est. 2006 February 2021 • Volume 15 - Issue 2 food etc, but they are still safety ment and appreciation and over es around the fields symbolizing the fer- order of nuns there. goddess Brigid’s control over the chang- Editor’s embargoed. I have had the really time, a library of the movers, shakers Cleveland tilizing of the earth. In the evening, her In the early 1800s, a manuscript was ing of the seasons. They were kept in meaningful opportunity to interview and music makers having an impact followers gather around a communal fire found in Listmore Castle in Co. Water- the homes of her followers to invoke the ' and listen to stories of the goddess. Of all ford that became known as “The Book of goddesses’ protection in the coming year. Corner folks on Zoom. These interviews are today, available today and for their Comhrá the Celtic deities, she is the most univer- Listmore.” In it’s pages was “The Lives of By John O’Brien, Jr. naturally much warmer and more children, researchers and future By Bob Carney BRIGID’S CROSS sal and can be found in the mythologies the Saints,” believed to have been written The story is told of a pagan chieftain in insightful then the previous norm generations to come, thanks to those of Northern Britain, Scotland, Western in the 16th century. February 2021 Vol. 15 • Issue 2 Kildare that was dying. Christians in his @Jobjr of phone interviews. I have gotten advances in technology now available, @BobCarneyGTR Europe, as well as Ireland. The sections on Brigid appear to have Í Publisher John O’Brien Jr. Í household sent for Brigid to talk to him to know favorite personalities and and to come. Editor Patrick’s success as a missionary was been written earlier in the 7th and 10th John O’Brien Jr. about Christ. By the time she arrived he performers so much better than I ever I won’t forget being able to provide Design/Production Christine Hahn partly a result of his ability to incor- centuries. It is not a biography, but more was delirious with fever. She sat at his would in a phone conversation. There the family of our own legend, Tom Website Rich Croft porate the familiar into his message of a list or catalog of miracles attributed Columnists bedside and began to console him. is no pressure, and the conversation is Byrne, audio of our long and fun the Christian beliefs. The story of the to her. It was said that a flame appeared Tripping over Akron Irish Lisa O’Rourke The Festival As was the custom, the dirt floor was broader. I feel It offers so much more. interview, and their response to that An Eejit Abroad Conor Makem shamrock to explain the Trinity is one above her head when she took her vows covered with rushes for warmth and Recent Inner Views with wonderful after he passed away. Their ability to At Home Abroad Regina Costello example. He took traditions of the druids and that the words the bishop used cleanliness. Brigid stooped down and Technology people like Ashley Davis, Shannon always being able to hear his voice, Behind the Hedge John O’Brien, Jr. of Imbolg in Gaelic culture and tried to explain ordained her as a bishop as well. He Blowin’ In Susan Mangan picked some up and began weaving them re you as tired of COVID as I Lambert-Ryan of Runa, Ruairi McK- whenever they want, now and to them according to the teachings of Chris- claimed he had no control over the words Cleveland Comhra Bob Carney February is recognized as the be- into a cross with the points together am? Writing about it, think- eirnan, Dan Fedoryka of Scythian and come. Those interested will be able tianity. he spoke and that a spirit had spoken Cleveland Irish Francis McGarry ginning of spring in Ireland, a time of as she spoke. The chieftain asked what Columbus Irish Molly Truex Later missionaries in other parts of the through him. ing about it, adapting to it, more really stand out, but a bunch of to experience them, though gone, growth and renewal. The Festival of Im- she was doing, and as she weaved, she missingA loved ones and their hugs, and them have left impact and enrichment in many of the senses: see, hear and Cooking Up a Hooley Katie Gagne bolg, on the first of February, celebrated world would try to erradicate old beliefs As Abbess of the community at explained the significance of the cross. Crossword Puzzle Linda Fulton Burke and impose their Christian ideals by Kildare, she was known for her gener- most horribly hurtful of all, seeing far beyond what is produced, knowl- uniquely experience their faces, man- Fields of Glory Vincent Beach the arrival of spring as the earth awak- As she talked, his delirium subsided and any means necessary. The chieftain of osity and kindness to all. In “The Lives friends die from it so unnecessarily. edge and inspiration, creativity and nerisms, laughter and more. Illuminations J. Michael Finn ened after the dark winter months. he questioned her deeply about Christ Leinster, a man named Dubhtach, and his of the Saints,” her hospitality was said Vaccines are on the way. We don’t connection, far beyond what we see I was born with no relatives here Kids Craic Dottie Wenger Goddesses were important deities in and her faith. He was baptized before his Madigan Muses Marilyn Madigan people were ardent worshipers of the god- to cause others to act the same. She is know the long-term effects to our just on stage. in the U.S., outside of my folks and the ancient religions of the celts, as they death and the cross of rushes has existed Off Shelf/On This Day Terry Kenneally were thought to play a daily role in the dess Brigid, and refused to recognize any credited with numerous miracles and it health and our society, though a report Those interviews will continue, three sisters. I would have so loved to Out of the Mailbag John O’Brien, Jr. in Ireland since. ■ I saw yesterday said it is average of whether in print, podcast, expanded see my relatives, grandparents, and Speak Irish Bob Carney lives of the people. Brigid was the goddess teachings that cast doubt on her position was believed even her shadow could heal about 6 months for all the symptoms on the web and slipped into social others, those that I only heard about, Terry From Derry Terry Boyle most associated with Imbolg. Her name as the mother goddess. Yet, this is where the sick. 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2 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green FEBRUARY 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 3 About 484 AD he petitioned King bare ground or on a bundle of straw ENDA’S LAND: ST. ENDA’S SCHOOL Aengus of Munster – who was mar- covered with a rug. THE LAND OF SAINTS Enda’s influence even extended to Illuminations ried to another of Enda’s sisters – to The monks took their meals in si- our own time. Patrick Pearse, the leader grant him land for a monastic settle- lence. They were not permitted to have During his lifetime, Enda’s monastic By J. Michael Finn settlement on the Aran Islands became of the Easter Rising in 1916, had long ment on the Aran Islands. Located off a fire in their stone cells, no matter been critical of the educational system nationwide property & the western coast of County Galway, how cold the weather. Enda initiated an important pilgrimage destination, as Providing well as a center for spreading Christi- in Ireland, which he believed taught three rocky islands make up the Aran the “no fire” rule based on the fact that Irish children to be good Englishmen. Islands. Christ was born in an unheated stable. anity to the surrounding areas. At least casualty placement, life insurance and two dozen canonized saints have been In modern times, Pearse established ARAN ISLANDS What was good enough for Christ, St. Enda’s School or Scoil Éanna (pron: Enda prescribed, was good enough for associated with Enda and the Aran Is- From west to east, the islands are: skuhl ay-uh-nuh), which he opened on employee benefits, as well as complex his monks. lands. Among these were Saint Brendan Inis Mór (pron: in-ess more, the big or September 8, 1908, in Cullenswood Enda divided the big island into two the Navigator, who was blessed there great island); Inis Meain (pron: in-ess House, Ranelagh, a suburb of Dublin. St. Enda of Aran: parts, one half assigned to the monastery before leaving on his famous voyage; foreign liability for domestic and international maan or the middle island); and Inis In 1910, Ireland’s first bilingual of Killeaney, and the western