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Happy Birthday, Grandpa For those of you that are fa- miliar with my writing, you’ll notice a lot of common threads that weave themselves into my articles each month. The The way in which I like to showed his immense love and Ohio Rose Centre; my educa- celebrate those that have influ- affection for my Grandma. As tion; my family; and so much enced me the most is by writing, an adult, I aspire to show my more are focal points of my so this month my article is all loved ones the same amount life and the way I interact about him. One of my favorite of kindness and tenderness. with others, so of course they memories of spending time with find their way into my work. my Grandpa (and Grandma!) It’s hard to choose just is actually a series of rides in one of them to write about their Honda Accord. This is each month. On any given day where I worked on Spelling as- I have a lot of warm feelings signments, where I met Harry about the wonderfully kind and Potter and the gang for the first supportive people in my life. Re- time, and where I watched the cently though, I’ve found myself west side suburbs of Cleveland thinking quite a bit about my go by. They loved taking me to Grandfather – Thomas Donald and from different events, and Ginley, Sr. A deeply kind, con- I loved travelling with them. siderate individual with a heart My Grandpa would adjust his bigger than the state of Ohio, radio presets and let me listen he would have celebrated his to the cheesy early 2000s pop 82nd birthday on February 8th. that I still love to this day. On Sunday mornings, we’d listen to Gerry Quinn’s show. He’d ask me about school, I’d tell him about the books I was reading, Like Christmas, birthdays and we’d discuss the Christmas were something my Grandpa RAFFLE lights and lawn decorations looked forward to every year. ROUND TRIP AIRFARE FOR 2 TO of the homes we passed driv- He absolutely LOVED picking ing around his neighborhood. out goofy cards and thoughtful Whenever my parents said “your gifts, showering my family and grandparents are on their way to I in hugs and kisses, and throw- IRELAND get you,” I’d jam my feet into my ing barbecues and dinners to g 2nd PRIZE WAGON OF BOOZE shoes, run to the door as fast as celebrate another year of life. 3rd PRIZE g $100.00 possible, and wait for the silver The most important physical car to pull into the driveway. part of these celebrations was, DRAWING What I loved most about these and continues to be, the cake. drives though were the quiet mo- Each year at the beginning of MARCH 18, 2016 ments, the bits of time spent on February, I’d spend a day at my AT THE PUBLIC HOUSE the highway or slowly meander- grandparents’ pouring over reci- 17219 LORAIN AVENUE, IN KAMM’S CORNER ing down our respective streets pes with my Grandma, trying to when my Grandpa would take pick the perfect one to make for my Grandma’s hand in his, not my Grandpa. The type of cake WINNER NEED NOT BE PRESENT letting go until we reached our varied from year to year, but destination. He’d reach slowly Grandpa appearing in the kitch- ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT across the gearshift and grab en trying to sneak a peek of his her hand, never taking his eyes birthday snack as Grandma and ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH off the road or losing focus on I worked on it happened about RESTORATION FUND the drive we had ahead of us. five (and ten and twenty minutes) 3602 BRIDGE AVENUE, CLEVELAND “Oh, Mary Jo…” he’d say qui- into the baking process, did not. etly, his smile reflecting back “Do you need help?” DONATION: $5 EACH or 3 FOR $10 towards me in the rearview mir- he’d ask with a sly grin. ror. These are the moments when “Grandpa, no,” I’d shout. “This I’d set my book or MP3 player is a SURPRISE! You can’t see it!” PLEASE CONTACT aside. The relationship between “Did you put your heart on it Kathy Pierce g 216.469.9064 Harry and Ginny had nothing on yet?” he’d ask, knowing full well g the couple sitting in front of me. that I’d draw a wonky, misshapen St. Patrick Church 216.631.6872 As a child, I admired the simple heart in red gel frosting right next RAFFLE SPONSORED BY THE PIERCE FAMILY ways in which my Grandpa Continued on page 11 FEBRUARY 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 7

ham had con- Engineers, surveyors, architects, slat- by the dying prison was finally being rec- fined political ers, carpenters and bricklayers joined the ognised. prisoners from Restoration Society, giving their time and Members of the Kilmainham Jail Res- the War of Inde- labour freely. Some people even spent their toration Society worked ceaselessly and pendence and annual vacation working to restore the old selflessly. In April 1966, to honour the the Civil War. place. Seamus Brennan, also in the Mendic- fiftieth anniversary of the Rising, work on The heavy ity Institute during Easter Week 1916, and Kilmainham had progressed sufficiently for front door was initially sentenced to death, became Honor- the jail to be officially opened by President finally slammed ary Secretary of the Society. His daughter de Valera, one of the last prisoners confined Lorcan Leonard’s shut and bolted in early January 1924. Maureen assumed the role of tour guide in within. 1966 was also the year of Lorcan Dream, Part I Wounded Ireland gasped to catch its breath the prison for 36 years. Leonard’s death, aged 49. His dream bore and start anew. Nobody could afford time Strangely enough, both Ireland and the precious fruit. His guiding principal de- I was brought to the re-interment of Roger spent thinking about that place. old jail had received an unforeseen gift – clared: “… if Kilmainham is saved Ireland Casement in Glasnevin Cemetery in 1965. By 1958 the prison had turned into a time. A little over thirty four years had is saved, and out of our poor efforts at least My memory consists of little more than a jungle, defying description. Trees appeared passed since the jail was closed down after the children of the future will say we pre- single snapshot: holding my parents’ hands, through the roofs, plaster was hanging off the Civil War. This passing of time helped served the history of Ireland… Let them watching crowds wearing heavy winter cell walls and ceilings, the glass in all the to begin the process of healing raw wounds. say we gave them neither wealth or land overcoats, and a flurry of snow. windows had disappeared, roof trusses The prominent role played in Irish history but a dream.” As a little girl, during the 50 year anni- collapsed and bird droppings inches deep versary of the Easter Rising, I attempted to had settled under and around the ferns Available now: Author John O’Brien, Jr’s 4th book: figure out how old I would be for the 100 flourishing on the ground floor of the infa- year commemorations. A terrifying thought. mous East Wing. The Lyrics of Irish Freedom This is also not a concrete memory, more an Years after the half-century commemo- elusive one. I vaguely recollect my Ohio rations, I met Lorcan Leonard’s widow in Notes of Turbulent Times father stopping the car one night before my office in the Archives Department of an old Dublin building, pointing out what Kilmainham Prison. Proud of both her appeared to be a plaque on the wall. I can husband’s achievement and his dream, she www.songsandstories.net still see it glowing brightly in the shadows. wished to ensure those working in Kilmain- #livemorelifebemoreirish I thought he called it “Sword of Light”, ham were aware of his work. She donated explaining how that old building looming many of his papers, she explained to me how, out of the darkness was occupied during out for a drive one Sunday afternoon in the the Easter Rising of 1916. I have long since late 1950s, Lorcan unexpectedly pulled the tried to place it, but the closest I can guess car up across the street from the deteriorat- is that we were parked near a section of the ing jail complex. Boland’s Bakery garrison, held by Eamon He mentioned his utter weariness at de Valera from 24 – 30 April, 1916. hearing people talk about how the build- I remember my father’s magazine, Irish ing should be restored; how this could be Woman’s Journal, which he brought out achieved. He told his wife that very day himself in the 1960s. The April 1966 edition that he himself would do it. He approached featured young Dublin sculptor Michael PJ Stephenson with his idea. Now Chief Li- O’Sullivan (no relation), concentrating on brarian of Dublin, Stephenson was instantly his 50th anniversary project. My father’s enthusiastic. He had also written an article editorial focused on PH Pearse’s poem The about the old jail: “Our people would come Fool, with photographs of the GPO and the from the four quarters of the world to visit front door of Kilmainham Prison. Had fate Kilmainham Jail once it is reopened.” The already decided? Kilmainham Jail Restoration Society was Immediately prior to these events, in born. June 1958, a Dublin engineer named Lor- The task facing it proved gargantuan. can Leonard wrote a momentous letter on According to an article in the Sunday Press behalf of himself and PJ Stephenson (who 22 May 1960, the Society needed “volunteer had fought during the Easter Rising in the carpenters, painters, plasterers … general Mendicity Institution under Sean Heuston, tradesmen …. builders, providers and con- who was subsequently executed). Lorcan tractors willing to donate materials and loan Leonard wrote: “It is our intention to get a equipment...” They desperately needed committee to plan a real campaign to restore funding for the heavy expenses incurred in Kilmainham Jail and arrange the prison as transforming Kilmainham back to its 1916 an Historical Museum, and principally, to condition. elevate that weed-grown, debris-strewn A sister paper, the Evening Press, clarified: yard … to the most holy spot in Ireland.” “It is a labour of love, but the ideals behind It was Lorcan Leonard’s idea to use strictly the job did not make the work any easier. voluntary labour to renovate the old prison High-minded thoughts may have acted as where the 1916 men were executed in May an inspiration to the men, women and boys of that year. The shamefully neglected yard who have topped 30.000 hours of voluntary described by Leonard is the Stonebreakers’ labour so far, but it took bush saws, pick- Yard, where the men faced British firing axes and blistered hands to cut a way into squads. In the years since 1916, Kilmain- the jail before the real work could start.” 8 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com FEBRUARY 2016

