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est. 2006 May 2021 • Volume 15 - Issue 5 WolfWalkers Book of Kells, The Ravine: Kilkenny Based Cartoon Saloon Sweeping Academy Award®, Golden Globe, BAFTA Nominations Inner View with Éabha is on page 10. which follows two weeks later, on May Editor’s Black 47’s Larry Kirwan’s new novel, 22nd. A Potato a Day Keeps Rockaway Blue, is a captivating read on Is it time for an Irish Unity Referen- Corner an Irish American families’ Post 9-11 dum? An Irish Mexican Fusion Dish? By John O’Brien, Jr. struggles with the loss of their cop son’s Does a potato a day keep the doctor the Doctor Away? life in the collapse of the tower, and away? What happened to the Mass By Dr. Fredrick Peters not broken down and fully absorbed by May 2021 Vol. 15 • Issue 5 Rich stews filled with dense carbohy- the body. Instead, it reaches the large intes- @Jobjr offers an excellent insider look at the Rock? Test your knowledge: Who are Í struggles and heartaches for a multiple the Patriots of Ireland? It’s a puzzle. Publisher & Editor John O’Brien Jr. drates and loaded with calories. When tine where it becomes a source of nutrients considering healthy food options, the for the beneficial bacteria in your gut. Re- first responder family. Is there anything better than live Design/Production Christine Hahn cuisine of Ireland may not seem plausible. search has linked resistant starch to many We are getting excited about the Irish music on St. Patrick’s Day? Will Website Rich Croft Columnists However, if prepared correctly, some of health benefits, including reducing insulin return of live events, with Riverfront Ireland lead the way on Electric Ve- Akron Irish Lisa O’Rourke the traditional Irish staples can actually be resistance, which, in turn, improves blood So Much An Eejit Abroad Conor Makem Irish Festival, Carbon Leaf, Dublin, hicles? Is there always a Donnybrook quite healthy! sugar control. The resistant starch in po- Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee Irish fests somewhere? Will the Irish language be At Home Abroad Regina Costello Behind the Hedge John O’Brien, Jr. Potatoes are a versatile root vegetable tatoes may also improve digestive health. Success! in new formats to comply with safety banned? What’s coming next month? Blowin’ In Susan Mangan found throughout Irish households. Pota- When resistant starch reaches the large for all, while we wrassle this covid out What happened on this day in Irish Cleveland Comhra Bob Carney toes are relatively cheap, easy to grow and intestine, it becomes food for beneficial gut ave you seen all the press the door. We will have much more on history? Books and Music reviews, Cleveland Irish Francis McGarry packed with a variety of nutrients. They bacteria. These bacteria digest it and turn that next month, with our 15th Annual Speak Irish lesson, opinion pieces, Me- Columbus Irish Molly Truex about Cartoon Saloon’s Cooking Up a Hooley Katie Gagne are an excellent source of many vitamins it into short-chain fatty acids. Resistant work? The Kilkenny based Festival Focus Issue. morials and Mother’s Day stories, plus Crossword Puzzle Linda Fulton Burke and minerals. However, their nutrition- starch from potatoes is mostly converted TURN KEY BED & BREAKFAST studioH has multiple Academy Award®, Last Month’s feature story on Irish topics and activities for the kids are just Fields of Glory Vincent Beach al content can vary depending on the into the short-chain fatty acid butyr- Golden Globe and BAFTA nomina- American actor (The West Wing) Me- some of the things you will find inside Illuminations J. Michael Finn variety and how they are prepared (frying ate — the preferred food source for gut lissa Fitzgerald was a big hit, and Part this month. 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