half to any Saint Jarlath of Tuam; Saint Finnian of The Father of Irish Thiar (pron: in-ess hear or the eastern school relocated to The Hermitage in of his disciples who would “erect per- Clonard; and Saint Colmcille of Iona, island). The three islands stretch across Rathfarnham, Dublin. It operated until clients in commercial products, contracts and manent religious houses on the island.” who called the monastery the “Sun of Monasticism the mouth of Galway Bay. 1935. Today the Hermitage stands as Later he divided the island into eight the West.” Enda established the monastery the Pearse Museum, dedicated to the On March 21, four days after the feast parts, in each he built a “place of refuge” Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise came directors' & officers' liability. at Killeaney on Inis Mór, which is memory of the school’s founder. day of Ireland’s patron Saint Patrick, where all on the island who had nowhere there as a youth and would have re- generally regarded as the first Irish St. Enda himself died in old age, the Catholic Church honors Saint Enda to go could find shelter and care. mained there for life except for Enda’s monastery. He began with about 150 around the year 530 AD. In addition to of Aran. In the Irish language he is The monks obtained their own food recognition that his true work was disciples. After founding Killeaney, being recognized as the Father of Irish known as Naomh Éanna (pron: neev and clothing by the labor of their hands. elsewhere. Enda ordained him a priest he also established a monastery in the Monasticism, Enda is honored as the ay-uh-nuh). Some fished around the islands; others and advised him to build a church and Boyne valley, and several others across Patron Saint of the Aran Islands. Many Enda was born around 450 AD in too, someday would face death and cultivated patches of oats or barley in monastery in the middle of Ireland. Ireland. Along with St. Finnian of monastic ruins, holy wells, churches what is now the province of Ulster. He judgment. sheltered spots between the rocks. Others Ciarán is said to have walked to Clonard, he is known as the Father of and stained-glass windows preserve was born an Irish prince, the son of ground grain or kneaded the meal into the future site of the monastery at THE PRIEST KING Irish Monasticism. his memory on the Aran Islands and Conall Derg of Oriel (Oriel was an an- bread, and baked it for the use of their Clonmacnoise with his pet cow. After Faced with the reality of his death, At Killeaney the monks lived a very around Ireland. ■ cient territory in south-east Ulster that brothers. They spun and wove their own the cow’s death, in great old age, the Enda decided to renounce his kingship hard life. Their day was divided into included south County Armagh, north clothes from the wool of their own sheep. monastic manuscript Book of the Dun and study for the priesthood. Wheth- fixed periods for prayer, manual labor, County Monaghan and Omeath in They drank neither wine nor mead, and Cow was bound in her skin. An early J. Michael Finn is the Ohio State er this story of Enda’s conversion to and sacred study. Each community had County Louth). According to the story, they were allowed no meat, except for chronicler of Enda’s life declared that it Historian for the Ancient Order of Christianity is true remains unclear to its own church and its village of stone when his father died, Enda succeeded small portions that were given to the sick. would “never be known until the day of Hibernians and Division Historian for historians. cells, in which they slept either on the him as king and went off to fight his judgment, the number of saints whose the Patrick Pearse Division in Colum- Enda then went to Scotland, where he bodies lie in the soil of Aran.” enemies. The warrior/king Enda was obtained an education at the monas- bus, Ohio. He is also Chairman of the converted to Christianity by his sister, Enda’s monastery flourished until Catholic Record Society for the Diocese tery and school called Candida Casa, Viking times. Much of the stone was Saint Fanchea of Rossory, an abbess. founded by St. Ninian at Whithorn. It of Columbus, Ohio. He writes on Irish Enda visited Fanchea, who tried to ON THIS DAY IN IRISH HISTORY - FEBRUARY ransacked by Cromwell’s men in the and Irish-American history; Ohio histo- was there he became a monk and was 1650s for fortifications, so only scat- persuade him to lay down his arms and ordained a priest. ry and Ohio Catholic history. You may tered ruins now remain on the island. contact him at [email protected]. 866.892.8306 adopt a more peaceful life. 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Irish cultural heritage in song, dance, Consequences you might ask? Those One of these events made the papers literature, sports, and traditions. Pandemonium come in the form of fines of hundreds in a town in County Galway. of dollars and possible jail time. Ah The little village won a minor foot- To provide a forum for the enrichment of our Dear Reader, I would love to tell you sure, but they aren’t really enforcing ball championship for the first time in that these articles are written months in that stuff, are they? Yes, indeed they many years; think the Browns. What family and the enhancement of our friendships. advance and that I am merely polishing are. There are hundreds of police en- could they do? They had a sneaky my acerbic witticisms whilst this type forced checkpoints around the country party in a pub that did end up as a is eagerly anticipated at another inbox. at any given time. super spreader event. 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8 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green FEBRUARY 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 9 unscathed against the many odds facing that policy. Maya by attending both a Black Baptist the shops in Oak Park, Illinois. The ele- As I grew into adulthood and my trav- chew a piece of gum that tasted of both At Home both her and our country that will need In high school, a friend told Kamala Church and a Hindu Temple. Blowin, In gant Marshall Field’s may have promised els brought me over the great Atlantic your dinner and dessert? How thrilling , to be tackled in the coming days and she was being molested by her stepfa- Twenty years of public life has Frango Mints in decorative tins, but my Ocean, I realized that confections were it would be to ride on a gondola atop a By Susan Mangan Abroad beyond. Her background is truly inter- ther. Concerned for her well-being, she exposed the VP Harris to the reality of favorite spot was the penny candy store. even more magical. Haribo candy mak- chocolate river? How fabulous to visit esting. Her Indian grandfather fought confided in her mother and, as a result, the diverse society that is the Unit- By Regina Costello I can still feel the give of the old wooden ers craft gummies in every imaginable a sweet’s shop on your way home from for Indian independence from Great Kamala’s family took her friend into ed States, and the difficulties facing floors as I padded enthusiastically from shape and flavor. One can sup on lemon school that sold Everlasting Gobstoppers Britain as a government official, and their home and she lived with them. so many on the fringes for too long. glass jar to glass jar filled with glistening and vanilla fried eggs or indulge in cola and Wonka Bars? her grandmother taught birth control to Their public service never stopped, and Kamala Harris started her adult life as Í@SueMangan sweets in my rubber-tipped red sneakers, flavored worms. Interestingly, there are similar literary rural indigenous Indian women. has remained paramount in their lives. a lawyer. Her personal philosophy and waving my brown paper bag. An equal Wine Gums and Fruit Pastilles in allusions in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter As the daughter of immigrants, the key choices in her career are a testa- opportunity connoisseur of sweets, I tangy essences like black currant could series. British authors have a way of de- A CHILD OF IMMIGRATION Vice President has a genuine under- ment to real efforts in that direction. Her parents, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan sprinkled silver foiled chocolate kisses never be found in my American youth. veloping larger than life characters that standing of the experience of immigrat- Like her