and tried on May 4, sion to spare the Countess where she received does not seem to have been a sentence of death. driven by the fear of public She was sent to Kil- opinion. mainham prison to She was a woman: Prob- await her execution. ably the most mentioned On May 6, just prior reason is the fact that she to her scheduled ex- was spared execution be- Why was the around Dublin’s Anglo-Irish society. ecution, the British cause the British did not The event that changed her life occurred suddenly commuted want to execute a woman. Countess Spared? in 1906, when Constance rented a cottage her sentence to life Some have argued that Following the 1916 Easter Rising the at Balally near Dublin. The poet Padraic imprisonment. When earlier British outrage at leaders of the Rising were tried by a British Colum had once lived there. He left be- the Countess was the German execution of military court and sentenced to death. The hind issues of Arthur Griffith’s national- told of the change she British nurse Edith Cavell last two leaders to be sentenced to execu- ist newspaper Sinn Fein. Reading these was not pleased. She in October 1915 may have tion were Eamon De Valera and Countess papers Constance became enlightened by told the British sol- also influenced the deci- de Markievicz. Both leaders had their the cause of Irish nationalism. dier who delivered sion. General Maxwell was sentences commuted to life imprisonment. In 1908 she joined Inghinidhe na hÉ- the message, “I do wish your lot had the adamant that the Countess should be Several months ago we looked at the ques- ireann (Daughters of Erin), a women’s decency to shoot me.” executed as one of the leaders of the Rising. tions surrounding De Valera’s clemency in, nationalist organization founded by Maud As in the case of Eamon de Valera, there Certainly the military court did not “Why was De Velara Spared?” This month Gonne. From that point on Countess de seems to be speculation regarding the rea- have any concerns about sentencing her we will ask the same question regarding Markievicz would spend most of her time son why her sentence was commuted. The to death. Although the military court rec- the Countess. Why was she spared? and a large part of her fortune on the Irish three most mentioned reasons are: ommended clemency in her case, Maxwell She was born Constance Georgina Gore- nationalist cause. She was a foreign Countess: Based on fully intended to ignore the recommenda- Booth, in London on February 4, 1868. Her Constance became active in the Irish her marriage to Count Markievicz, she tion. Several notes were sent to Maxwell father was Henry Gore-Booth, a wealthy labor movement. She organized soup was a titled member of Russian nobility. by Prime Minister Herbert Asquith that Anglo-Irish landowner. At the Gore-Booth kitchens and fed the poor strikers and their The British sent several communications instructed Maxwell not to proceed with estate, called Lissadel, in County Sligo, children during the 1913 Dublin Transport to the Polish embassy in London to try and the execution of the Countess without Constance lived a life of wealth. Her father Workers Strike, often selling her jewelry to determine the status of Count Markievicz’s first advising Asquith and Field Marshall taught her how to shoot at an early age. She finance the operations. Following the strike, title. England and the Russian Empire French (Maxwell’s superior). was also noted for being a competent and the Transport Workers union formed a self- (that included Poland) were allies during It was not until May 6, two days after fearless horsewoman. protective organization, the Irish Citizen World War I and England certainly wanted her trial and just prior to her scheduled In 1893 she enrolled in art school in Army. At James Connolly’s invitation, Con- no foreign conflicts. Based on the scant execution, that Maxwell relented and London. In 1898 she furthered her study stance joined the organization, advancing documentation that exists, while it seems granted the commuting of her sentence of art at the Julian School in Paris. There to the rank of major. to have been an initial concern, this does to life imprisonment. It would appear she met Count Casimir Dunin Markievicz. In April 1916 the Irish Citizen Army not appear to have been the overriding that those biographers, who state that the He was a Polish count and artist, whose joined with the Irish Volunteers and be- factor in the final decision. Countess was spared due to her sex, were family lived in Russia. They were married gan an armed rebellion in Dublin. During Negative Public Opinion: The daily probably correct in that assessment. in London in 1900. Constance and Casimir the Rising, the Countess was assigned executions of the Rising’s leaders were Following the commutation of her settled in Dublin where their life revolved to St. Stephen’s Green. Michael Mallin, having an effect on public opinion, both sentence, the Countess was transferred commander in Dublin and around the world. The to Aylsbury prison in England. She was of the park, people of Dublin who originally opposed released in 1917 as part of the general appointed the Rising were shifting their opinion amnesty. She ran for election in 1918 and her second- after hearing that the leaders were being was elected to the first Dáil. She remained in-command. executed. The person most cognizant of active in politics and was a tireless worker She suggest- this pressure was British Prime Minister for the poor. ed seizing Herbert Asquith. He was sending daily Countess de Markievicz died on July the College communications to General Sir John Max- 15, 1927 in the public ward of Sir Patrick of Surgeons, well (military governor of Ireland during Dun’s Hospital in Dublin from complica- a building the Rising) encouraging him to stop the tions of appendicitis. Thousands marched on the west executions. Maxwell, however, continued in her funeral procession through Dublin. side of the with the executions after being ordered Eamon de Valera served as one of her Green. The to stop. pallbearers. She is buried in Glasnevin rebels occu- Maxwell himself admitted in a report to Cemetery. Certainly the Countess is one pied it and Asquith in June 1916 that the impression of the most interesting and colorful char- the Count- that the leaders were killed “in cold blood” acters of the 1916 Rising. ess took without trial had resulted in a “revulsion *J. Michael Finn is the Ohio State Histo- command, of feeling” that had set in, in favor of the rian for the Ancient Order of Hibernians setting up rebels. Asquith instead of taking Maxwell and Division Historian for the Patrick snipers on to task continued his public support of Pearse Division in Columbus, Ohio. He the roof. Maxwell’s actions. While Asquith was is also Chairman of the Catholic Record After the certainly aware of the effect that the daily Society for the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. surrender executions were having on public opinion, He writes on Irish and Irish-American the Count- General Maxwell’s desire for revenge history; Ohio history and Ohio Catholic ess was im- seems to have overridden Asquith’s history. You may contact him prisoned concerns, at least initially. The final deci- at [email protected]. FEBRUARY 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 9

look amazing in equal measure of the batter in each muffin the baking process. Switch on your oven the oven: golden tin hole. Return tray to oven and bake for light and peer through the glass window brown and fluffy, 20 minutes. Do not open the oven during to check on the puddings. but upon leav- ing the heat they would deflate and go soggy. Af- ter fits and starts she refined the Being in Belfast over Christmas and recipe and achieved a gorgeous end result. New Year made me realize how much I “You have to resist the urge to open the miss things. Friends and family not with- oven while they are cooking,” she told standing, I found I had been longing for me. She also advised me to let the batter Michael’s Mummy’s Sunday roast. rest all day. Not long after we returned for our Now, with no family within hundreds holiday visit, Mummy sensed our longing of miles of us, Michael and I keep the and invited us for dinner without Michael ritual alive most winter Sundays. There’s suggesting the idea. something special about setting aside time When we arrived at the snug bungalow, on a Sunday to prepare a delicious, home- she was busy in the steamy kitchen, fuss- cooked meal. My kitchen fills with the rich ing over the stove. All four burners were aroma of roasting beef, the sweet smell of lit with pots of vegetables simmering bright orange carrots and of course, Brus- away and gravy warming for the pota- sels sprouts and potatoes. toes. My father-in-law was slicing the beef The ‘meat and two veg rule’ is some- with an electric kitchen knife; his wiener thing the Kearney family lives by, but dog Henry sat eagerly at his feet waiting sometimes we’ll break from tradition and for a stray scrap to fall onto the floor. have a curry dish or stir-fry. What remains Soon everything was ready and Mum- constant is the extra time and attention my summoned us to the table. We sat dedicated to this heartwarming early cozily together catching up after months evening feast. apart as we tucked into the lovingly made dinner. Cathy’s Take on Later, when my father-in-law and I Yorkshire Puddings were washing the dishes after dinner – a (Adapted slightly from Elaine Lemm’s ritual we’ve cultivated over the years Yorkshire Puddings recipe.) – we found the carrots and parsnips ac- cidently abandoned in a pot on the stove. 4 large, fresh eggs, measured into bowl, In all the commotion of having her son jug or Pyrex and daughter-in-law home for dinner, Equal quantity of milk to your mea- Mummy had forgotten to put the sweet sured eggs root vegetables on the table. Equal quantity of all purpose/plain The Sunday roast tradition strongly flour to measured eggs stuck with me. In Chicago, when my own Pinch of salt parents still lived in the Windy City, we 1/2 tsp. peanut oil per continued the feast with a Midwest flair. muffin tin section Often that meant my Dad would fire up Measure equal parts the grill on the back porch and cook a eggs, milk and flour. Then steak “to perfection” as he likes to do no beat milk, eggs and salt matter the weather. Mom would make until mixed (should be a salad or savory vegetable dish and I light and airy). Slowly would peel apples for an apple pie made add in flour through a from scratch. Michael would soak up all sieve. Thoroughly beat the steak grilling tips from my Dad while mixture again; eliminate sharing a Scotch on the rocks with the any lumps in the batter. next-door neighbor. Let stand for two hours One year, after returning home from or more on the kitchen the holidays where we’d spent a portion counter. of our time in Yorkshire, Michael got it Heat oven to 450 F. in his head that he wanted home-baked Place ½ tsp. peanut oil Yorkshire puddings. So I wasn’t surprised in each hole of a 12-hole when Michael asked my Mom, who is an muffin tin. Place tray in excellent baker, to take on the challenge of oven until peanut oil is coaxing flour, eggs, milk and water into a smoking then remove savory bread not unlike a New England from oven. Whisk the popover. The first few attempts were batter while adding a bit not as she hoped. The puddings would of water and then place 10 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com FEBRUARY 2016

