Colm & Eddie Delahunt: Their Journey
Not to be outdone by The Elders in the Star, the Delahunts are in the paper also. The Dublin brothers are in The X
Colm and Eddie are both very well known in the Irish community, Colm for over ten years at Harlings Upstairs before his transformation into DJ Irishman, and Eddie, as the hugely talented singer/songwriter at every venue and event with even a hint of Irishness, as well as lately adding the proprietorship of the coffee shop, Cafe &, into the bargain.
The lads answer a series of questions in the March edition of The X, and if you pick up the paper for free, you can read the answers. Or you could just read them online. In a similar March column a few years back The X featured your happy Irish KC author, and made me seem even happier.
Here are the questions the boys were asked, but in a pathetic attempt to steal the Delahunts’ thunder, the answers are mine:
Where in Ireland are you from?
Dublin. Dublin West. An unremarkable-looking housing estate.
Why did you decide to leave Ireland?
Because I decided to move to America. Making that decision easier was the explosive rise in Dublin accomodation costs, the decision to not implement trams in my city, the desire to not watch my favourite pubs get knocked down around me, the discomfort at watching my childhood get rezoned for housing, and the growth of racism in Ireland.
How did you end up in Kansas City?
As one of the questions I am most frequently asked, this has already been answered in the Frequently Asked Irish Questions HERE.
Why Kansas City?
This is the same question as the previous one, and even if it isn’t I’m giving the same answer.
Was it easy moving to a foreign country?
No. And because both countries speak the same language I don’t think the differences and difficulties are as readily appreciated as they would be if we spoke different langauges.
Any complaints about moving to the USA?
See the sidebar. Some surface in the regular feature I do highlighting the less celebrated differences between Ireland and the US. But you should’ve heard me complain in Dublin. That was love, that was.
See Also:
• How Do You Find America?
• 10 Songs They Taught Us In School in Ireland
• Purple Haze: 119th Street Town Center
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