parents, she also is in an and Professor Donald Harris, immi- Magical among vines of red licorice, sticks of rock Glorious chocolate eggs housed a nest both instruct, as well as incite wonder. If East and West ing to America; the difficulties with interracial marriage. She chose Doug grated to the United States, and in time, candy, and squares of peanut butter Mary of blue speckled malted eggs. Delicate only I could have read about Harry Pot- adapting to a different life in a new Emhoff as her husband in recent years. became champions in their own right: Jane’s. cocoa shells revealed orange delights ter’s visit to Hogsmeade and his trip to world and navigating the roadblocks in Furthermore, she is also in an interreli- Confections in The House: her mother in breast cancer research With every bubble-gum-decked, with a mere tap of the finger. Honeydukes when I was a child. What place in the paths of browns and blacks gious marriage. “There were shelves upon shelves and her father a Professor of Economics lollipop-filled, sugar-fruited apothecary Most wonderful of all were Licorice fun it would be to eat Peppermint Toads, in this country. We truly are the prod- The White House at Stanford. To immigrate to America of the most succulent-looking sweets jar, my eyes shone with delight and greed, Allsorts. Who would have thought that Fizzy Whizzies, and Bertie Bolt’s Every ucts of our environment. A LIFE OF FIRSTS in the 1960s, particularly for blacks and Her first job after passing the bar imaginable. Creamy chunks of nougat, masked innocence indeed. Once home, coconut, licorice, chocolate, and pink Flavor Bean? If only in my imagination. We see it in everyone, if we care to This New Year will soon find new Asians, was no small feat. was as assistant district attorney in shimmering squares of coconut ice . . . I would clear the stuffed animals off my flavoring could marry in such a delight- Now the lesson must come to a close. look. We see it in President Joe Biden guests in The House, with a very Kamala’s parents met at UC Berke- Oakland, focusing on sex crimes. From peppermint creams shaped like toads, pink ruffled bed and dump the sack of ful way? One can indulge in memory for only so and are probably more aware of his special one from the East – an Asian, ley, where their shared earnest passion there, she worked for the San Francis- fragile sugar-spun quills, and treasures right on my quilt, delighting in Candy is not just an indulgence; it is long until one loses one’s way toward background because of our interest Afro, Jamaican woman who was born for civil rights brought them together. co District Attorney’s office, where exploding bonbons.” the glory, unaware of the cost of my glut- a means to bring generations together. future paths. Chewing gum ultimately in Ireland. His Irish heritage, cultural in America. Kamala Devi Harris has They were part of an activist group she made a dent on teenage pros- (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of tony – a fierce stomachache and a hearty My grandmother Rose always kept a jar becomes flavorless. Too much candy can traditions and family closeness clearly already achieved many firsts in her life. that was to become the Afro American titution in the city by encouraging Azkaban by J.K. Rowling) dose of Milk of Magnesia. Magic does of sugared orange slices on her kitchen result in more than a belly ache for the ground him, evidenced in frequent Her most recent and most acclaimed Association. law enforcement to view the girls come with a price. counter. She would offer me one each mature adult. credits to his background. first is that of Vice President of the Kamala was introduced to a modern, as victims of circumstance and not Let’s face it, the January cleanse is a bit day after school and we would visit. Our hearts do in fact enjoy a healthy He says, “I’ve been honored to have United States, the most powerful coun- forward thinking, socially aware envi- criminals. tiresome. I can no longer tolerate shots CANDY, COPENHAGEN I would tell her about math class, and plate of greens, followed by a dram held a lot of titles. But I have always try in the world. ronment from an early age. As a baby She successfully ran for district of turmeric with a fresh ginger chaser. AND DR. PEPPER she would tell me stories about growing of Oolong tea. But dear reader, never been and will always be the son of Kitty This achievement will provide her in a stroller, she attended protests and attorney in San Francisco, where Perhaps February is the month to finally Candy brings out the child in even the up in Chicago. She hardly had a penny despair. Moderation in all things is most Finnegan.” with the wings to fly high, hopefully civil rights meetings with her parents. she won 56.5% of the vote, making brew that cup of decadent hot choco- most weathered of souls. When my family to her name, but her heart was filled desired. When late winter clouds threat- The Vice President remembers her As children, she and her younger sister her the first Black woman in Cal- late, European style, with thick organic visited our Missouri kin, our Uncle Ted with love and she always had a sweet to en, only the Candy Man can make the mothers’ words of wisdom that spur ■ Maya, witnessed people finding the ifornia to secure this position. As cream, slowly melted Callebaut chocolate, would treat my cousin Michael and me share. sun rise. her ambition each day, “Don’t sit strength to stand up and fight for civil D.A., the conviction rate jumped and brandy. Such a delight would surely to random trips to CJ’s Gas Station. This around and complain about things, CAN CANDY CURE A BAD TOOTH? Susan holds a Master’s Degree in rights, which effectively are human from 52% to 67%. She made deci- restore the color to my pale cheeks. unassuming country place filled with bot- do something.” Thanking those on the As a boy growing up in Ireland, my English from John Carroll University and rights, and should be automatically sions that felt right to her, and not Sweets touch us all with a sense of mag- tles of Dr. Pepper and tins of Copenhagen campaign trail she said, To the woman father-in-law also loved his sweets. Like a Master’s Degree in Education from afforded to all mankind. “ to satisfy polls. ic, of nostalgia, of simpler times. Think chewing tobacco, also housed a most most responsible for my presence my grandmother, he did not have a pen- Baldwin-Wallace University. She may be C She had a tight relationship with her As California A.G., she set up the of all the iconic films that feature soda magnificent array of candies. here today – my mother, Shyamala ny to spare, so treats were quite precious. reached at [email protected]. Indian grandfather, who likely taught LGBTQ Hate Crimes Unit. With a fountains and penny candy stores. In It’s Our bachelor uncle loved to indulge Gopalan Harris, who is always in He enjoyed telling us the story of his bad her the importance of strength of char- futuristic inclusive philosophy, it is no a Wonderful Life, a young George Bailey us kids. He would allow my cousin and our hearts. When she came here from tooth. Get More to the Story acter and perseverance. The significant surprise that her goals include effective waxes poetic to the girls of Bedford Falls me to fill up our bags with treats galore: India at the age of 19, maybe she After dealing with a sore tooth for More pics, and larger print too! career and social accomplishments of management of the current pandemic, who visit him in the chemist shop about cherry Jolly Ranchers, bubble gum cigars, didn’t quite imagine this moment. But weeks, his mother finally gave him a @www.ohioianews.com her immigrant parents were clearly health care for all, climate change, his dreams to travel and explore, all while 100,000 Dollar Bars, Pixie Sticks, and she believed so deeply in an America few pounds to have his tooth removed. CHAMBERS pivotal markers for the sisters. stricter gun control and civil rights, serving up a mean egg cream. Somehow, fruity Laffy Taffy. After our trip to the where a moment like this is possible.” magic merges with reality when you pop store, we would climb into his truck and Rather than have the tooth extracted, Funeral Homes Additionally, to witness such heights Vice President Harris has her work my father-in-law made a detour to the met by her parents within an interracial KAMALA MEANS LOTUS cut out