the crown is for me.” A chuckle support you in good and bad The feast of St. Valentine of and a sip. “I wear it facing me times and support them as well. February 14 was first estab- for your Uncle. McGarry men.” True friends never betray their lished in 496 by Pope Gelasius Her stories always allowed for friends or that friendship. True I, who included Valentine deviation, each account having friends never walk alone. The among all those “... whose various and potential paths and heart. The hands. The crown. names are justly reverenced culminations. “Many have a ring or a necklace. among men, but whose acts Aunt Irene was a day before All Saints. It When I was a wee bit older, It is not about the ring.” are known only to God.” As Recent articles in the column was two days before All Souls I found my way to the house A.I. called losing your Clad- Gelasius implies, nothing was have discussed the history of was celebrated in the Ordinary with doors in the walls and dagh “a bad omen.” But, “Don’t then known about his life. Ireland and immigration. Last Form of the Roman Rite; three noticed her ring was facing look for it; look for yourself. It In 1836, Fr. John Spratt, month my article addressed in- days before All Souls Day was out. Alarmed, I inquired. A.I. is about you and how you live an Irish priest and famous dividual agency and the produc- celebrated in the Extraordi- looked at her hand and said, your life, your character and preacher, was given many tion of history. It is this time of nary Form of the Roman Rite. “Got dressed for the day after loyalty. I have lived a long and tokens of esteem following a year I recall those individuals in The Extraordinary Form is a my coffee; although, that is not full life. I have cursed, bled sermon in Rome. One gift from my life that made it possible for Requiem Mass. Ma said we a good omen, William Francis.” and sworn. You can ask me Pope Gregory XVI were the me to write this column. They would celebrate All Souls in the “Omen” always sounded like anything.” remains of St. Valentine and “a are those whom I visit every Extraordinary Form. We listen the place where the Thanksgiv- “Can I have another cup of small vessel tinged with his March at All Soul’s. They are to our Ma. A three Mass funeral ing turkey was roasted. Some coffee?” blood.” The Reliquary was those whose narrative is a part is what the youths called it. Irish have never fully taken to Our stories became yarns with placed in Whitefriar Street of the Irish story in America and We called her A.I., but never the English language. “You variations articulated by inces- Church in Dublin, Ireland, and comprise my McGarry chapter. to her face. She had a swift and have to do your own growing, sant raconteurs in a singular has remained there until this My Aunt Irene is such a person. smarting right hand that all no matter how tall your grand- chronicle. We all shared the re- day. This was accompanied Aunt Irene joined the dearly strove and struggled to avoid. father was.” enactment as we had shared the by a letter claiming the relics departed last year. She was put We meandered our way to A.I.’s A week before I went to join moment. We would be there for were those of St. Valentine. to rest on the 31st of October. It house whenever we could. My my sister Jennifer Eileen at her when she needed someone brother Sean Patrick and I would Notre Dame, AI invited me to sit by the fire and listen. We cut the grass and shovel the to breakfast. She told me how would drop off dinner or leave snow. It was not work. When proud she was now that I was gifts at her door. Some birthdays There are over 1.4 Margaret Colleen was older, she a collegian. She advised me to she didn’t know who the gift would assist. start drinking coffee. I did not was from. We just did it for her. million people of Irish descent Aunt Irene’s home was a ref- want coffee. I had no choice. She After Mass, or whenever I am in Ohio; 475,000 in Greater Cleve- uge in a new neighborhood to gave me a cup already prepared, at the Grotto, I light a candle for land; 176,000 in Cuyahoga County: explore and exploit. She lived and I took a sip. her. I remember when it should close enough to use a bicycle and I looked at her. She took a have been over the second time. Want to reach them? far enough away for Ma to use a drink. I took another sip. “Aunt I gave her a drink out of a straw Advertise in the Ohio Irish phone. Today, some would call Irene, this doesn’t taste like cof- at the hospital. “You are not very American News: it a home with character. fee.” She said, “What does it good at this.” Saddest thing in It had a large front porch for taste like?” I told her it tasted life is wasted talent. [email protected]. the youths within view of the like Jameson and Baileys mostly. We chuckled and sipped af- front parlor and their keepers. It “Two things William Francis: ter each of those three Masses. had a large dining room that was One, how do you know all those The things you remember. We proper and always respected, tastes? And, two, this is how I talked about someone who was except when the keepers were take my coffee in the morning.” the personification of the Clad- absent and the cards or dice My first Jameson was at the dagh. She was love. She was materialized. She had “doors house with doors in the walls, loyal. She was a friend. She in the walls.” Some call these well before that cup of coffee. was always with a smile and pocket doors. My mind, to this First Guinness as well. I’ll leave a morning cap. The difference day, has to do a translation, since it at that. between whiskey and you and in my formative years they were I thought of her ring turned Aunt Irene. One drink is too just “doors in the walls.” the wrong way a few years be- many, and a thousand is not It was A.I. who taught me fore. “How many cups do you enough. about the Irish. She taught me to drink?” A chuckle and a sip. She A year passes quickly. As be proud and to know the histo- was never afraid to let a ques- the Mass of St. Patrick nears, I ry of my people. “Rebels are we.” tion go unanswered. My sister recall those who worked and She was from Dublin, married to Margaret Colleen started to call lived to make that day possible. a McGarry from Longford. A.I. A.I.’s coffee “the morning cap.” The people behind this column. told me about Bishop Urban After breakfast she talked It is time to recall all our Aunt Eugene McGarry. A.I. told me about what is important in life. Irenes and to celebrate the lives about Gold Tooth Mary Thorn- Love. Loyalty. Friendship. Love of those who came before us. It ton. Aunt Irene introduced me with caring and compassion. is also time to thank all those in to the Claddagh in a manner Love your family and your Cleveland who make, not only empathetic of my years and true friends. Love what you do St. Patrick’s Day possible, but grasp, always her pedagogical and who you are. Be wise and contribute to the Irish approach, “The heart means humble enough to give love and American community love, the hands mean family, and to get love. Be loyal to those who throughout the year. FEBRUARY 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 11

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to the ‘Happy Birthday, Grandpa!’ message my Grandma would write herself. It was, and still is, something I do yearly to let him know that I love him. The tradi- tion of the hearts started long be- fore I could even remember, and it will continue for years to come. I have learned a lot from my Grandpa over the years. His love for my Grandma showed me how to treat others and what I should aspire to in each of my relation- ships; his patience with five grandkids constantly eating and screaming and making a mess taught me how to rationally and kindly deal with the craziness of my part-time nannying jobs; and go through the 2015 (and soon will stand with Grandma in the his zest for life and penchant for to be 2016!) Ohio Rose Selection. kitchen, mixing all of the ingredi- jokes showed me that there is I am a better, more whole person ents together to make a cake we light and laughter and happiness because of his presence in my life, will later share with the rest of the in the every day occurrences. He and I credit him every day for my family. It will say ‘Happy Birth- was a fearless man whose intense growth. On February 8th I will day, Grandpa!’, and my wonky, work ethic and inability to give go over to my Grandma’s house. misshapen hearts will be drawn up inspired me to be more, to be I will walk through the door all over it – letting him know that bolder. Without his influence, I bearing bags filled with cake mix, now, as much as ever, our love for would have never had the guts frosting, sprinkles, and candles. I him is strong. Happy Birthday, to apply to MFA programs, or to Grandpa. I hope it’s a good one. 12 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com FEBRUARY 2016

Ar mhaith leat rud éigin a ól? Would you like some- Speak Irish thing to drink? By Bob Carney Ba mhaith (buh- wah) Yes Níor mhaith (neer-wah) No I scath a chéile a mhaireann na daoine - In each other’s Ba mhaith liom uisce I would like water shadow the people live Tá mé i mo chónaí i Meiriceá (taw may ih muh khoe- Conas atá sibh? In past lessons we have learned how nee ih mair-ih-kaw) I live in America to ask for things(our visit to the pub), how to ask and Agus tusa? (ah-gus tuh-suh) And you? respond to how are you?, greet people, ask the time, and Is as Béal Feirste mé (iss oss bell farshta may) I’m some polite phrases we can use with others. This month from Belfast we’ll meet some new words and phrases we can use to interact with others; that is the purpose of any language. We can go back to past issues and use words we have The first thing after greeting someone we have just met learned to create many new phrases. I know you will is to find out their name, and introduce ourselves. be very surprised at how much Irish you have! Please Cén t-ainm atá ort? (kayn tan-um uh-taw ort) What feel free to e-mail me with any questions or things you is your name? would like to see covered in future Speak Irish columns. Is mise ..... (iss mishuh) I am ...... Use your “cúpla focal”, couple of words, of Irish as If you are asking someone else’s name in return, we often as you can. Irish language is growing worldwide would use the tone of our voice to show emphasis when and is as important as our music, food, sports and all of speaking in English. In Irish we can change the last word our history that makes up our Irish-American heritage. in the phrase as well as using tonal inflection. Share it with pride! Cén t-ainm atá ortsa? (kayn tan-um uh-taw ort-suh) Slán Go Foill Ar mhaith leat (air why lyat) Would you like Ba mhaith liom (bah hwah lyum) I would like [email protected] Cad é sin ? (cahd ay shin) What’s that ? Is ...... é (iss ...... ay) It’s a ...... Cá bhfuil (kah hwill) Where is Cé as tú? (kay oss too) Where are you from? Is as ...... mé (iss oss ...... may) I am from Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí? (kaw will too ih duh khoe- nee) Where do you live? Tá mé i mo chónaí ( taw may ih muh khoe-nee) I live in Tá sé anseo ( taw shay un-shuh ) It is here Tá sé ansin ( taw shay un-shin) It is there Níl sé anseo ( neel shay un-shuh ) It is not here Vocabulary: Stáit Aontaithe ( stoych ayn- tih huh ) United States Eirinn (air-in ) Ireland Meiriceá ( mair- ih kaw ) America Sasana (soss-uh nuh) England Albain (all-uh bin) Scotland trá (traw) a beach an trá (un traw) the beach óstán (oess-tawn) a hotel an t-óstán (un toess-tawn) the hotel siopa (shoop-uh) a shop or store an siopa (un shoop-uh) the store fuinneog (fwin-ngog) window nuachtán (noo ak-tan) newspaper leabhar (lyore) book an fear (un -far) the man Maureen Ginley’s dog, Tucker, can’t wait to dig an bhean (un-van) the woman in to this month’s Ohio Irish American News múinteoir (moo-un-cheore) teacher and Growing Up Irish. fiaclóir (fee -uh- klor) dentist úll (ool) apple bainne (bon yuh ) milk Send us a pic of you with this or a briosca (bris-kuh) cookie past month’s copy of the Ohio Irish rothar (ruh-her ) bicycle American News or post it on our Face- cóta (ko-tuh ) coat sráid (tryed ) street book page and Winners will receive an sráid (un-tryed) the street a $20 gift certificate for the Hooley rud éigin (row de gan) something House, Pj McIntyre’s or any of our ól (oel) drink other OhIAN advertisers, courtesy Examples: Cá bhfuil an sráid? Where is the street? of your Ohio Irish American News. Tá sé anseo It’s here FEBRUARY 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 13

