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Newer posts →How The Nuns of New York Tamed The Gangs of New York | Irish Central
August 17, 2015In 1817, Mother Elizabeth Seton, America’s first Saint, sent three Sisters to her native New York to begin the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, located near Saint Patrick’s [Old] Cathedral on Prince and Mott Streets. “…The situation grew increasingly dire, and … Read More
Posted in news | Comments Off on How The Nuns of New York Tamed The Gangs of New York | Irish CentralMade in (18th Century) Ireland | Irish America Magazine
March 17, 2015To celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, Turlough McConnell is pleased to share his latest story, “Made In (18th Century) Ireland,” published in Irish America Magazine about the wonderful exhibition of 18th Century Irish art opening today at The Art Institute of … Read More
Posted in featurednews | Comments Off on Made in (18th Century) Ireland | Irish America MagazineFighting Irish Exhibition
March 4, 2012Quinnipiac University opened a major exhibition of sculpture, paintings and writings about the Irish Famine on May 21st, 2010 at the Consulate General of Ireland in New York City. Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Fighting Irish ExhibitionJohn J. Burns Library, Boston College
March 3, 2012Role: Writer/Production Director The Burns Library is home to more than 250,000 volumes, some 16,000,000 manuscripts and important collections of architectural records, maps, art works, newspapers, photographs, films, prints, artifacts and ephemera. In recent years, the Burns Library has arranged … Read More Read More
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on John J. Burns Library, Boston CollegeCelebrating 250 Years of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
November 19, 2011250 Years of Marching: Through moving text crafted by John T. Ridge, one of New York City’s leading historians, this volume explores the past, present and future of Irish-American pride in a vivid celebration of the nation’s longest-running parade and … Read More Read More
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