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Travel There.. IRELAND HOME OF CHAMPIONS
For the first time both the US Open and the Open trophies reside in Northern Ireland. Rory McIlroy, a 22 year old blessed with fabulous talent and youthful exuberance, holds the US Open trophy. While Darren Clarke, the elder statesman of Irish golf, won the Open at Royal St. George’s last July. These victories follow […]
Cindy Reich Makes a Celtic Connection with Paul McKenna
Cindy caught up with Paul McKenna at the Celtic Connections fest in Scotland for a quick chat on his bands Colorado debut February 25th at Soiled Dove in Denver. Blog—April, 2008 We’ve been trying to book a lot of gigs this year but still hitting brick walls with some folk, but we’ll keep trying. We […]
The Magic in You
Irish Author Emma Maree was in Denver last month to promote her new children’s book “The Magic in You.” Her stay included an invitation to Barnes & Noble on Colorado Blvd. were she read and signed autographs in the children’s area. The story of “The Magic in You” begins in Belize, located along the north […]
Vinton Guy, Denver St.Patrick’s Day Parade Committee Member Extraordinaire Chosen as Grand Marshall for Golden Jubilee
Parade Map: Parade starts at 10AM from Coors Field. (Due to construction there will be no parking allowed at Coors field other than official Parade vehicles) On March 17th the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Turns 50. Looking forward to the landmark “Golden Jubilee,” the parade committee members looked inward to find a Grand Marshall […]
AnSeanchas ó Mont Traolachana – The News from Montana
Mar thosach, bamhaith le GaeilThírnaSpéireMóirebeannachtaí ó chroí a bhreithdárgcairdeuilearfudna Rockies agus go mórmhór do luchtléiteannuachtáinsaoithiúilseo. Translated into the finest Cork English this reads ‘To begin, the Irish of Big Sky Country would like to extend their best wishes to all our friends throughout the Rockies and especially to the readers of this learned newspaper.’ This […]
In Search of the Perfect Irish Castle
Brian Luke Seaward Like many Americans, I have always had a fascination with castles. Large, thick, wooden doors, towering turrets, ivy covered walls and spacious water fountains form an undeniable alchemy of intrigue. If you have ever seen a photo of Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Germany, that which inspired Walt Disney so many years ago, […]
A Tribute to Noel Cunningham: His Challenge Lives On
by Jeremy Lee (Photo) Noel receiving the Civis Princeps (First Citizen) Award from Father Michael Sheeran, S.J., President of Regis University in 2006. It’s the highest honor the University bestows.) I was stunned, like so many, to hear that Noel Cunningham, restaurateur and humanitarian, had taken his life on December 1, 2011. I was sitting […]
Letters from U2US – Noel Cunningham Remembered
On December 9th 2011 Noel Cunningham was laid to rest in Denver. He began his journey of 62 years in Dublin Ireland. At age 14 he began to prepare for a lifelong career in the culinary business. Working first in a hometown kitchen, the young chef-to-be learned his lessons well. Honing his skills in London […]
Irish-American John O’Brien, Jr. Publishes “First Generation”
John Francis O’Brien, Jr. is an author, writer, poet, publisher and spokesman. Named as one of Irish America Magazine’s 2011 Top 100 Irish Americans, he is Co-Founder, Co-Publisher and Editor of the Ohio Irish American News, which premiered in January 2007. His poem, The Vacant Chair, took 1st Prize in the Irish Book, Art & […]
In Memory of Michael Reid..
One of the best things about Irish traditional music, and indeed most traditional musics, is that so much of it is about the community that builds itself around and through it. Those who have taught others, both directly and indirectly, formally and informally, have passed on what they learned and we in our turn try […]
Antiquities and the Fine Art of Fiddling
by Rodger Hara In an essay, Unitarian Minister turned author/essayist Robert Fulghum described an Aha! lesson he learned from an Auschwitz survivor about the distinction between a problem and an inconvenience. Denver antique dealer, Celtic music supporter and session fiddler Eron Johnson could just as easily be the purveyor of that particular lesson – and […]
Ambassador Michael Collins Colorado Visit 2011
by Rodger Hara In January 1919, Michael Collins of Sam’s Cross, Clonakilty, West Cork, helped newly-elected President Eamon de Valera escape from a British jail. President de Valera returned to Dublin and then made his way to the States where he embarked on a fund raising trip that brought him to Denver on July 2, […]