Well, over the next few years Finally, I want to thank our Your encouragement has made the editors of HI are putting advertisers for their endorse- all the difference. together a truly extraordinary ments that have made this fine So for the one-hundredth- series of publications centring newspaper possible and to you, tenth time without a miss, I close on the theme of commemoration. the readership, who have read wishing you all God’s blessings The first in this series will be en- and commented, usually most and Éireann go Brách. titled: 1916: Dream & death. This kindly, on my monthly pieces. Cathal Ah yes, St. Brigid’s Day [1 Robert’s younger brother was 96-page special will be shipped February] aka Imbolc, the first dubbed Edward the Bruce. After this month for €12.50 [about $15] Best Wishes to day of ancient Celtic spring, is fighting alongside his brother for postage included. It will surely also known as the Feast of Brigid. Scottish independence, Edward be a most prised collectible. If Columnist Cathal Liam It celebrates the arrival of longer, set sail for Ireland in 1315. Upon you are interested, give Carol or warmer days and the early signs arriving, he declared himself Helen a ring at 011-353-1-2933568 of spring. The literal meaning of High King of Ireland. for all necessary details. Imbolc is ‘in the belly’ referring Despite forcing England to Speaking of books, one that to the pregnancy of ewes [i.e. fight on two fronts, Ireland and might go unnoticed in the States farm animals] in the old Irish Scotland, Edward’s Scot-Irish is Maurice Walsh’s Bitter Free- Neolithic vernacular. army was defeated by an Anglo- dom: Ireland in a Revolution- One little custom I continue Norman-Irish force led by John ary World 1918-1923. [ISBN practising on Brigid’s Eve sur- de Bermingham, Earl of Louth, 9780571243006]. As Padraig rounds leaving a piece of cloth, and Edmund Butler, Earl of Car- Yeates states in his review: “This maybe a small bit from an old rick, on 14 October 1318. is probably the best overview of OhIAN “A Letter from Ireland” columnist Cathal Liam has dressing gown, hanging from Unfortunately, Edward proved the revolutionary era in the cur- written for the Ohio Irish American News for every one if its the tree by the front door in to be a poor military tactician. rent crop of books prompted by 110 issues. This month’s column is his last monthly column. the hopes the passing spirit of His small army of largely Scot- the ‘decade of centenaries.’” Retiring, he steps away from a paper he helped build, with Brigid might bless it during the tish soldiers was overwhelmed Yeates, a fine writer and author his insight, Letters from Ireland, research and constant active night. The next morning, I’ll col- and soundly defeated by a vastly himself, is spot on with his praise support. We do not have a bigger ambassador; Cathal takes lect the scrap, say a little prayer superior Irish contingent led by for Walsh’s book. It’s now avail- copies of the OhIAN with him where ever he goes, in his US and then tack it up on my office the Anglo-Norman earls. They able in paperback [about $20] home in Cincinnati, his travels to festivals all across the U.S. and wall, hoping the kindly saint has systematically subdued the from Amazon. his Ireland home too. invested it with the powers of Scotsman’s forces in a short- Now, for a bit of sadness. As good health and self-protection. lived engagement. IANOhio embarks on it tenth Cathal has been a guide and a host; has staffed OhIAN booths; My rational mind tells me this is Edward was killed in the fight year of publishing, I must an- and shared author tables with me, from Cincinnati to Milwaukee. just codswallop, but who knows, and, as was the custom of the nounce this will be my last His friendship is one of the great treasures of starting the OhIAN. maybe it’s not. Sure, I’ll take all day, promptly beheaded. What column for the paper. I have so It is not farewell, for he will write to us whenever he wishes. the help I can muster. remained of his dismembered enjoyed our monthly visits. It Still, I will miss the perspective, the passion and the humor. Drop As an aside, legend has it Brig- body, after it was carved up and has been a great pleasure writing him a line if you wish, and say Thanks [email protected]. In id was born in rural Faughart, Co. dispatched to the four corners of you about all the comings and breathe and understanding, we are richer for knowing him. Louth in c. 450 AD. Then, just a Ireland, was buried in the Hill of goings of things back home. John decade or so ago I visited her Faughart churchyard...God rest Ireland’s political ebb and birthplace...a truly ‘saintly’ spot his tortured soul. flow, with its intriguing interac- that radiated a serene, almost Sure, enough of this ancient tions, all juxtaposed against its mystical quality that soon be- history, and on to more current verbosity and oft-time absurd came most evident. events. This coming spring and characterisations, have at times Situated on the side of summer will be a feast of 1916- left me gasping for breath. But Faughart hill were a number 2016 happenings. If you can despite everything, I’ve truly of holy sites including a well, somehow pull it off, head over enjoyed writing you about Ire- several bullán or bowl stones, for Ireland’s St Patrick’s Day land...it’s new books, restaurants, some early Christian ruins and festivities followed by a total festivals and places of note...of a bubbling rivulet that flowed submersion into the recounting the wonderful people I’ve met cheerfully through a cut in the of all things Easter Rebellion and shared adventures with...of hillside’s grassy slope. It was remembered. introducing you to some of my truly an extraordinary place ... With that in mind, you may friends such as Tom ‘the Publi- an important shrine adorning have noticed, over the years, can’ Richardson and his mother Ireland’s bucolic countryside that I’ve frequently quoted or May, Seán O Mahony, Tim Pat above the town of Dundalk. referred to a wonderful Irish his- Coogan, Ronnie Daly, Niamh Being there, I couldn’t help but torical publication, published by- O’Sullivan, Pat Fallon and all recall that Faughart supposedly monthly for the last twenty-four his fine family...to mention only played a part in my own fam- years, entitled History Ireland. It a few. ily’s past. As the story goes, at is beautifully produced and very In closing, I want to thank John least according to my aunt, our professionally done. Some of the O’Brien Jr. and Cliff Carlson for descendants are somehow con- finest present-day historians and all their wonderful support and nected to the de Brus family of writers pen succinct, provocative friendship over the years. John Scotland. Maybe you remember and informative pieces, plus its has been such a rock and he King Robert the Bruce [de Brus] treatment of new Irish historical certainly gave me the freedom to from the film Braveheart. Well, books is fabulous. write as the whim strikes. 14 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com FEBRUARY 2016

als indeed, but such tales warmed the little [church] bell, struck on windy imaginations of readers for hundreds night, I would liefer keep tryst with thee of years and surely provided a stately Than be Wiuth a woman foolish and sum for the commissioned writer. light.” Clearly the bell would not warm Interestingly, Lancelot battles the his bed during a gale force wind, but king of Ireland and it is stated that he he could revel hotly in his high ideals. showed the foremost knight that the Yet another, jaded Irish courtier Geof- said knight’s sword would not “hit frey Keating claims “O woman full of wile, Love in Verse “Lancelot: Knight of the Cart.” Scandal Irish moss, but firm dry shieldboards.” bend not thy head, let our love be without Let’s face it, l’amour sells, espe- and infidelity abounds in literature Okay, in this case, Lancelot wins, but the act, Forever, O slender witch.” In my cially during the month of February. from the Medieval Times and Middle literary tradition of Courtly Love does humble opinion, Lancelot and Tristram No sooner does Father Time pass his Ages. Unfortunately, in our conservative find its way across the seas to Ireland. would be far more convincing lovers than staff to Baby New Year, then the Roman parochial high school years, our teach- The legend of Tristram and Isolde, these sad wretches. As I always profess, god Cupid seeks to aim his proverbial ers had to focus on elements of literature, a beautiful Irish princess, began in however, love springs eternal, especially arrow on lovers and would-be lovers not l’amour, or the language of love as as the centuries progress in Ireland. everywhere. Even if you don’t have a coined by many a poet and troubadour. An anonymous eighteenth-century special valentine, you can still embrace Chivalric, or Courtly Love, has its I and my white cat Pangur poet pens, ”At the dawning of the day, the spirit of the month as an excuse to origins in medieval France. Royal ladies Each has his special art her feet and beauteous head were bare, chase away the cold of winter with a such as Eleanor of Aquitaine, encouraged His mind is set on hunting mice no mantle fair she wore; but down steamy novel or preferably one that is an ideal love between noble ladies of the Mine on my special craft. her waist fell golden hair.” Rooted in actually rooted in higher learning. court and the knights that serve them. peasant ideals and pure love, there is No, I am not jesting when I imply During jousts, a knight would show favor Better than fame I love to rest not a trace of courtly artifice in this that literature that is over one hundred to his queen or princess by displaying the With close study of simple verse, nor in this Irish poem years old can be racy and downright lady’s favorite color or offering her open my beloved book; from the eighteenth century: “The girl I seductive. In fact, I blushed over my tokens of his affection after the match. White Pangur does not envy me, love is comely, straight, and tall, Down recent re-reading of Chretien de Troyes Wearing the king’s standard and his He loves to ply his childish games. her white neck her auburn tresses fall.” lady’s colors, the knight was Passionate, but without the inflated awarded for his bravery and When we two are alone in our house air of courtly love, Irish poetry speaks Steak • Seafood • Prime Rib undying loyalty. Interesting- It is a tale without tedium; from the heart of this distant people. Irish Specialties and Spirits ly, a midnight tryst between Each of us has games never ending Albeit, there are those among us who lady and her lover would be Something to sharpen our wit upon. would no more be bothered with a besot- understood. Of course, the ted, simpering lover, than a watery cup ladies of the court would of tea. This person seeks affection in the The Unicorn cast a downward glance at love of letters and beloved pets. Take for Restaurant any such wayward affections France, but was popularized in Geof- instance “The Monk and His Pet Cat,” an by their mistresses, and the frey of Monmouth’s Arthurian legends Irish poem written, again anonymously, & Pub king was preoccupied with and Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte during the 8th or early 9th century. dalliances of his own. Such D’Arthur,” or “Death of Arthur.” Love and desire weave a complicated Open from 11:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday was the way of the court. Much like the love triangle between web in which to fall. This Valentine’s & 4:00 p.m. Saturdays Poets were commissioned King Arthur, his beloved Queen Guine- Day perhaps you can take on the role to write verse for knights vere, and the esteemed Sir Lancelot, of voyeur rather than lover and dare to 423 Main Street (Route 57) and their mistresses, kings love, loyalty, and desire intertwine in a peer into the literary world of romance Grafton, Ohio 44044 and their lovers. In the configuration between King Mark, his beginning with the ancient bards from twelfth century, de Troyes in- loyal nephew Tristram, and the Irish England and Ireland. Perhaps you might 440-926-2621 troduces his tale of Lancelot, princess Isolde. Betrothed to Isolde, King begin a trendy new study of romantic Minutes South of 480 and Route 10 West (Elyria-Medina Exit) of the famed Arthurian saga Mark of Cornwall, sends his orphaned verse known as “Fifty Shades of Green.” with this, “Since my lady nephew Tristram to Ireland to bring Sources consulted: of Champagne wishes me his bride Isolde back over the sea. The Betzig, Laura, Ph.D. “The Art of Tim Shea to begin a romance, I shall original legend of the two lovers, en Courtly Love.” February 14, 2014. Sales Representative do so most willingly, like route to Cornwall and King Mark, deems Malory, Thomas Sir. Le Morte one who is entirely at her that Isolde and Tristram both swal- D’Arthur. Volume I. Penguin service in anything he can low a love potion, which renders them Books. Great Britain: 1969. undertake in this world.” entwined in body and spirit until their Pagett, Andrew. Thousand Years of In the tale, Queen deaths and beyond. Forever loyal to his Irish Poetry. Caxton. London: 2001. Guinevere takes Lancelot king, Tristram and Isolde keep their love Wilhelm, James and Gross, Laila. to her bed, and he pledges in secret, following the rules of courtly “The Romance of Arthur.”Garland. to serve her and his king, romance, but their desire remains strong. United States of America: 1984. Arthur, until his death. With In “Le Morte D’Arthur,” Mal- Simpson, David L.“Chivalry passion, Guinevere’s maid lory writes of Isolde’s first en- and Courtly Love.” The School 216-978-5309 runs to her declaring, “My counter with Sir Tristram, for New Learning. DePaul Uni- Competitive Title Agency lady, I have never seen a With this tale, I am going to depart versity. Chicago:1998. 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greeted by both sun and rain. The weather Terry From Derry seemed to make no difference to the hoards by Terry Boyle of shoppers rushing to finish their Christmas shopping. While every present we are prey to our own Christmas item was Going Home ability to fictionalize our history. ticked off the list, the I love walking through the number of complaints It’s always an interesting streets, listening to the accent ‘I about traffic congestion, experience when you go back know so well’, and feeling both queues at the register, to the place you call or called a part, and apart; as though both and lack of festive spirit ‘home’. For me it’s the annual the present and the past casu- continued to rise. trek back to Derry that gives ally greet each other with a nod Having the foresight me a opportunity to see how of recognition and pass with to buy ahead of time, I the place has changed or not. the tip of the cap. To be a Derry had the advantage of Conversely, it could be argued man is to be marked for life. watching the shifts of that I am wondering how much The sodden dampness of a emotion move from I’ve changed or not. The famil- winter’s day creeps in to your excitement to rage and iar places, unchanged, evoke bones and reminds the body anger. No one wants such strange and interesting of days when you ran between to wait to be served, no emotions. It’s almost as if the showers of rain; feet soaking wet, one wants to wait to past is a place that shifts like clothes hugging your limbs with park, and certainly no sand when each new memory no intention of letting go, and one wants to get soaked crashes into our consciousness. the grey dark skies relentless while fighting the crowds. Whenever I go back home, in its purging. Gusts of wind But this is Christmas, I’m reminded of Brian Friel and push the cold water further and the intense desire to escape left to me, and it has alive. Those whom Synge writes how adeptly he captured this into the bones until they ache. please the god of commercialism been a place that has continued about in Riders to the Sea whose sense of being held by the past. It’s a psychological battle surges to the point of becoming to bring me solace; Donegal. epic journeys were regarded We can geographically locate against the elements rather than irrational. Gifts abound while While all of the Donegal/border as the stuff of everyday life. ourselves beyond the monsters a physical one. The thought the wallet gets lighter, and still people flock across the border It seems that going home can of the past, but we cannot escape of a warm fire, and a hot cup Father Christmas demands more. into Derry, I move in the op- mean more than simply return- posite direction to one of my ing to the same place. For people favourite places on the Inn- like myself, it can be a way of ishowen peninsula, Malin Head. returning to what makes us The furthest northern point of what we are. It’s the reminder of Ireland, Malin Head is a spectac- where we’ve come from; the cali- ular place to watch the turbulent bre of those who are part of our Atlantic sea at play. Here the genetic make up, and it is a pro- wind and rain are welcome found connection with the land. invaders. No one wants to come here when it’s stormy, and that To be alone, facing the rough makes it a wonderful refuge for waves of the sea, one is among the curmudgeon. It’s the same the shades of a past that lives rain beating against you; tight- in the story telling of poets and ening your clothes to the skin, playwrights. However, what it’s the same wild wind aiding they evoke in us cannot sub- the water spirit in it’s quest to stitute for the glory of being drench you thoroughly, but it’s physically present in barren not the same place. No, against heather facing the storm head the rocky edges of this coastland on, and wishing for the fortitude the wild elements of nature lift of those who faced these ele- the heart and spirit. It is here, far ments everyday with no relief. from the tinsel commercialism of It is with this thought that the city, is the soul of the land. I return back to the fireside, them. The beautiful memories of of tea are what drive you up I’ve always been a bit of a cur- As I get older, I find myself which is now an artificial light, the past are equally present but the hill fighting against wind mudgeon when it comes to this finding a deeper connection to and warm up to the present unattainable. When it comes to and rain. The epic sense of particular holiday. Even when the land, and those who went and its superficial preoccupa- indulging ourselves in them they courage and valour is quickly I lived in Derry, I would find a before us. Those ancient peoples tions of giving and receiv- evaporate. Being creatures with diminished when you see cheap holiday flight to a warmer who struggled to survive against ing. The real gift of Christmas unreliable motivations, it’s easy others engaged in the same place to escape the madness. natural and political forces. As is faith. Faith in oneself and to sentimentalize the past, or battle. No doubt they too are Now that I’m living in the U.S I stand against those rocks, I can in the sense of being con- trivialize the demons so as to rob driven onwards by thoughts of I am obligated to witness first imagine the greatness of those nected to life here and beyond them of their power, but, how- a warm home, and good food. hand the economic bloodletting. who dared to sail upon waters is what keeps us believing in ever, we look back beyond our During my last trip, I was There is only one means of with no guarantee of returning a place called home.

