Irish America magazine - Oct/Nov '01 issue: Martin McGuinness, Judy Garland, Joe Judge, Omagh, Frank McCourt in Haiti, Nora Barnacle, Carroll O'Connor, The Irish roots of Halloween, Searching for John Ford, Being Irish
Film Forum
The conventional wisdom about Nora Barnacle, James Joyce's longtime
companion and eventually his wife, was that she was an ignorant
but "country cute" peasant. more...
(Irish America) October-November 2001
Book Reviews
Searching for John Ford tops the list in this issue's round-up of
new releases and recommended reading.
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(Irish America) October-November 2001
Slainte
Ask anyone to name five favorite holidays, and it's a sure bet Halloween
will be on the list. Then ask how the celebration came to be.
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(Irish America) October-November 2001
Roots
Irish literature and lore shows Mulligan little respect. The very
opening sentence of James Joyce's acclaimed Ulysses introduces Buck
Mulligan, a ribald braggar.
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(Irish America) October-November 2001
Music
Flutes and fiddles everywhere, if it's traditional music you want...
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(Irish America) October-November 2001
Passings
He called his wife "Dingbat." He called his daughter a "weepy Nellie
atheist." Puerto Ricans "spics"; Jews "yids." He was terrified of
African Americans, homosexuals, feminists and evolutionists.
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