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February 20, 2008

BOOK : Billy the Kid

THE boy who would grow up to be Billy the Kid may have been born (no one knows for certain) in the Irish neighborhood of the Five Points in 1859. What we do know for certain, however, is that that Billy the Kid shot a man who was bullying him in Colorado and began his short life on the run.

Michael Wallis’s beautifully written, engrossing portrait is finally available in paperback. The author shows us that Billy the Kid was a product of his era, belonging to a generation of “desperate men” who knew how to handle a gun.

Wallis also shows how the sensationalist press of the time was more than happy to contribute to the creation of his myth, indicating how little has changed.
Billy the Kid is published by W.W. Norton Books.

TELEVISION : In Treatment

THE art of listening is alive and well on In Treatment, the new HBO series helmed by Gabriel Byrne.

It’s a challenge of the first order for the celebrated actor to sit there impassively as characters pour out their hearts. But already the hit series has been taking off via critical raves and word of mouth in its nightly half-hour episodes, broadcast Monday through Friday, with each day’s installment featuring the client or clients who routinely see psychotherapist Paul Weston (Byrne) on that day.

Theoretically you could just choose to follow the storyline of one character over the next few weeks, but more likely you’ll get hooked on the whole thing.
In Treatment is broadcast on HBO at 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

PUB : Mr. Dennehy’s

LOCATED on Carmine Street in the heart of Greenwich Village, Mr. Dennehy’s is a comfy neighborhood staple just steps from the West 4th Street subway.

The venue offers a private function room, a working fireplace, a patio and a sidewalk cafe facing the action on Seventh Avenue South. It’s a perfect blend of Irish American and old country charm, and the Guinness – always the test – is first rate. Stay for dinner which is served until midnight, or 2 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Mr. Dennehy’s is located at 63 Carmine Street in New York. Call 212-414-1223.

LECTURE : Peter Duffy on Major Dennis Mahon

MAJOR Dennis Mahon was assassinated at the height of the Great Famine while driving a carriage through his property in Co. Roscommon, which at the time was filled with thousands of starving tenants. On the day he was killed Mahon had already evicted 3,000 of his 12,000 tenants and had plans to evict a further 6,000.

A descendant of Roscommon famine survivors, Peter Duffy is an award-winning journalist and the author of the book that looks for the truth about Mahon’s murder and the landlord’s role in the suffering on his estate, while also shedding new light on the life and death struggles of the destitute Irish tenants on his estate.

On Thursday, February 21 at 7 p.m. Glucksman Ireland House at New York University presents a discussion by the author. For tickets and directions call 212-998-3950.

RECITAL : Mary Dunleavy at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

CELEBRATED Irish American soprano Mary Dunleavy (recently seen on the Metropolitan Stage as Violetta in La Traviata) will perform at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 17. She’ll sing “Ave Maria” and “Our Lady of Knock” at the annual morning Mass in the cathedral.

Asked by the Irish Voice for her thoughts concerning the invitation, Dunleavy enthused, “Being asked to sing for St. Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral is almost unbelievable. All four of my late grandparents were born in Ireland and came to this country with virtually nothing but hope and determination.

I can’t imagine what it would mean to them to see their granddaughter doing this. It’s an incredible honor for me, but an even bigger one for them.”

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