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want to look down, but an Experience Ireland Stress-Free outward gaze is rewarded by exceptionally beautiful views (When Experts Do All the Work) of Scotland and Rathlin Island. By Rebecca Steimle cal headaches or unexpected Charming pastoral views surprises that can ruin a trip. – the kind from paintings to You’re thinking about that “We’ve thought of ev- postcards – abound as the trip to Ireland. But planning erything so you don’t route winds through rolling the whole trip yourself, your have to,” says Ikeda. hills, crystal-clear streams to-do list may be growing lon- From capital cities to small and lake-lapped valleys of ger than your packing list. You villages where Gaelic is still Sligo, Connemara, Galway and have to find the best flight op- the spoken tongue, this 11-day, Killarney. So do landmarks tions, fares and lodging, figure 10-night tour encircles the Em- of history and legend, from out ground transportation and erald Isle – north, south, east megalithic tombs and O’Briens research sights. Should you and west, urban and pastoral. Tower to Blarney Castle, sur- rounded with rock formations whose names stir the imagina- Giant’s Causeway-Photo by Chris Hill-Tourism Ireland tion: Druid’s Circle, Witch’s “Irish for a Day” at Causey Farm Photo by David Haas Cave and the Wishing Steps. The tour offers not only A chef’s demo at Ballyknock- “If you’re busy and short larger-than-life sights but en House and Cookery School on time, you get to see and intimate tastes and interactive has visitors in flour up their sample so much, so you can stops as well. Tasty regional elbows making scones from absolutely maximize your time dishes, with sides of Irish a centuries-old family recipe, overseas. It’s also a great way

pack for cold? Lots of walk- “In the traditional food, ing? How safe are the places music and dancing to the you want to visit? Is it Euros breathtaking scenery, bustling or British pounds? Will your cities and homey country cellphone work? And, what stops, this route is nothing don’t you know that you don’t short of magical,” says Ikeda. even know you don’t know? And full of variety. It starts There’s another way: Let with detailed city tours in someone else do the work, Dublin and Belfast, but quickly while you sit back and heads out to the countryside savor the anticipation. and coasts. Passengers experi- An organized tour, says ence some of the world’s most Stewart Ikeda of Elm Grove, stunningly scenic bucket-list Wisconsin-based Country sites, from the other-worldly Travel DISCOVERIES, lets basalt pillars of Giant’s you concentrate on what a Causeway to the Burren and trip to Ireland is supposed the Cliffs of Moher, whose Titanic Experience Belfast. photo by Chris Hill - Tourism Ireland to be: pure enjoyment. magical vistas stretch for And, it can help you see five miles along the Atlan- things differently. For more tic coast of County Clare. music and a lively jig or two, while expert Nora Finnegan for families to experience Ire- than 40 years, CTD’s travel ex- In Ireland, says Ikeda, one provide a true local flavor shares nearly-lost lace-making land in all its variety together.” perts have specialized in hand- appreciates that natural land- at stops like Kate Kearney’s secrets at Kenmare Lace. “Ireland: A Celtic Jaunt” crafted group tours – large and scapes are not just beautiful Cottage in Gap of Dunloe. A A surprise treat, says Ikeda, departs from O’Hare both small, public and private – that backgrounds, but imposing highlight is the chance to be is hands-on learning a wee September 6-16 and September emphasize off-the-beaten- forces that have shaped the “country Irish for a day” at bit of another old Irish skill. 13-23 in 2016. International path, mostly rural and small- Irish character for centuries. the immersive Causey Farm “After being thoroughly air, lodging and 18 meals are town stops with local hosts. One look at the Carrick-a-Rede in County Meath, where one impressed with the amazing included, as well as entrance For the hibernophiles among Rope Bridge, linking the tiny might try turf-cutting, milking herding talents of the sheep- fees, meal tips, driver and us, CTD’s tour “Ireland: A island of Carrickarede to the and hurling, playing bodhrán dogs at Kissane Sheep Farm, guides, 24-hour emergency Celtic Jaunt” insures we see mainland over an 80-foot- or enjoying a traditional céilí. we get to shear a sheep,” says service, and more. To learn and experience the most deep chasm, can leave tourists A nip of another satisfying Ikeda. “It’s often one of the more, see CountryTravel- amazing Irish sights, sounds holding their breaths. Those tradition awaits at Dublin’s most memorable parts of the Discoveries.com/IRC or and tastes – without logisti- who brave the bridge may not Old Jameson’s Distillery. trip because it’s just really fun. call 855-744-TRIP (8747).

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encounters with people who have taken Mai’s those types of tours under the illusion that Secret Ireland they would see all of Ireland. You might By Mai Hernon McEvilley see it, but you won’t get a since of it. As a child growing up in Ireland, I To this day it baffles me why anyone was always amazed when, on the rare would spend their money and time going occasion, I would see a tourist bus come on a vacation anywhere only to spend the through our area which is the North West most of it on a bus. They don’t get a chance of Ireland, in South Sligo, and coming to experience the real culture, the history from there and spending most of my life or the people. there, I can testify to the fact that com- This is why I set up Secret Ireland Tours pared to the rest of the Island of Ireland, LLC. To give people that experience. the North West did not have the volume My idea of a vacation is that firstly I get of tourists that other parts of the country to relax, sleep a little later than usual, not had. The majority of tour companies be in a rush anywhere, not have to drag start in Dublin, go down south, around to my luggage from one place to another, south West, come up the coast to Galway and then back across the this small group tour til you are leaving to return to your home. country to Dublin again, forget- business is that my You get to see how Irish families live and ting the North West. clients will have a trip indeed you have the opportunity to get to But when the busses would to Ireland that will know them too. It also means that on any come, I would always, without change their whole day that you might feel like just taking it fail, see the bus pull up and stop lives. easy and not wanting to travel with the outside one of our many beauti- We bring groups of group, you can do that. ful ancient Abbey or Castle ruins, 12 per trip, and that We visit beautiful ancient sites where the occupants of said bus would in itself gives people we get a chance to spend time walking quickly exit the bus, spend 10 or the chance to get to around and inside, learning about the his- 15 min’s walking around the site know each other and tory of the place. We travel the highways taking pictures and then enter the develop friendships. and byways getting the opportunity to see have the time to see places, talk to the bus again and be on their way. We bring you to family run rural B&B’s the breathtaking scenery. Because your locals, get a since of the place I am visiting. Since coming and living in the States where you stay for the duration. You can guides are all tradition musicians, your My idea as an Irish woman who runs nearly three years ago, I have had many unpack and not have to worry about it un- tours are full of music, singing and danc- ing, so you get to be part of Irish Culture up close and personal. We pride ourselves in showing the real Ireland by a real Irish woman and her Irish musical tour guides. We have different lengths and types of tours, in different area’s of the country. We have from Luxury Sunny South East tours where you stay in a family run Manor House, to Island Hopping tours where you visit Islands off the west coast of Ireland. Some of these are Irish speaking and great wedding destinations. We have Quaint Towns and Villages of the East and West and many more. Our prices are very affordable and you really get great value for your money. From once you arrive in Dublin airport you don’t have to worry about another thing, because we look after your every need from that point on until you are back there again waiting to return home. We also have Secret places or events added to every trip not listed on your itinerary just to add to your experience. So if you want the real thing, come with me a real rural Irish woman, who knows Ireland like the back of her hand, and make memories to last you a lifetime with Secret Ireland Tours LLC. Check out our website www.SecretIrelandToursLLC.com and our facebook page www.Facebook. com/SecretIrelandTours and book today. FEBRUARY 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 21

