New York,” Irish America Magazine, August-September, 2017. “I was able to sniff back tears during most of the moving presentation of the 200 years history of the Sisters … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on How the Nuns Tamed the Gangs of New York | Irish America MagazineThe Shores of Amerikay | Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
June 14, 2017Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University to host The Shores of Amerikay: How Archbishop John J. Hughes and the Sisters of Charity of New York met the needs of … Read More
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