for herself. As holds true for all a peppermint striped straw into a marsh- he would wink at us with his laughing W mallow topped chocolate malt. blue eyes, “Now, don’t y’all go eatin’ that chemist for a bar of chocolate. A sure marriage at a time when such partner- The culture exposed to Vice Pres- mankind, she will at times likely stum- tonic for an ailing tooth. Again, the Full Service and Cremation ships were socially unacceptable to ident Harris from a very early age ble. But the innate tenacity and courage As a little girl, my parents would visit before your supper.” Services Pre-Need Specialists price for childhood indulgence is fierce many, instilled in her the same char- provides her with a wide lens, an open written into her DNA will provide her when you either have to suffer with a W acter and grit evidenced in the lives mind and an objective outlook. Her with the endurance necessary for the toothache in silence or confess your of Shyamala Gopalan and Donald mother named her Kamala, meaning job at hand. Archives at the Western Reserve Histor- penchant for sweets. Family-Owned and Operated Harris. From an early age, Kamala lotus, and also refers to the Hindu god- A quotation from her memoir, “The At Home Abroad Continued from previous page ical Society, former Executive Director In the world of adults, childhood glut- Serving Greater Cleveland and and Maya started to devote their dess Lakshmi and the empowerment of Truths We hold”, is apt in closing “We of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument tony and confectionary magic become lives to advocacy and social justice. women. have so much more in common than Northeast Ohio Since 1933 love of country.” Commission and former Executive the inspiration for cautionary tales. How Dealing with a hard blow as a child, what separates us. We need to paint a We can hope that, at least in part, Coordinator of the Northern Ohio many times have children only been EARLY ADVOCACY she witnessed her parents’ divorce picture of the future in which everyone North Olmsted 329150 Lorain Road Even as young teenagers, the thir- some of her dreams become a reality Rose Centre. She serves on the Board of awarded dessert if their plates of brussels when she was seven years old and can see themselves and everyone is OPENING SOON! teen-year-old Kamala, with her sister and provide healing that is much need- Directors of the Mayo Society of Greater sprouts were clear? On the contrary, has Berea 386 Adalbert Street was subsequently raised by her single seen. A vibrant portrait of a vibrant ■ Maya, fought for the betterment of oth- ed in my home abroad. Cleveland. She can be reached at rcostel- any child ever been denied a plate of 3 mother in a predominantly black, United States, where everyone is Cleveland 4420 Rocky River Drive ers. At that time, they were uncomfort- [email protected] brussels sprouts for a poor grade? A wily lower-middle-class neighborhood, treated with equal dignity and each able with a policy that forbade children Regina is a Graduate from the Na- military stratagem in the guise of a tin attending school during the early of us has the opportunities to make from playing in the grass outside their tional University of Ireland, Galway Get More to the Story of chocolate dipped biscuits. 216.251.6566 years of integration. Shyamala was the most of our own lives. That is the apartment building. The sisters led a and a Post Graduate from the National More pics, and larger print too! As a child, I both loved and feared www.ChambersFuneral.com intent on celebrating the black and vision worth fighting for, born out of demonstration that resulted in changing University of Ireland, Dublin. She is the @www.ohioianews.com Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Jamaican ethnicities of Kamala and Continued on facing page former Curator of the Irish American Factory. How glorious that you could

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I just 18 ounces of Shredded Cheeses – I Tom Lagan of the Tacoma Rangers GAA are a county). finished up Until Victory Always, a used a variety of a Cheddar Greyer, (Northwest), Tracey Rivera of Na Fi- The other counties include: 32 in memoir by Jim McGuinness. Mc- Sharp Irish Cheddar and Kerrygold anna (Southwest), and Tim Flanagan Ireland, New York, Britain, USGAA, Guinness was coach and manager for Dubliner of the Buffalo Fenians (Midwest). Australia, Canada, Asia, Middle East, the County Donegal Senior Football 2 teasp Garlic Salt Midwest At the treasurer’s position, Tom and Europe. The Central Council will team (men’s) from 2010 to 2014, Mini Cheddar & 1 teasp. Black Pepper Walsh of the Denver Gaels endorse proposals from the winning Sam McGuire in 2012. The Dash of Season Salt (Western) runs unopposed Management Committee book weaves between those years Bacon Pasties Dash of Worcestershire Sauce Gaelic Athletic and will retain his posi- that do not require a vote and McGuinness’s upbringing in 2 tblsp Stone-Ground Mustard tion. Tom Lagan of Tacoma from Congress. The Man- Glenties, school, family, and his own 1/3 Yellow Onion sauted with a bit Association will also face Paul Keane agement Committee of football success. McGuinness holds “Though she but little, she is fierce!” of olive oil until soft (This a great ad- of St. Joseph’s in a bid to the GAA is chaired by An a sports-psychology degree, and the You will have to indulge the English dition. I left it out of mine version in This year’s USGAA (governing retain his registrar’s posi- tUachtarán and consists book will leave you motivated to train teacher in me as I quote from one of deference to my onion-hating hubby). body of the United States Gaelic tion. Because voting occurs starting of fifteen members, including the for the upcoming season. William Shakespeare’s comedies. This 2 9 inch Pie Crusts – store-bought Athletic Clubs outside of New York) at the highest position (chairperson) provincial chairpersons of Leinster, A few other recommendations often runs through my head when I or homemade. Convention is to be held in the cen- and works its way down, the regis- Ulster, Connaught, and Munster. For from earlier readings: The Club by think of something that is really good, 1 Egg and a dash of Water – whisked tral location of Chicago on January trar’s position may be vacant if both elected boards, working down from Christy O’Connor will ring home for but small. And since doing things in for the wash 30th. Due to the pandemic, only the Tom and Paul win positions above, Central Council are the Provincial many USGAA members as O’Con- much smaller ways seems to be the 2 tblsp Course Kosher Salt to sprin- chairperson and secretary of each it may be uncontested if one of them Councils, then County Boards, to nor takes us through the day-to-day norm these days, it wasn’t too difficult to kle division will be present, along with wins a higher position, or it may be Divisional Boards, to Club Boards. struggles of the 2009 Clare County adapt this tasty bundle of goodness into Preheat oven to 375* the current sitting USGAA Board. As hotly contested. Not all counties have divisional St. Joseph’s Doora-Barefield GAA, a tinier, appetizer-size version packed Line to baking sheets with Silpat or approved by Croke Park, there will The public relations officer sees boards, but the USGAA and some from their high of All Ireland Club with flavor. parchment paper. be no motions, but the officers are up incumbent Caoimhe Butler of the larger counties (Cork and Tipperary Champions, to the lows of regulation. These tiny versions of this hand-held for election. Young Islanders (Philadelphia) run for example) will divide the county Another earlier read: The Pursuit pie are filled with Irish bacon and a In a large bowl, mix together the Across the country, each club will against former PRO Rory O’Donnell into subsections for management of Perfection, The Life, Death, and variety of cheeses, and quite simple to onions, bacons, cheeses, spices, and each round. She is also the owner of her in-home submit their votes to the divisional of the Connemara Gaels (Northeast), purposes. Legacy of Cormac McAnallen, by make. It was the perfect bite for our condiments. Fold over to form a crescent or half bakery Sassy’s Sweets and Oh So Much secretaries. Those votes will then and Mary Ruane of St. Brigid’s (Cen- Back to the Midwest, the Youth Dónal McAnallen. The memoir is British Isles themed dinner. It will become soft and well-coated. circle shape. More. You can contact her at (440) be carried to the Convention. Votes tral). Paul Mulcaire of Buffalo Hurl- Board is planning for weekend tour- written by Cormac’s brother and is a Makes approximately 24 – 2 inch Roll out the pie crusts and cut into Pinch the edges together and then 773-4459 or at [email protected], will be accumulated based on each ing Club (Midwest) runs unopposed naments throughout the year: Detroit touching tale of family and the GAA pies. 2 – 2 ½ inch rounds with a cookie take a fork and press around again. or find her on Facebook at @sassyss- Club’s first choice, second choice, and for the youth officer position and in June, the Philadelphia Liberty Bell as Cormac’s sudden death from an INGREDIENTS cutter. Place on the baking sheets. weetsandmore. third choice if necessary, so elections Paddy McDevitt of the Donegal Club and Continental Youth Champion- undetected heart condition has led to Place a spoonful of the cheese With a pastry brush the whisked can be finalized on the day. As seen (Northeast) will remain the Central ships (CYC’s) hosted by Chicago in worldwide awareness. 