Culinary Travel & Foodie Adventures have a tasting of idiazabal cheese Because of their climate, their which they have By Claudia Royston rich soil and clean water of the been making since Atlantic ocean that surrounds neolithic times. Exploring the food culture of them, they have the key ingredi- The love of food in another country is the best way ents for food that is local, sustain- the Basque region to go beyond the museums and able, and seasonal everywhere today stems with monuments and really experi- you go in the country. All in all, the “gastronomic ence it. Food connects us to places they are setting the pace for the societies” - similar and has the ability to peel away farm-to-table movement. to supper clubs - differences and language barri- Smaller farms in Ireland are where men would ers. It is the most honest and sim- certainly sustainable. There is gather to cook, talk, plest expression of who we are. a limited landmass in Ireland so play cards and en- Because of this, it is a path to there is a universal understand- joy a meal together. immersing yourself in a region ing that it needs to be stewarded In Peru, you can and truly getting to know its for the future. experience the fin- people and their culture and his- Global Gourmands’ tour to est cuisine to be tory. It’s also the door to new and Ireland is an exceptional small- found anywhere authentic experiences. group culinary journey with in the world right Popular culture and food en- comfort and service at its foun- after you have wandered around luxury Hiram Bingham train as menus and gluten-free options thusiasts are more pre-occupied dation. It focuses on regional Machu Picchu. Or, enjoy an- you travel through the Sacred are always available. Clients with food than ever: where it cuisines, relaxed sightseeing, other gourmet meal aboard the Valley. Peruvian gastronomy who book with Global Gour- incorporates unique, diverse and mands receive a $200 spa credit flavorful ingredients reflecting it per room. three distinct geographic regions Global Gourmands was born with amazing beauty: the Ama- of a desire to share the unique zon jungle, the Andes and the experiences and knowledge of coastal region. a region that food can provide - We have recently partnered while also showcasing a culture SeaDream Yacht Club, which and its people. Some of our takes culinary experiences to destinations are off the beaten a new level while cruising on path, allowing clients to bring casually elegant 112-passen- home stories and memories that ger yachts. Their voyages are will last a lifetime. designed to visit the intimate We love the small group dy- ports and harbors that mega- namic and using the best hotels cruisers cannot reach at the same with time at leisure are the best time as pampering you with recipe for a unforgettable expe- world-class fare - often bought rience. Please visit globalgour- at local markets. They have also mands.com to find out more dedicated time and resources to about our Journeys in developing vegan and raw food Good Taste.™ comes from, how it’s produced outdoor activities and is en- and how its prepared. There is hanced by engaging guides and also a strong appreciation of ethi- authentic experiences. cal and sustainable values when There are wonderful food ad- it comes to food nowadays. ventures to be had in Ireland. In One of the most emblematic addition to walking tours of food countries of that food movement markets, you can go foraging for is Ireland. They have always had wild food in the forests of County a close relationship with food, Wicklow. You can fish off the starting with family-focused life coast of Dingle and learn how around the hearth of the kitchen to prepare it at a cooking school - telling stories, cooking, singing before enjoying it for lunch. and eating there. There are numerous restaurants And today the food move- with world-class chefs creating ment is as strong in Ireland as innovative new versions of tra- anywhere. It has progressed from ditional Irish fare. fish and chips wrapped up in There are similar food ad- newspaper, to sophisticated but ventures to be had all over the honest meals of smoked mussels world. In San Sebastian, Spain, with mustard grain sauce and you can learn to make pinchos, heirloom potatoes. the Basque version of tapas, or

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18 When the banshee appears as a ______, she is referred to as the bean-nighe. 21 The _____ identical twins ever born were the Knipe Brothers from Magherafelt, NI. They were 7’2”. Answers on Page 23 22 The ______’s task is to warn the members of specific families of their impending death. 23 Changelings are exchanged for non-______babies or beautiful children. 25 The ______of “Back to the Future” fame was manufactured in Dunmurry, NI. 27 Originally banshee could only warn members of the _’___, the O’Connors, the O’Grady’s, the O’Neills, and the Kavanaghs. 29 St. _____ of Kildare is a patron saint of Ireland 32 The Grogoch is thoroughly covered with coarse hair or fur that is ___ in coloring. 33 The Clurichauns are known to be the guardians of the ___ cellar Remember the Women of 1916

Dr. Kathleen Lynn The Ladies Ancient Order of Hiberni- ACROSS 30 ____ McAleese won Ireland’s and kindly in an attempt to deceive or ans, Irish Northern Aid and Friends of 4 Ireland joined the European ______Presidential election in 1997. placate. Sinn Fein will be hosting an event for Union in 1973. 31 ______are extremely beautiful 8 St. _____ was born to wealthy parents, International Women’s Day on March 12 The saying “Kiss Me I’m Irish” female fairies. Calphurnius and Conchessa. 8th at River’s Edge, 3430 Rocky River comes from the Irish tradition of kissing 34 ______comes from the Irish for 9 The ______lasted from 1845 Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44111, from 7-9 the Blarney _____. shoemaker, leath bhrogan. to 1849. pm. The event will feature a film on 13 The _____ is a strange creature that 35 Eamon De Valera was ______of 10 The _____ fairy is a true mischief Dr. Kathleen Lynn, the Rebel Doctor. is halfhuman and half fairy, Ireland from 1959 -.1973. maker who ‘Kathleen Lynn – The Rebel Doctor’ is 14 The ______Ocean is west of Ireland. delights in terrifying animals and a documentary about the untold and 19 The Ballybogs are guardians DOWN humans alike. extraordinary story of one of Ireland’s of the ______. 1 Dublin is the _____ of Ireland. 11 The most common Irish surname greatest women. Born in Mayo into a 20 The first Governor General of Irish 2 ______or male fairies, are quite ugly is ______. wealthy protestant family, Kathleen Free State with scales, long pointed teeth, and 12 Ireland’s President serves a term Lynn went on to become an award win- was Timothy Michael _____. features that are quite pig like. of _____years. ning physician, served in Connolly’s 24 The Pooka’s favorite form to take 3 The expression Erin Go Bragh means 15 St. Patrick drove the ______out of Irish Citizen Army in 1916, Sinn Fein is that of a Ireland ______. Ireland. executive, TD for Sinn Fein, founded sleek, dark ____, with its yellow eyes 5 Discarded, deformed fairy children 16 A ______is a cudgel of blackthorn St. Ultan’s hospital and helped lower and wild mane flowing down its back. are called______. or oak. the infant mortality rate in Ireland. 26 Ireland’s currency is the ____. 6 The first official language of Ireland 17 Cormac MacDermot ______prom This event is free and open to 28 U.S. state has the largest population is _____. ised to give his castle to Queen all. For more information, email of Irish Americans is ______. 7 The word, ____, means to speak softy Elizabeth I [email protected]. 24 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com FEBRUARY 2016

The Irish in Action derek warfield March & the young Primary! Are you running counties of Ireland. Rouse refutes for an Sport & Ireland this allegation however in his book. But the book is much more than elective office? A History about chess. Rouse covers the full There are over By Paul Rouse Oxford Univer- range of Irish sporting life over 1.4 million peo- sity Press ISBN 9780198745907 a period of many hundreds of wolfe tones 2015 375 pp. years. The reader could be a little ple of Irish de- surprised by the sports included at scent in Ohio; Was the game of chess really times - medieval bear baiting and ‘invented’ by the Irish? Back in the cock-fighting, and the deaths of Saturday 475,000 in Greater late mid-nineteenth century when seven people in a medieval archery Cleveland; 175,00 in Irish nationalists sought to pro- ‘row’ in Durrow, County Offaly. mote the idea that their civilization Rouse’s book tackles the more Cuyahoga County: was of high intellect, well know sports of March 5th Want to the notion that chess course, such as hurling. reach them? was ‘invented’ by the He brings a fresh analy- 8:00 pm Irish came into being. sis to the ever-changing Advertise in Michael Cusack, one nature of hurling by the Ohio Irish of the founders of the showing how the blur- GAA (Gaelic Athletic ring of myth and his- Irish Heritage American News Association) in an edi- tory makes it difficult to Cleveland, and torial, wrote about know how much of the Center of Cincinnati the history of chess game that is played to- throughout Ohio. and its Irishness. day resembles the game Chess was the “King played in the Middle [email protected] of the Intellectual” Ages. Tickets at games, invented in 1430 BC and Rouse’s research for the book 216.647.1144 it was believed that the thirty-two included newspaper archives and cincyticket.com pieces which comprise the set were he makes an interesting point that made to represent the thirty-two the high levels of literacy in late or 513-533-0100 nineteenth century contributed to the huge interest in reading about sports too. Anyone who regularly reads newspapers like The Irish Times or The Irish Independent, for example, can attest to the extensive daily coverage given to sports in general. Rouse also challenges the tradi- tional notion that cricket, the most popular field game in rural Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, was destroyed by the rise of hurling. Sport & Ireland: A History should appeal to both sports fans River Terrace Building and students of Irish history. I 19111 Detroit Rd, Ste 200 recommend it highly. Rocky River, OH 44115 *Terrence J. Kenneally is an attor- 440-333-8960 ney and owner of Terrence J. Ken- [email protected] neally & Assoc. Co. in Rocky River, Ohio. He represents insureds and insurance companies in insurance defense matters throughout the State of Ohio. Mr. Kenneally re- ceived his Masters in Irish Studies from John Carroll University and teaches Irish Studies at Holy Name High School. FEBRUARY 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 25

