Wise Craics: April Funnies
If there are any idiots in the room, will they please stand up”, said the sarcastic teacher.
After a long silence, one freshman
Madigan Muses: These Historic Times
April is a very historic month in Irish History. Let us first remember the Women of 1916. Most of us think about Constance Markievicz, but she was only one of many unsung heroes from that period of Irish history.
Elizabeth O’Farrell stood next to Padraic Pearse at
Out of the eMailbag, Comes Songs and Stories: Who is St. Patrick?
Who was st. patrick? Sober St. Patrick’s Day founder and chair Bill Reilly feels that as St. Patrick’s Day approaches, there’s no better time to remember what this important figure […]
This Just In: How Gerrymandering (Mis-)shaped Irish History – and Warps Ohio Politics Today
If you think of gerrymandering as manipulating political borders for disproportionate political gain, then gerrymandering was one of the many tools the British used to maintain power.
Madigan Muses: Celebration of Irish American Women
During March, we celebrate Irish Heritage Month. Did you know that March is also Women’s Month? How did Women’s Month start?
The Wounds That Bind Us: Irish-Palestinian Solidarity
The best thing about being Irish in America is the level of love that I feel from and towards my Irish community. I remember my first ever trip to America was spending a summer in New York in my early 20s. It was like a home-from-home, being welcomed without question by the Irish American community everywhere I went.
I always thought that that was normal, until
Wise Craics: March Funnies
By Joe McDonough Multi-Tasking A small boy was sent to bed by his father. Two minutes go by and he hears, “Daaaaaad bring me a glass of water will ya?” […]
Madigan Muses: St. Brigid and Her Influence on the Members of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
By Marilyn Madigan St. Brigid is the Patron Saint of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. It is believed that St. Brigid was born around 453 A.D in Faughart, County […]
Wise Craics: February Funnies
By Joe McDonough Holy Cow A pair of cows were talking in a Tipperary pasture. One says, “Have you heard about the mad cow disease that’s going around?” “Sure,” the […]
Wise Craics: January Funnies
By Joe McDonough Day of Rest Liam had left Dublin to go up to Belfast for a bit of skydiving. Late on Sunday evening, he was found in a tree […]