1 lb Irish Bacon -- cooked until and bacon mixture on one half of egg and dash of water on each pastry. Get More to the Story below, some nominations may be Council Delegate. July, and the Midwest Final (location Up next in Tigh Beach (the Beach Sprinkle each with a bit of Kosher More pics, and larger print too! removed as voting progresses. A little bit on the structure of the TBD) in August. family house) is Relentless, The In- Salt. @www.ohioianews.com At the chairperson position, Bernie GAA to understand the role of the For the Adults, the USGAA finals side Story of the Cork Ladies Footbal- Fields of Glory and dance, and the Irish language Cut two little slits in the top to let Connaughton of the Shannon Blues Central Council delegate: The GAA will be in Boston in August. The Fi- lers, by Mary White. This one takes Continued from previous page as an integral part of its objectives. steam escape. Club (Northeast GAA) runs un- has a Congress every year akin to nals are not expected to be on Labor us through the rise of the senior team Cleveland GAA is open to all who Bake in over for 18-20 minutes until opposed. At the vice-chairperson, an annual general meeting, where Day for many years to come. As a from 2005 to 2106, when Cork had won ten of eleven All-Ireland titles. I want to play competitive sports, meet puffed and golden brown. incumbent John Young of the Pitts- rules changes are debated and voted note, Chicago will host 2022 and the Continued on facing page am looking forward to this one and new people, and join an athletic, fit- These are great served warm or the forward by Brian Cody. ness-minded club for all ages. ■ room temperature. Happy reading and self-training. A great suggestion is to serve with a Stay safe, stay fit, and stay tuned! 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12 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green FEBRUARY 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 13 tenses in the September 2020 issue of ending was changed to indicate “I” see, first conjugation of present tense verbs. drinks tea. as we learned English we learned gram- The Ohio Irish American News in the combining the verb with the pronoun. And depending if the last vowel in the An dtuigeann tú Gaelainn? (ahn dig- mar by speaking, and learned to hate it Speak column, “Tús Maith Part 2” online. To make a statement negative, ní is verb is slender (i or e), or broad (a o u), ihn too gway-linn) Do you understand by our high school years. It is somewhat Irish Radio Irish Here are a few examples of tá in differ- used, which lenites séimhiú (shay-voo), these endings would be used. Irish? similar with Irish and while important, By Bob Carney ent tenses. a following consonant. PRONOUN BROAD ENDING Ní thuigim. (nee higg-um) I don’t it is not the main aspect of communi- TUESDAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY An bhfuil tú go maith? (ahn will too An bhféachann tú ar an teilifís gach understand. cation. It can be acquired over time as 6pm-8pm: All Things Irish WOBC-FM 91.5 w/Anita Lock 12-6pm ET/9am-3pm PT on guh mah) Are you good? oíche? (ahn wehk-ann too ar ahn tel- SLENDER ENDING Tuigim (tigg-um) I understand we develop our languge skills. There Mé (may) I ann mé or aim eann mé SiriusXM Classic Vinyl, Í@BobCarneyGTR Tá. Tá mé go maith (taw.taw may guh la-feesh gahck ee-ha) Tuigim beagán (tigg-im bea-gone) I are many good Irish grammar books SATURDAY channel 26. mah) Yes. I am good. Do watch television every night? or im understand a little. available if you would like to learn 10am-11am: Johnson Brothers Irish Hour WKTL-FM 90.7 Níl. Tá mé tinn. (neel. taw may Ní fhéachaim (nee eck-im) I don’t Tú (too) you ann tú eann tú An mbíonn tú anseo go minic? (ahn more about it. tcheen) No. I am sick. watch (see) Sé (shay) he ann sé eann se meon too ahn-sho guh min-ik) Are you SLÁN GO FOÍLL! ■ Sí (shee) she ann sí eann sí SUNDAY Nach raibh sí tinn? (noch rev shee VERBS here often? iIrish: Songs, Stories Yes and No tcheen) Wasn’t she sick? Muid (mwidge) we ann muid or aim- Bíonn. (bee-on) Be (yes) or Ní bhím Bob Carney is a student of Irish histo- 7am-9am: Sweeney Astray WCSB-FM 89.3 Cén chaoi a nhfuil sibh? Tá suil Abair (ah-bear) say Tá, ach tá sí ceart go leor anois. (taw, id eann muid or imid (nee vee-on) Don’t be. (no) ry and language and teaches the Speak 10am-12pm: Gerry Quinn’s Irish Hours & Shenanigans agam, go bhfuil sibh go maith. 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Sometimes the question is answered Faigh (fay) get apply to. starts with a vowel. Ithe = eat Ceannaíonn. (kyahn-ee-un) Buys Mary, hounds Morrighán and Rían and 6pm- 7pm: Songs of Britain & Ireland WCPN-FM 90.3 using a form of the verb that posed the Ithe (ih-ha) eat An itheann tú arán? (ahn ih-hahn (yes) terrier Doolin keep the house jumping. question: “Are you going to the store?” TO FORM A QUESTION Ól (ull) drink too uh-rawn) Do you eat bread? So even though there is no yes or no He can be contacted at carneyspea- “I am. Or “I am not.” To form a question in the present Téigh (tay) go Ithim. (ih-him) I eat. or Ní ithim. in Irish, we can answer questions with [email protected]. tense using regular verbs, An must be Tuig (tigg) understand “Could you pick up milk?” “I could.” (nee ih-him) I don’t eat. the declarative or the negative declar- added before the verb, which then adds Verb endings to indicate present “I could not.” Othertimes, it isn’t possi- More examples: ative of the verb used in asking the Get More to the Story eclipsis or urú (uh-roo). This is when tense are determined by how many ble to answer with yes or no, “You don’t An ólann Brian tae? (ahn o-lahn question. Remeber the above examples More pics, and larger print too! a new letter is put at the beginning of syllables and if it is broad or slender. like tea?” bree-un tay) Does Brian drink tea? are regular verbs in the present tense. @www.ohioianews.com the word and eclipses or takes over for Verbs with one syllable fall under the The Irish language, Gaeilge, has no Ólann sé tae. (o-lahn shay tay) He Once again, I would like to stress that words for yes or no at all. An echo re- the original letter, changing the sound sponse of the questioning verb is used. of the word. Some consonants cannot We’ve been exposed to examples using be eclipsed, but those that can be. are the Irish word tá (taw) to be, used as a eclipsed by a specific letter. Vowels are response. not eclipsed. For example, the question, “An An bhfeiceann tú an bainne? (ahn bhfuil sé ag teacht?” (ahn will shay wehk-ann too ahn bahn-ya) Do you see ahg chohkt) “Is he coming?” can be the milk? answered simply, “tá” (taw) is, or “níl” Feicim. (fek-im) I see. (neel) is not. In Ireland it is common to The verb feic (fek) means see, to ask a use an echo response even if English is question, an was added before the verb, being spoken, “Will you have a cup?” which causes urú, an bhfeic, and then “I will”. the ending was changed to indicate You can find the verb tá and it’s its present tense by adding eann, an forms in the present, past and future bhfeiceann. In the response, feicim, the