asked them to work in the store That being the case we’re doing behind the counter, both quick to take over the business they’ve Cleveland that weekend to see if that was Scotch eggs, which we did when with a smile, a joke or a story, nourished. something we wanted to do. They we first took over but one of the Sue walking from the back ,wip- You can visit Gaelic Imports at Comhrá called me Sunday when I was still ingredients we needed to make it ing the flour on her apron to say 5633 Pearl Rd. in Parma or on the A Taste of Home in Michigan and said buy it! That work we couldn’t get. It seemed hello. I wish them all the best and web at www.GaelicImports.com By Bob Carney was in May and we were to take like every 24 eggs we made we ate hope they find the right people Slán Go Foill! Bob [email protected] over in October. 20 because they would crack open In the interim, Ford was looking and we wouldn’t sell themAnswers that on page 26 Jim and Sue Henderson are for 2,000 people to take an early way. Now I’ve got that worked the owner/operators of a unique retirement, so I took the buyout, out so they’re my current favorite. business on Cleveland’s westside took over the store in October. OhIAN: Do you supply any called Gaelic Imports. I am very Then on December 23rd, left the bars or restaurants in the area? blessed to be able to call them Walton Hills plant and an hour JH: We supply the Flat Iron friends. Jim was kind enough to later was behind the counter at with our bangers, and a stand spend some time with me during Gaelic Imports with my FREE- at the Westside Market with a a very busy pre-holiday week for DOM t-shirt on with the rampant few products. We also supply this interview. lion on it! St. Andrew’s Societies in Dayton OhIAN: Jim, tell us a bit about OhIAN: You have a great story and Pittsburgh. We also ship our yourself? about that shirt! meat pies, sausage rolls and such JH: I was born in Scotland at a JH: I do; a girl came in and nationwide. very young age. I came here when wanted that same shirt, we had OhIAN: I see you at farmers I was ten. The auto companies been selling them and that was markets as well. were recruiting all over Europe the last one. She had wanted to JH: Yes, Peninsula, Hudson and looking for skilled tradesmen. At buy one for her father for Christ- Aurora, a great venue for us. Our that time, in the mid-fifties, you mas, so I offered to sell her that kind of food is comfort food, en- couldn’t tell what country you one - I’d only had it on for an joyed more in the cooler weather. were in when you walked through hour. She bought it and a couple So in the summertime, the store an auto plant with all the different of weeks later her father stopped slows down and we move out to nationalities. My father was hired in to check out the story. We got the farmers markets. by Ford and we moved here. to talking, find out he’s from the OhIAN: In the store itself you OhIAN: You eventually fol- same small town in Scotland and offer a lot of canned and pack- lowed your father in that career? even the same street! Supposedly aged foods. JH: Yes, I was hired at nineteen he lived at 9 McDonald Drive and JH: We carry a lot of candies, and got into an apprenticeship and I had lived at 8 McDonald Drive. teas, jams, dessert items, flours ended up as a machine repairman. So about a month later his father and mixes, crisps - a little bit of OhIAN: When did you meet comes in and says his son doesn’t everything, even Irish peat you Sue? know what he’s talking about, can burn in your fireplace while JH: I met Sue when she was thir- they lived at 8 McDonald as well! having tea and some of Sue’s teen, I was working at Kroger’s They moved into the house when baked goods, to remind you of Grocery in Northfield; I was six- we moved to America, then a home! teen. We became friends and when couple of years later moved here OhIAN: The last thing I’d like she was nineteen we got married as well! to touch on is the future of Gaelic when I came out of the Army. OhIAN: It’s said the first tie Imports. You can’t help but notice OhIAN: How did Gaelic Im- to your culture is language, the the for sale sign on the door. ports come about? second is food. JH: Yes, I’ll be 69 and Sue 66 and JH: Gaelic Imports started in the JH: Definitely, language and honestly we’re getting tired, I’ve sixties by a fellow out of Chicago, food! been working pretty much seven George Hutchison. He wanted to OhIAN: How about the recipes, days a week since I was 18, except open a store here; he had one in did they come with the store? for my two years in the Army Chicago. So he partnered with JH: For the most part. The where you worked twelve days Sandy Hayne. Sandy did the hard shepherd’s pie I brought over a week! So we made the decision goods end of it and George did all in my head from Scotland. The to let someone else enjoy this or of the baking. The meat pies and pork pies, Sue developed with suffer depending on your out- such used to come in on a Grey- an English lady. They worked look! So it is for sale, we’ve had a hound bus from Chicago till they on it for six months to get them few folks interested, we just want got set up to do things themselves. to taste just right and to have the the right person or couple to take After a while George sold his half right texture and so forth. We’ve over. We would like someone with to Sandy, who had it for many changed things and do them a the same enthusiasm for their years eventually selling it to the little different than before; hope- heritage we have to keep things Davidsons, who I bought it from fully we’re better. going. It truly has been a great sixteen years ago. OhIAN: How about a favorite sixteen years; I’m hoping there’s I was in the store one day, was recipe, would it be your shep- not a seventeenth! heading to Michigan for the Scot- herd’s pie? Or are you like a OhIAN: Whatever happens tish Games, and they asked me if songwriter where your favorite with Gaelic Imports, I will trea- I wanted to buy the place! 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again he forced the oncoming Martinez onto the backfoot and landed an array of eye-catching shots. After that fight, many box- ing pundits started leaning in favour of Frampton rather than The Bout ney spoke volumes. On the Quigg when asked who the bet- Worth the Bucks programme he told the host ter of the rivals was. and the watching audience with Later that same year Kiko Although we are entering great sincerity that he believed Martinez became the IBF World but the second month of 2016, Carl was an exceptional talent Champion and it seemed that those who follow the sweet and not only was he a fighter Frampton was missing the science that is boxing have a with great ability but he made bus, but in his third defence the mouth-water encounter on the mention that he was a “decent Spaniard travelled to Belfast immediate horizon that could young man.” He said that he where Carl fulfilled his dreams well turn out to be the fight of had no doubts that Frampton and aspirations in front of a full the year. would be a world champion. house after 12 rounds. Carl then Carl Frampton On February 27, Belfast’s Carl That Barry’s son Shane would knocked out American Chris 2013 ‘The Jackal’ Frampton puts his train the bantamweight added Avalos in five rounds in his first IBF Super-Bantamweight World to the notion that this was a defence. title belt on the line when he story worth paying attention to. With both Frampton and takes on WBA Super-Bantam- At the time Frampton had but Quigg recognised as world weight champion, England’s a handful of fights but such was champions, it seemed inevitable Scott Quigg in a unification his explosiveness and speed that that a fight between the two was match. it was hard not to get excited. soon to arrive. Yet due to diffi- The fight will take place in That a young Englishman culties in contract negotiations the Manchester Arena and such called Scott Quigg was raising between the two camps, the is the excitement and anticipa- eyebrows across the Irish Sea fight never materialised in 2015. tion for this bout that the 21,000 at the same time added to the But events on July 7 last year venue sold out in less than 10 intrigue and it was not long brought the matchup a few minutes. before both were popping up in steps further down the road. It will be a par-per-view ex- the same conversations. On the night, Frampton perience for us living on the Over the next few years as fought for the first time in Eastern shores of the Atlantic the two fighters developed America where he was expected Joe Gallagher. There were plenty barbs traded in the week lead- but it is the one bout this year their trade and progressed their to win convincingly against of insults flying around, which ing up to the fight but on Febru- that I have no qualms about careers in tandem, you would Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in El Paso, seem to have been taken per- ary 27 expect fireworks. shelling out for. not hear either name without Texas. However, a doubled sonally by both sides. This is This is a fight that can’t fail For this is a fight that has been hearing the other. Panellists and knockdown of the Jackal by a bout where the protagonists to ignite and the winner will brewing for the last handful of experts on boxing shows would the underdog in the first round and their flag bearers now seem surely have earned a shot with years, since both boxers caught continuously debate which ris- showed metaphorical chinks in even keener to win. the mercurial Cuban Guillermo the eye as shooting stars from ing star had the brightest light the armour of the Belfast man. There are bound to be more Rigondeaux later in the year. their early days in the profes- and conjectured who would win Frampton re-gathered himself sional ranks. a match-up. and won the contest comfort- The Contestants With 24 straight wins on his ably on points but it was not Frampton had the pedigree record, Quigg would get a first the entrance Stateside he had from the Irish amateur ranks shot at a World belt when he envisioned or expected. winning a silver medal as a fought Rendell Munroe for a On the same night back in featherweight in the European vacant title in 2013. After a clash England, Quigg made a state- Union Amateur Boxing Cham- of heads in the third round, the ment of note when he stopped pionships in 2007, which were contest was called a draw. the aforementioned Kiko Marti- held in Dublin. Although, Quigg won the nez in two rounds. The feat was known in Irish rematch and got his title, he Many of the same pundits boxing circles but Carl didn’t was seen by Frampton as a who had favoured Frampton come to the national attention “paper champion” as he had not in the past were now fingering until he made an appearance on defeated a champion to earn it. Quigg to be in the ascendancy. the popular Late Late Show chat That Quigg ended up drawing Afterwards, both camps got show in December, 2010. The his second defence added a little together once again and this main story on the night was that weight to such mischief. time the fight was it made. famed Irish boxing legend Barry Frampton’s standout perfor- In the run-up to the fight, both McGuigan, was giving up his mance came in 2013 when he pugilists have worded marks position as the premier boxing out-boxed the well regarded against the other, but where analyst on UK television for a Kiko Martinez. He ended the the off-ring drama has really foray into boxing management. contest in ninth round after a got frayed has been between That McGuigan had hand- display in which he displayed Frampton and Quigg’s pro- picked Frampton for this jour- his attacking prowess. Time and moter Eddie Hearn and trainer 28 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com FEBRUARY 2016

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has to negotiate So much of the tapestry of emigration pressures of tribal identity: the mandatory her otherness. is captured here that to isolate one of the purchase of the An Phoblacht newspaper View That gets trick- film’s strengths alone is invidious. Still, in Irish bars being one such pressure, and ier, however, the portrayal of Ireland, deserves especial the assumption that accompanied it, that From Ireland when a young- credit. So often in period dramas, a soppy to be present at the bar was to be a fellow- By Maurice Fitzpatrick er brother pipes unreality of the place mars a film’s ability traveller in the armed struggle in Northern up helpfully: “I to capture its audience. Not so here. The Ireland. Today, despite Brooklyn’s having should say that author, Colm Tóibín, had a flag-waving been brilliantly appropriated by young we don’t like reaction to the film’s setting and design: people seeking an alternative life, the Brooklyn Irish people”. “There’s also an authenticity about it. Often place remains abuzz with Irishness. The Facing life’s inevitabilities provides an Irish film is just made for the global mar- last time I stopped into a bar in Brooklyn I A new Irish film, John Crowley’s Brook- this film with its plot points: the loss of ket, and the only place it cannot be shown met a Donegal native and ended speaking lyn, is up for three gongs at the Academy Lacey’s beloved sister, Rose, plunges her is Ireland, because we just go, ‘It’s not like to him in Gaoth Dobhair Irish with him for Awards next month. Brooklyn is in the into self-doubt about where she can make that here’. This film was shown in my home half the night. running for Best Picture, Best Actress (New York born Saoirse Ronan) and Best Adapted Screenplay (based on Colm Tóibín’s novel). Already a runaway box office hit in North America, Brooklyn’s chance to consolidate that commercial success with critical acco- lades in LA next month is very real. Set in the 1950s, the film centres on the journey of Eilis Lacey, who hails from Tóibín’s hometown and oft-used fictional setting, Enniscorthy. Lacey gets an op- portunity, with the help of a parish priest, to emigrate to Brooklyn. The stimulating but desperately lonely experience of being an Irish emigrant provides the dramatic context for the film. Yet this film is so much more than an Irish-American story: this is Brooklyn as metaphor; it is Kearny NJ, it is Boston’s Southie, it is any part of the urban United States where emigrants arrived and started to assert themselves, to jostle for position and to realise that becoming American comes with a painful severance from home. However wrenching the yearning for one’s original home, however strong her life. She does return to Ireland where, town, where I am right now, Enniscorthy, Despite the much deserved praise for this the sense of identification with it or raw the to vex things further, a man in Wexford last night. It was shown to two audiences of story, I still think that Colm Tóibín’s greatest homesickness for it, reversing the decision vies for her affections, while her boyfriend 200, and not one person said that”. fiction featured a man who traversed the of transatlantic emigration in the mid 20th back in Brooklyn keeps writing letters The myth of Brooklyn for the Irish has Atlantic, going the other way: The Mas- Century was hugely problematic and often without receiving a reply. Watching this evolved since the 1950s, and there are more ter, published in 2004, details the novelist impossible. film I recalled again and again a statement novels and films where this came from. For Henry James’ sojourn in Europe which had The film weaves into the story the rivalry that Gabriel Byrne made in interview, in instance, in the 1970s and 1980s Irish bars such an effect on him and the development and spite between ethnicities then stream- June 2008: “life is about the acceptance of in Brooklyn were the destinations of choice of his writing. And James, as Tóibín traces ing into the United States, and how roman- loss.” Byrne, a Dublin man, transposed to for many Irish emigrants employed in stuffy in that novel, had Cavan ancestry. tic love helped to transcend it. Lacey falls New York and apt to meditate on the con- corporate jobs in Manhattan on Friday Back in November 2014, this column for an Italian man and, invited to her new sequences of that life decision, could have nights. They found that, as with home so too reviewed John Michael McDonagh’s film, boyfriend’s family’s house for dinner, she had a part in this film? with Brooklyn, there were constraints and Calvary, and lamented that McDonagh saw fit in the promo for the film to state in an interview: “I’m not a fan of Irish mov- ies, I don’t find them to be that technically accomplished and I don’t find them that intelligent... So I’m trying to get away from the description of the movie as an Irish film in a way”. Not McDonagh’s finest hour (and in any case he should be judged on his work more than his fulminations). But the point he made was quite unfair and untrue. This film, which could potentially garner several Oscar awards, is an eloquent counterargu- ment. Those nominated, and those who supported them throughout, richly deserve all the plaudits they may receive. FEBRUARY 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 31

