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Donleavy, J. P.
(Encyclopedia) Donleavy, J. P. (James Patrick Donleavy), 1926–2017, Irish-American novelist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied Trinity College, Dublin. The son of Irish expatriates, he lived most of his…Fenian movement
(Encyclopedia) Fenian movementFenian movementfēˈnēən or Fenians, secret revolutionary society organized c.1858 in Ireland and the United States to achieve Irish independence from England by force. It…whiskey
(Encyclopedia) whiskey [from the Gaelic for “water of life”], spirituous liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grains, usually rye, barley, oats, wheat, or corn. Inferior whiskeys are made from…Roche, Kevin
(Encyclopedia) Roche, Kevin, 1922–2019, Irish-American architect, b. Dublin, grad. National Univ. of Ireland, Dublin (1943) and, after immigrating (1948) to the United States, studied Illinois…St. Patrick's Day by the Numbers
Find fun facts about a holiday that now celebrates all things Irish. Related Links St. Patrick's Day: More Dallas than Dublin Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank Countries of Birth…Cinco de Mayo
A U.S. celebration of Mexican Heritage The Battle of Puebla Victory Monument Related Links Mexico Puebla Benito Juárez Cesar Chavez Calendar & Holidays Cinco de…Charming Billy
Author:Alice McDermottPublisher:Farrar Straus & Giroux Any sentence troubled in its telling is telling indeed, and Alice McDermott's National Book Award winner Charming Billy is no…Edward Burns Biography
Edward Burns writer, director, actor, producerBorn: 1/29/1968Birthplace: Queens, New York His low-budget debut film, The Brothers McMullen (1995), about the lives and loves of three Irish-…Thomas KEARNS, Congress, UT (1862-1918)
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1905 Party: Republican KEARNS Thomas , a Senator from Utah; born near Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada, April 11, 1862; moved with his parents to Holt…Review: Traveller (1997)
Director/ Director of Photography: Jack GreenWriter: Jim McGlynnEditor:Michael RuscioMusic:Andy PaleyProduction Designer:Michael HelmyProducers:Bill Paxton, Brian Swardstrom, Mickey Liddell…Trending
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