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16 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green FEBRUARY 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 17 initial use and time did indeed take its years ago, including the quartz stones toll on the place. Those beautiful quartz in the front. They also added stairs to An Eejit stones lining the front of the façade get around the giant stones in front, as Abroad tumbled to the ground and Mother originally one would have had to climb By Conor Makem Nature slowly took over. Eventually it over them to gain access. just resembled a mound of earth. So, there you have it. One of the most It sat undisturbed until 1699, when important archaeological discoveries in landowner Charles Campbell sent some the world, a UNESCO World Heri- of his laborers out to dig parts of it tage Site, located just a couple miles up looking for stone. They realized it from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, in wasn’t just a dirt mound, and archaeol- Drogheda, where a certain OhioIAN- ogists have been interested ever since. ews columnist was born. Makes you Ireland’s There was even word that skeletons think that Stonehenge might be the were found inside the alcoves off the “jumped the shark episode” of neolithic readers will already know about New- 43 feet high and archaeologists some- roof-box at its entrance. For five days main chamber, causing some to specu- sites, doesn’t it? Neolithic gem grange and will have their own stories what agree that it was a passage tomb around the winter solstice, the morning late that it might have been where they Visit www.newgrange.com for more about it, but I would be remiss in my and ancient temple. There is a sixty- sun shines through the opening, glides My father never forced anything brought their dead to make the trip information. ■ son duties if I didn’t at least dedicate two-foot entrance passageway (at times up the passageway and illuminates the down our throats, but if there was one to the afterlife. This matched up quite one column to it. tight) that leads into the main chamber, inside of the chamber. Now when I say thing that came close, it was the im- well with the birth of a new year at the Get More to the Story with three alcoves. Above your head, morning sun, I’ll add that this jum- portance of an ancient mound of stone WHAT THE HECK IS IT? winter solstice. More pics, and larger print too! you’ll find a corbelled roof that hasn’t ble of rocks is in Ireland, so morning and earth in the Boyne Valley known Newgrange was built by stone-age Newgrange’s rear is not as flashy as the front, but it is still In the 1970s, Newgrange was restored @www.ohioianews.com leaked in its more than 5,000-year clouds are more often the case, but you as Newgrange. He used to bring the farmers 5,200 years ago, making it old- pretty neat. to how they presumed it looked 5,200 family to experience it starting in the history. can’t blame the old farmers for trying. er than the Great Pyramids of Giza and weren’t big on windows other than the did indeed make the rarest of showings 1980s. Let’s see your modern roofer offer The solstice would have marked the Stonehenge. In fact, there wasn’t much roof-box) which gives visitors an idea on that fateful day, allowing an Irish Back then, we could just drive up to that kind of guarantee. Surrounding beginning of a new year, which is quite that boiled my father’s bottom more of what the solstice would look like in- Times photographer to capture the sun- the base of the hill, walk past the un- the whole affair are ninety-seven large the impressive feat when you figure than the international press swooning side. They shut off the original electric light shining off the red hair of a young manned booth where someone should kerbstones, some of which are engraved they needed to know the seasons and over the 100 stones in Wiltshire while lighting from 3,200 B.C. for complete girl for the paper’s all-time best-selling have been selling tickets and explore. with megalithic art, the most prevalent the position of the sun and all of that simultaneously ignoring the gem of the darkness before flipping on the artifi- photograph. In subsequent years, my There was often no one else there, being its entrance stone with the famed malarkey. Boyne Valley. But, I digress. cial sun (also original, I believe). For father called it the single greatest mo- though occasionally we’d run across triple spirals adorning it. The folks in charge have a handy light Located in Meath, just west of those of you with claustrophobia, you ment of his life, even after I reminded someone the old man inevitably knew. But the most striking feature about bulb that shines into the dark confines Drogheda in County Louth, the circu- might want to skip this bit on the tour. him that he had children. Many Ohio Irish American News lar mound is 279 feet in diameter and Newgrange comes in the form of a of the main chamber (the builders My cousin, Peter, surprised my father TOO BIG FOR ITS BRITCHES one time by securing him a spot on one Alas, like all good things, people of the coveted winter solstice tours, eventually found out about Newgrange. usually reserved for muckity-mucks, One time while bringing a friend to princes, sheiks and the like. The sun visit the old stomping grounds, I wasn’t able to locate it. The road I used to take simply wasn’t there. Come to find out, they no longer wanted people just MENTOR BROOKLYN MONTROSE WESTLAKE showing up and walking in. There was 7861 Reynolds Road 10310 Cascade 145 Montrose West Ave. 24940 Sperry Drive a spanking new visitor center located 440-942-6611 Crossing 234-466-0060 440-835-2890 a hop, skip and a jump away where 216-362-7700 patrons were corralled into groups and herded one small bus at a time to the site. I suppose it was all for the best. The center is a wonderful spot for discovering the history of Newgrange, as well as nearby Knowth and Dowth (two other massively important Neolithic sites in the Brú na Bóinne complex). And if you’re being dragged around because you couldn’t care less about ancient history, there’s a handy café with hot soup, sandwiches, tea and biscuits. Of course, all of this is closed due to a global pandemic, but you’ll know about it for later. IT LOOKS IN GREAT SHAPE Megalithic art abounds at I’m sure you’re pondering by now Newgrange, as well as sister that the picture indicates the joint sites at Knowth and Dowth. hasn’t aged a day. How’s that possible? This is from Newgrange. Well, the site was sealed up after its

18 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green FEBRUARY 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 19 terminal. for their passage and provisions. Med- paths with Professor Trouillot. He taught bilities for fatalities are broken down Cleveland Railroads in Cuba have a history that ical fees, food costs and clothing were to look at historical events on the global, Off the into various categories, including Irish dates to the 1830s. The first railroad in additional costs for the wage laborers. national and local levels because events Misadventure and Suicide; Female Fa- Cuba was built with the sweat of the Advances on pay and no paid sick days exist in each of these spaces. The Irland- Shelf talities; Sectarian Killings, including By Francis McGarry Irish, especially Irish Catholic laborers, created a relationship were sixteen-hour eses illustrate this approach. By Terry Kenneally the killings of ‘spies’ ‘informers’, ex who provided labor for the early phases workdays in unsafe and unsanitary They first had to leave the island of servicemen and officials; the killings of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and conditions did not sit well with the Irish. their birth and come to America. Their @TerryKenneally of prisoners after surrender or capture; the Erie Canal. Irish Catholic were Food was rationed based on status, free welcome was canal work and then Í missing bodies(?); deaths during the recruited in the states by contractors or enslaved, but was insufficient for all railroad work. Some settled in cities intercommunal and other riots; shot for the Cuban railroad. The contractors parties involved. like Cleveland and tried to make an The Dead of the while attempting to escape and shot were not hesitant to use the network The Cubans attempted to keep all existence working on the docks. Others for failing to halt when ordered; and Los Irlandeses of the Catholic parish to assist in the workers