The Irish in Chicago

The Irish in Chicago

  See here for more stories of the Irish abroad   By 1890, Chicago had the third highest population of Irish emigrants in the USA. The city’s Irish-American heroes include Butch O’Hare, Captain Francis O’Neill, Richard Daley, Mother Jones...
Tom Frawley (1920-2014) – Publican – Lahinch, County Clare

Tom Frawley (1920-2014) – Publican – Lahinch, County Clare

‘If priests were allowed to marry, they wouldn’t have had half the number of scandals.’ When Tom Frawley makes his point, he does not slam his fist on the bar. He says the words with quiet certainty. He has thought the matter through thoroughly and he knows he is...
Index to Vanishing Ireland Interviews

Index to Vanishing Ireland Interviews

History is best understood by talking to those who took part in it. You don’t have to have lived an illustrious or bizarre life to have an opinion. You simply need to have lived and learned. There follows below a link to all the extended, footnoted interviews...