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The opposite of a dry shite ture consenting adults is called is a “gas” man or woman. The a “ride”; very easy to get into gas man or woman, and one trouble with that word. of these words usually follows Communication between men the word gas, is indescribably and women can be a minefield; amusing and entertaining; a high scattered with misinterpreta- compliment indeed. In getting tions and blunders. By adding to the timely words of romance, the cultural differences to the The Language “manky”. Both of those words “throw a shape” might be the mix, one might be better off to be mean that you are bit away with first phrase a person might hear. silent. However, just when you of Romance the drink. That phrase means to dance and think that these people are funny, With the pervasive presence of The next day, a friend would is often used in question form. but not so romantic, they hit you chubby cupids and red hearts at ask you, “How’s the form?” All going well, the date then with a phrase like “grá mo chroí”. this time of year, it turns many Don’t say too much, just mention might be asked for a “shift”. That That phrase translates to love of a person to thoughts of love. that the barman really needs to around. “Yer man” is an expres- is our equivalent of kissing. The my heart and it doesn’t get much Maybe it is the combining of the be more careful with his mea- sion that could be used in regard operation conducted by two ma- better than that. Byebyebyebye- confining forces of weather and sures so another poor soul does to someone who is with you, but bye and Good luck! darkness that makes us yearn not meet the same fate. If you are it is also used with a bit of deri- for companionship. Romance is unable to pull yourself together, sion. It could be comedic, like for so often intertwined with com- the comment might be made a boy who is acting like a man, or munication. that you are “banjaxed”. That a man who is often a bit off, but If language be the food of word is used for something that not always. love, speak on, to paraphrase is broken or destroyed. The words for someone who the Bard. However, I feel that I If someone apologizes for is genuinely off, or is less than have to mention the use of Eng- something, you would not re- common expectations, are either; lish against us native speakers spond “that’s OK” but rather bollocks, gobshite or eejit. An by the tricky Irish. As a belea- “you’re all right”. In place of “eejit” is a person who is not very guered wife of a tricky Irishman, thank you, you might hear the bright. A “gobshite” is not very I learned long ago not to trust word “cheers”. If something or bright and a bit inconsiderate. much of what he says. Mind someone turns up lost, again A “bollocks” has both of these you, it can be monumental to get responsibility is boring and pu- characteristics in a larger degree. him to part with any informa- ritanical, it is not lost by a person, Be careful using bollocks as it is tion at all. but it has “gone west”. “Byebye- another word for parts of male I have long suspected that byebyebyebye” is a phrase that anatomy. he is either a former CIA agent has just popped up lately, for me The word “feckin” could be or a firm believer in not giving at least. In Ireland, it is somehow used as a modifier in front of himself enough verbal rope to dismissive to just say goodbye, any of these. You would be hang himself with. Certain ar- so making it longer implies the “pure common” to use these eas are more hazard prone than reluctance of the speaker to part expressions too much or indis- others; his statement of meeting with the listener. A person in criminately. “With knobs on” a comrade “for one “is a prime need of a quick departure might could also be a modifier for these example. simply say, “good luck”. That expressions or used in response Either Irish people were never expression does not have deep to another question: it is an em- taught to count in Co. Roscom- implications, but is an efficient phatic phrase. mon or the number one is irrel- send off. If the population at large feel evant; except for maybe a refer- “On the pig’s back” is an idiom that you have been a perpetual ence to a spoon of sugar in tea. that conjures a funny mental gobshite, then someone might The “one” in question would image. This phrase is somehow say that they are going to “knock refer to an adult beverage and if linked to happiness and all going some corners” off of you. This someone is capable of going into well for you: when that is the process usually involves some a public house and leaving after case you are on the pig’s back, public verbal embarrassment, the proverbial one, check their although it does not sound like which gives you the opportunity passport, they are not Irish. a comfortable spot. to see that others agree that you If one night, you happen to Almost everyone has heard of are behaving badly and that you have the privilege of a night on “ceol agus craic”, which trans- should get on out of that. A the town, there are some terms lates as the music and the fun, the lmost worse than being a gob- you might need to know. Just like craic being the fun part of that shite is to be a “dry shite”. This never going out for just one, the expression. So when someone person is no craic whatsoever, proper Irishman never admits says to you, “how’s the craic” a capital crime in Ireland. This culpability in any overindul- they are not asking about drugs, sin is only akin to being “mean”, gence. It could happen that you but inquiring if the place or activ- which is to say cheap or tight. It fall prey to a careless barman ity is indeed, fun. is very, very bad not to share and and find yourself over-served. “Go away outa that” is a say- will tarnish a reputation nearly If that happens, some friends ing that is the equivalent of our immediately, whether that shar- might describe you as “langers” expression cut it out. It is used to ing be that of chores or sweets or or similarly but somehow worse, get the speaker to quit messing other things. 34 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com FEBRUARY 2016

stories shown each week designed to make sure you went every week. At the end of the film our hero would be in a Living With Lardie predicament that he or she could not by Richard Lardie survive. That meant you had to come back next week to see how they man- aged to get them out of hot water. We all envied these heroes, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Dick Tracy, For A Quarter Off you went into the show. Always a Batman and Robin, Superman, Zorro, Travel back with me if you will to double feature of mostly “B” movies, but Captain Marvel, The Lone Ranger, The a place where one quarter bought an it would include a cartoon; Bugs Bunny Phantom, Brenda Starr, Terry and the entire afternoon of fun. or Porky Pig, if you were lucky, maybe Pirates, The Green Hornet, Tarzan, The Was there any better time when we Tom and Jerry or Woody Woodpecker, Shadow, Captain Midnight. This list is were young than Satur- not complete but you day afternoon? We would get the idea; weekly all trudge off to the local thrills for a 10 year movie house for the best old to become the day a person could have. It hero, as he lost him- started for me at about age self in the film, sword 9 and went to about age 15. fighting all the way The early years, 9 till home, slaying the vil- about 12, were exciting lains and saving the Angeles. It featured Edmund Gwenn and new. I was allowed to pretty maiden. (Santa from miracle on 34th street) as go with my friends alone all of this for a quar- a scientist who is trying to explain the and spend the whole day ter and the movie problem of giant ants. It has an eerie without adult supervision hadn’t started yet. sound when the ants are about to appear. (Unless you count the The actors and ac- It was almost as scary as the scream in teenage ushers as adults, tresses were not the “Psycho”. The army was called in and and I never counted them). kind that won awards they finally saved us, but the movie Ten cents to get in, ten but they were our ended with a warning about the atomic cents for popcorn and stars. Glen Ford, Dan age. Large ants invaded my dreams for a nickel for candy were Dureya, Jeff Chandler, many years after that. the best bargains around. Anne Baxter, Ester My final movie from that era was “The The locations were end- Williams, Boris Karl- Day the Earth Stood Still”. Wow, a flying less. The Uptown, Doan, off, Gene Autry, Roy saucer lands on the ground in Washing- Yale, Jewel, Commodore, Ezella, Éclair, but hopefully not Merrie Melodies. Rogers, Bela Lugosi, John Agar, Audey ton and an alien exits the saucer saying Fairmount, Granada, Madison, Euclid, This was before television and Satur- Murphy, John Carradine, Barbara Steele, he comes in peace. Of course we shoot Riverside, Detroit, Beachcliff, Hilliard day morning cartoons. I would always Bruce Dern, Michael Rennie, Richard him and a robot named Gort comes Square, Homestead, Capital, Yorktown, try to stay through the double feature Carlson, Randolph Scott, Vincent Price, out of the ship shooting people and Euclid, Lake , Shore, LaSalle. I won’t and watch the cartoons a second time. James Whitmore, and again the list weapons with a ray from his head. The mention all the downtown houses be- After the cartoon came the News Reel. goes on. alie,n played wonderfully by Michael cause most of us did not go down there It was seven or eight minutes of The memorable movies for me at that Rennie, tries to save the earth from all till we were older. News with film. This was fascinating age were the beginning of science fiction our wars but is injured in another attack. as we only had radio and of course horror movies. Some of The female hero, played by Patricia Neal, news. Actual moving my scariest movies to walk home from has to get the robot to save the hero and pictures with the news. were Invasion of the Body Snatchers, almost gets fried because she forgets the What a concept. I told my The Mole People, The Invisible Man, and phrase she has to say to the robot. friend Tony that News The Werewolf. I am 74 years old and still know what with film would never Three movies stick out for me as the to say to that robot if ever I run into him. catch on because people most memorable as a ten year old. The “Gort, Klaatu Berada Nikto”. I will save just wanted to hear the first was “War of the Worlds’ with Gene the planet if called upon. news, not watch it. They Barry and Ann Robinson. The robots Getting older changed the movies, as got the adults to come from Mars could not be stopped. They we moved into Gene Kelly and Debbie every Wednesday night tried guns, gasoline, electricity, water, Reynolds, and then all the teen movies, by giving away dishes bombs and rockets. Nothing worked followed by the rock and roll era mov- and glasses. These were until God intervened and killed them ies. After that came Blackboard jungle, presented with music with our germs. Whew, that was close. James Dean, Marlon Brando etc. Televi- and exciting voices by The second movie that scared me was sion soon took us away and the movies companies like Movie the movie “Them”. We had all heard closed one by one. Tone News and March about the A bomb tests and radioactivity Some of the old movie houses are of Time. Most of the kids was a scary proposition. The movie was slowly being saved. Let’s take our were not interested in the about some ant colony that got radiated grandkids to the renovated theatres news reels. We were anx- and grew to enormous proportions. The and tell them how we used to spend ious for the serial to start. colony hatched some new queens that our Saturdays. These were continuing flew off and settled in the sewers of Los Then tell them it only cost a quarter. FEBRUARY 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 35

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