segregated but that did not made the choice to go to places like Irish Revolution post-truce revenge and other killings. recruiting. prevent worker riots. The military was Cuba and give it a go. By Einan O’ Halpin & Chapters are organized by year, Michel-Rolph Trouillot was one of my These were the same Irish who made utilized to suppress the riots and work My life seems so simple compared Daithi O’Corrbin from 1916 to 1921. While this obvi- professors at the University of Chicago. their way to the Flats in Cleveland. Ca- desertions. Thing is the Cubans did not to those men and women, the Irish, los Yale University Press ISBN 978-0- ously is a book not to be read from His work influenced my pedagogical nal workers who were familiar with hard do all their research. The Irlandeses Irlandeses. I continue to learn of their 300-12382-1 2020 705pp. cover to cover, due to the nature of approach. Silencing the Past: Power and labor and public works. The Cubans were also veterans of the Canal Wars lives and their influence the lives we the material covered, it nonetheless the Production of History is a book that were betting on that experience to assist in America and were well aware of live. I was a passenger on the railroad For those readers who consider makes for interesting reading. led me to focus on Cuban History and with their first railroad. The Cubans techniques of resistance. As Aunt Irene they help build even though I had no themselves history buffs, this month’s For instance, take the date of 28 Santeria for my masters. Although my made a few bets on this endeavor. would say, “You get what you get.” idea at the time. In some way they con- selection is a humdinger. It is the first November 1920, the infamous Kilm- geographical focus has changed what The Spanish Consul was convinced The Spanish Consul thought they tributed to the fact that the best pizza in comprehensive account to record and ichael, Macroom, Cork IRA ambush. I have learned about history and my that the Irish would be more than were getting laborers who would change Havana is in Chinatown. analyze all deaths In impact, if not ex- approach to historical research can be willing to accept the Cuban proposition. the phenotype of Cuban society and For additional reading please see Dr. arising from the Irish ecution, it became traced to Professor Trouillot’s work. Spain believed that the African slaves build a railroad. Railroad contractors Margaret Brehony’s work, Free la- Revolution. the most celebrated That being said, it is joyous occasion in Cuba were “infinitely happier” than thought they were getting experienced bour and ‘whitening’ the nation: Irish Between 1916 and IRA ambush of when the past and present collide. My wage laborer in America, particularly laborers who they could force to work migrants in colonial Cuba. She also 1921, Ireland was the War of inde- first visit to Havana was just after Pope the Irish Catholics. by withholding wages, access to food curated the international exhibition The wracked with civil pendence. Sixteen John Paul II became the first pontiff to THE SPANISH COLONY AND and medical care. The Irlandeses Irish in Latin America. ■ unrest as separatists Crown forces, three travel to the island. I stayed in an apart- SLAVERY FOR THE IRISH thought they were getting a square deal. Francis McGarry holds undergradu- struggled for indepen- Volunteers and ment building on Calle Bernaza just The Spanish colony would provide a The Irish stopped work, destroyed ate degrees from Indiana University in dence from Britain. an auxiliary who blocks from the El Capitolio. A building society where the Irish Catholic could tools and rioted with knives and any- Anthropology, Education and History The turbulent period escaped only to be that was built in 1926 by an American profess their faith without repercussions. thing available. The Spanish military and a Masters in Social Science from witnessed the Easter captured and killed firm for 17 million US dollars. Cuban elite also endeavored to change was employed to end the social unrest. the University of Chicago. He is an Rising of 1916, the the next day, died. To the naked eye, it is a replica of the the demographics of the island. Those Irish who left the railroad were assistant principal and history teach- War of Independence, The ambush Capitol building in DC. Technically it The Haitian Revolution made Cuba arrested and sent back to work after er. Francis is a past president of the the partition of the has remained a meter more in each direction than it’s and Cuban sugar plantations the desti- being fined for desertion and the cost Irish American Club East Side. He is island of Ireland, and controversial due mirror image in Washington. Today, it nation for the vast majority of African to bring them back to the railroad or the founder and past president of the ultimately the forma- to contemporary th has members of the Cuban army posi- slaves. 19 century Cuba imported more to jail for debt. Those who did finish Bluestone Division of the Ancient Order tion of the indepen- and later disputes tioned at each corner of the building. African slaves than the United States their contracts found that they did not of Hibernians. dent Irish state. about aspects of the It was built on land that was a railroad imported in totality. The Irish had not make enough money to book passage The object of the engagements, and yet become “white” in America, but in back to America. They appealed to the Get More to the Story book was to determine, as accurately wider debate about historical ‘revi- Cuba they would do. American Consul in Havana. Very few More pics, and larger print too! as possible, how many people died as sionism’. The officer commanding, @www.ohioianews.com THE IRLANDES received funding to sail to New Orleans. a consequence of political violence Tom Barry, maintained that a ‘false wned and In 1835, the Spanish hired four vessels The Spanish responded to requests for Towns in Co. Clare, Co. Limerick and Co. Kerry mily O Opera Linda Fulton Burke between April 1916 and 31 December surrender’ caused the deaths of his Fa ted Solution: to transport the Irish, which numbered F C A S T L E C O N N E L L repatriation with attacks on the Irlande- D T R A L E E E S 1921. The sources for the study were three men. Q U I N I A K N O C K A N U R E B up to 2,000. Los Irlandeses was the ses as “worthless, lazy, disease-ridden, N F P M K K F E A K numerous and included the state Contemporary British sources, on Q A W A T E R V I L L E O B A L L I N S K E L L I G S term applied to the laborers regardless drunkards…” Cuban railroad executives U N L R L E Y T I L L N records of the Bureau of Military His- the other hand, alleged a massacre of L I S T O W E L I M E N N I S T Y M O N X Y L E N R A C A E U N M B O E of ethnicity, even English and German looked to the Canary Islanders and then V E S K L S L I U R M tory, the Military Archives of Ireland, wounded and defenseless men, some McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio C E D G C L A C L L N G laborers were called los Irlandeses. They Chinese labor, similar to the railroads in A N O R I R O A D F O R D A B L E N N E R V I L L E the National Archives of Ireland as of whose bodies were mutilated after R A T H M O R E T C A R U B O I joined Cuban prisoners, freed Afro-Cu- America. R R L E Y K R O L I S C A N N O R R N N M well as several others. death. Noted Irish historian, Diar- Fun es I Y I N E F R I O eral Hom G N K L I S D O O N V A R N A D U bans, enslaved Africans, Cimarrones The Irish laborers proved to not be as A L I N R E T G N The study used the historical county maid Ferriter, has stated the book is H I G K I L L A L O E O W T N E W M A R K E T (runaway slaves) and Canary Islanders exploitable in a context prone to rebel- O S L K M C Y N E S as the geographical unit for counting ‘unique and powerful. A towering L I S S E Y C A S E Y C A N N H E N E O S K I L F E N O R A M A on the construction of the railroad from lion. Free Afro-Cubans and enslaved L B C L T C A N the dead. While not an ideal measure monument to all those who died as a T E A L L O R N Direct Cremation: $1490 Havana. That would prove to be prob- Africans rebelled in the 1812 Aponte O I K I L R U S H S I E K I L D Y S A R T E O in comparative and analytical terms, result of the Irish Revolution.’ N G E H H W T N H P O R T M A G E E E K I L L A R N E Y lematic. Rebellion and again in the La Escalera S N R S N the county was the primary unit by I found it to be a truly remarkable B K I N B T S N The Irlandeses were paid a wage, 25 Conspiracy in 1844. S A Q U I L T Y V O A P T A R B E R T B which administration was exercised piece of work and a TOP SHELF 440-942-0700 P L L E N L S S A pesos a month, as were the other labor- This was a failed experiment for the B A L L I N A F E L A H I N C H C R O O M L by both the state, including the courts read. ■ N Y M I L T O W N M A L B A Y I A U L C F N V S B R U F F R I Michael F. Coyne ◆ Kevin M. Coyne ◆ Tony Vitantonio ers who were considered free in Cuba. Cuban railroad, which I road for the first I E A B B E Y F E A L E A D H L R N system and policing, and its separat- L R N N I U I P D O O N B E G Therein lies the rub. time from Havana to Santiago de Cuba H R A T H K E A L E N S G N O E A ists’ enemies. Get More to the Story We are family owned & operated I I I P H G I R L T S O B A L L Y N E E T Y R More pics, and larger print too! The Irish Americans were indebted some twenty years ago, before I crossed L E L N E T Y The classification of the responsi- ` R F A R R A N F O R E @www.ohioianews.com

