Once upon a time Irish people, whoever they were - probably those who slaughtered the Tuatha Dé Danann - drank alcohol in public places such […]

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For anyone, from ’round these parts, who may not dig deep and follow comments on posts, let me draw your attention to Kevin Kiley’s contribution […]

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The Irish Wilderness in Oregon County, Missouri is the subject of the first novel by Veronica Roberts featured in The South Missourian News
It’s a story […]

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When his parents were worried about the inflexibility of Korean high school, Lee Oh was sent to attend high school in America.
Lee later progressed […]

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Great-grandmother Sue Gerard has a nice piece in the Colombia Daily Tribune about a community in the middle of Missouri, called Harg
Granny Sue says that […]

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God it’s hot. Wasn’t it meant to be cold? A book. Shouldn’t take long to get a book. I could get the bus. Only losers […]

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Annie Moore has long been recognized as the first immigrant to come through Ellis Island. 15 year-old Annie arrived on a ship from Ireland on […]

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If you’re interested in what is going on the world of the Irish beyond Kansas City, here’s ten stories for ya:
  • The Irish Government is […]

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Speaking of Irish-themed movies, the Kansas International Film Festival started on Friday and runs until Thursday September 21. At the Glenwood Arts Theatre TONIGHT, September […]

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Answer: What a stupid question.
Okay so you say you’re 25% Irish. What does that mean? That you can divide your sense of nationality, of identity, […]

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MR Magazine has a feature today by Michael Hogan on the Irish immigrants who became the San Patricios - those who fought on the Mexican […]

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Irish families settling in Kansas City after the Civil War were the founding force behind what was then called St. Patrick’s Church. In January 1958 […]

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Q. How Do You Find America?
A. I honestly don’t know any more. When I moved to Kansas City from Ireland 7 years ago [in 1999] […]

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Ireland’s Sunday Business Post today is reporting that the Irish Government is planning a campaign to entice illegal Irish immigrants in New York back to […]

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Back in the early 1990s when Kansas City and the rest of the US had Irish people arriving on Morrison Visas I had an Irish […]

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Podge and Rodge have their own handy Irish test, with the willing victim being Anne Charleston, who you may (not) know as Madge from Australia’s […]

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If legalizing the illegal Irish in Kansas City and beyond is your cup of tea, you might want to support the CD No Paddy Left […]

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A story from Denver today of Irish ancestry and immigration, leading into a request to a commitment to the United States from Mexican immigrants which […]

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How Irish the US really is, together with how Americans celebrate that Irishness - from today’s Suburban Chicago News compiled by John MacIntyre:
48: Number of […]

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Speaking of Immigration and of the World Cup from here in the USA, I somehow missed this little gem from Tom Powers in the St. […]

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