20 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green FEBRUARY 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 21 We are proud that in the early years was to bring all the Irish Organiza- and Pat Oberrath. Fr. Ryan Duns S.J., Madigan of our Order, one of our own, Adelia tions together to plan the St. Patrick’s son of Michele, is the current Nation- Crossword Christy, President of Division 2, served Day Parade. We are proud that the al Chaplain. Puzzle Towns in Clare, Limerick and Kerry Linda Fulton Burke Muses in leadership roles on the National first female Executive Director was By Linda Fulton Burke By Marilyn Madigan level; she served as National Secretary our own Deneen O’Reilly, from Divi- NATIONAL CONVENTION 1912-1916; National Vice President sion 5. COMING TO CLEVELAND 1916-1921; and National President 1921- Our member Shannon Corcoran We were proud to host the 1988 1924. In addition to her leadership roles also served in multiple roles, includ- AOH/LAOH National Convention. in the LAAOH, she was prominent and ing Executive Director and Linda This June, we will be hosting the AOH/ ACROSS lent her voice in the cause of full inde- Carney is now serving that role her- LAOH State Convention Fun in 21. 2 (C)______, Co.Limerick pendence for Ireland. self. Many of our members serve as Our Lady of the Rosary supports the 5 (T)______,Co. Kerry Celebrating 7 (Q)____, Co. Clare Another prominent member, Mary Deputy Directors and Delegates. clergy, missions and Catholic charities. 8 (K)______, Co. Kerry Kay Duffy, organized a Division on Division 5, founded in February The contributions to local charities are 15 (W)______, Co. Kerry Seventy-Five Cleveland’s East Side, showing the 1946, has taken several turns over the too many to name. We celebrated the 16 (B)______, Co. Kerry growth of our Order in the area. One of years, welcoming members of the dis- Women of 1916 with programs focused 19 (L)______, Co. Kerry our members, Margaret Lynch, Archi- banded Division 2 and merging with on communicating the contributions of 20 (E)______, Co. Clare Years 27 (R)______, Co. Clare vist for the Irish American Archives, Division 10. The merged Divisions 5 women to the cause of Irish freedom. 28 (B)______, Co. Kerry The National Board of the Ladies described her as “enlisting her fellow and 10 chose the name of Our Lady of Maintaining a brotherly relationship 29 (R)______,Co. Kerry Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hi- Hibernians in the cause, Mary Kay the Rosary Divisions 5 & 10. with the AOH in greater Cleveland 30 (L)______, Co. Clare bernians issued a Charter to a Division Duffy was the driving force behind Using the symbol of the rosary, five allows the Hibernian community to 33 (L)______, Co. Clare 38 (K)______, Co. Clare under the leadership of Kathleen Carey, the establishment of the Irish Cultural decades, resulting in our Division’s engage in more social and philanthrop- 39 (N)______-on-Fergus, Co. Clare which is still active today, seventy-five Garden.” The Garden was dedicated name, which aligns with our devo- ic activities. The motto of the Hiberni- 42 (L)______, Co. Clare years later. May 28, 1933 and is one of the jewels of tion to the Blessed Mother, our Lady ans is Friendship, Unity and Christian 43 (K)______, Co. Clare The LAOH Our Lady of the Rosary Cleveland. of Knock. Many Division Sisters are Charity, and the Cleveland Hibernians 45 (K)______, Co. Clare 47 (K)______, Co. Clare Division is proud of our Cleveland, members of the Ohio Degree Team, strive to emulate these values in all we 48 (P)______, Co. Kerry Ohio home, our Irish heritage, and the FOUNDING MEMBER OF UNITED taking pride in leading in this ritual, do. The Division is proud to celebrate 49 (K)______, Co. Kerry long proud history of Hibernians in our IRISH SOCIETIES a confirmation of faith in God and our 75th Anniversary; we remember all 56 (Q)______, Co. Clare area. There has been a presence in the In 1958, the LAAOH was one of the our dedication to charity and the the friendships formed and the charita- 57 (T)______,Co. Kerry 59 (B)______, Co. Limerick Cleveland area since the early 1900’s, founding members of the United Irish mission of our organization. ble contributions made and the pro- 60 (L)______, Co. Clare with two Divisions established by 1907. Societies of Cleveland, whose purpose We are honored to have several motion of our Catholic faith and Irish 61 (C)_____, Co. Limerick members serve as State Presidents: heritage. 63 (M)______, Co. Clare Joan Cavanaugh, Maire Manning, For membership information, please 64 (B)_____., Co. Limerick Mary O’Leary, Mary Reynolds, Dee contact me at [email protected]. ■ 65 (A)______, Co. Limerick CONWAY LAND TITLE COMPANY 69 (D)______, Co. Clare Scofield, myself, and Eileen Reynolds Get More to the Story 70 (R)______, Co. Limerick 162 Main Street Painesville, OH 44077 Wallenhorst. Many of our members More pics, and larger print too! 71 (B)______, Co. Limerick have served on the National Board: @www.ohioianews.com 72 (F)______, Co. Kerry Mary Jo Rawlins, Maire Leffel, me DOWN 1 (F)______, Co. Clare 3 (A)______, Co. Limerick Coming Next Month 4 (D)______, Co. Kerry : March 2021 6 (L)______, Co. Limerick Bringing you the movers, shakers and music makers 9 (B)______, Co. Kerry in our community each month. 10 (F)______, Co. Clare 11 (P)______, Co. Limerick Many communities have already canceled their St. Patrick’s Day parade 12 (K)______, Co. Limerick 13 (F)______, Co. Limerick and celebrations, but many are offering virtual events in their stead. 14 (K)______, Co. Kerry Check before you head out. 17 (S)______, Co. Clare 18 (S)_____,Co. Kerry Sessiun Every Sunday @Gormley’s Pub 21 (T)_____, Co. Clare 22 (V)______,Co. Kerry 7th - Shamrock Club of Columbus 15th – Eastern Orthodox Lent Begins 23 (C)______, Co. Clare General Meeting 24 (D)______, Co. Clare 17th - St. Patrick’s Day 25 (A)_____, Co. Limerick 8th - International Women’s Day 18th - West Side Irish American Club 26 (C)______Co. Clare Ebulletin Arrives at 3:10 p.m. General Meeting 28 (B)______, Co. Clare 440.352.0651 (Fax: 440.352.9261) Irish American Club East Side 31 (M)______, Co. Clare General Meeting 22nd - Ebulletin Arrives at 3:10 p.m. 32 (K)______, Co. Clare [email protected]•www.conwaylandtitle.com 34 (D)______, Co. Limerick 9th - AOH Medina Beer Crawl 26th - iIrish Podcast 26 Drops at 5.pm. 35 (N)______, Co. Limerick 46 (S)______, Co. Clare 55 (S)______-____, Co. Clare ERIN GO BRAGH 36 (L)______, Co. Kerry 50 (A)______, Co. Kerry 58 (B)______, Co. Limerick Get More to the Story 12th - iIrish Podcast 25 Drops at 5.pm. 28th - Palm Sunday 37 (G)______, Co. Kerry 51 (B)______, Co. Kerry 62 (M)______, Co. Limerick More pics, and larger print too! 52 (K)______, Co. Limerick 66 (E)_____, Co. Clare @www.ohioianews.com Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce 14th – Daylight Savings Time Begins 31st - April Issue hits the streets 40 (A) ______, Co. Limerick 41 (K)______, Co. Kerry 53 (B)______, Co. Clare 67 (L)______, Co. Kerry 2019 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 44 (C)______, Co. Kerry 54 (S)______, Co. Clare 68 (D)______, Co. Kerry

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