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The Many Stages of Melissa Fitzgerald Editor’s Are you where everybody Corner Do Tell: What’s the SAFE HOME knows your name? By John O’Brien, Jr. New to Cleveland? We’d like to help: Craic in April? April 2021 Vol. 15 • Issue 4 @Jobjr Í Publisher & Editor John O’Brien Jr. THOMAS BODLE teacher at both VASJ and St. Edward hen you are this close in life experiences and writing, that Design/Production Christine Hahn February 1, 1952 - March 5, 2021 High School. He was a devoted basket- Help you get started, to the fire, you can’t affect their columns each month. Website Rich Croft THOMAS M. BO- ball coach, educator and dear friend to Columnists get situated or get always see who is get- I won’t rehash what is within; what Akron Irish Lisa O’Rourke DLE “Coach Bodle,” many student-athletes throughout the tingW warmed. You usually hear the is filling the website, podcast and settled! An Eejit Abroad Conor Makem age 69. Beloved hus- years. 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2 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 3 really great teachers. Sandy Dennis a year before they shot the pilot. My Inner recommended The Neighborhood now ex was auditioning for some- Playhouse. thing; his agent had given him the View I went there (Neighborhood Play- script from that [and one from The By John O’Brien, Jr. house School of Theatre), in what was West Wing]. He gave them to me to an intense two-year Conservatory read. @Jobjr Program, wonderful. It was full time; He asked what I thought. I said Í you couldn’t work professionally Sports Night was brilliant. I also said while you were there, because they The West Wing is going to be the best don’t want you [to continue] your show ever on TV. I still stand by that old bad habits. I am so glad I went to statement. The Many Stages of that, [I learned] so many incredible Aaron and the team that they built life lessons and acting lessons. in every department, every single Melissa Fitzgerald, It was intense: the first year we role, they just really committed to Part I had almost 100 in the class, then the excellence, and talented hardworking From West Wing to the Non-Profit second year we had twenty-four or people who really wanted to put the twenty-five. Almost 3/4 of our class best work that we all could togeth- Justice for Vets, Irish Roots Fuel the Fire got cut. It was really great training. er put out in the world. I feel very Are there a lot of similarities lucky.  You know Melissa Fitzgerald. Your that. There is a joy to that, and a mel- between you and the character Carol The West Wing cast reunites for Justice for Vets. mind immediately snaps to The West ancholy and sadness to that, that feels Fitzpatrick? There are so many space limits in Wing when you see her face. The Irish to me. I carry that with me. I think she’s more organized than print. We are out of space for this West Wing veteran, and now, Direc- So, you are a sap? I am! I think there are actually some really, really lucky. were doing. issue. Come back next month for tor, Advancing Justice, lives a life of Total sap. I agree, I agree. Tyrone similarities. I was definitely drawn to I still feel lucky to this day, because My dad had started a treatment Part II of the great inner view with passion and persuasion, whether on is part of my family’s [roots]. We’re The West Wing. First of all, it’s the some of the best people I’ve ever court as a judge; he was one of the Melissa, where we focus on her life the West Wing stage as Carol Fitz- really from all over [Ireland], like best writing I’ve ever seen. Second- known, so many of the lessons that I people who started the mental health saving work with our Veterans. patrick, or on the world stage, fight- Galway, Dingle and Cork. ly, I just felt that it was important. I learned working on that show and the court in Philadelphia many years ago. The full interview could easily run ing for life changing justice for our I did an Irish play many years ago thought it was going to be, artistical- kind of set that was created, was un- He was a true believer in the power five issues, but instead, the long form veterans. with Leo Penn, Eileen Ryan, James ly, obviously incredible, but also have like any other television show, I think and impact of these courts. can be found on our website: www. Gandolfini, Robin Lange,. Laura Sal- social relevance and importance in before or maybe since. The environ- What do you think of the West ohioianews.com, with much more When did you know that you were vato We did this modern Irish classic the world. I really wanted to be a part ment: that show is really a family. Wing following now, with so many text, pictures, insights and LARGER Irish? called Remembrance, by Graham of it and I didn’t care how small my Everybody was treated with respect people still talking about it, being Print. That’s a really good question. I Reid. It takes place in Ireland in the part was. I just wanted to be a part of and dignity. That comes from Martin influenced by it, and make another don’t remember when I knew I was North. that show. Sheen and John Spencer; it comes round appearing on TV? Did you Get More to the Story Irish, certainly before I went to visit There is a Catholic family and a Obviously, Carol goes in to work in from John wells and Aaron Sorkin have some idea? It was something More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com Ireland. We are very fortunate to have Protestant family, kind of like a Ro- government. I think most people go and Tommy Schlamme; it comes special. I knew it was something spe- that type of rich culture. meo and Juliet, but in reverse. It is the in because they believe in something from Warner Brothers and Peter Roth cial when I read the pilot script over I think how important education older, the mother of the Catholic fam- bigger than themselves. I believe that that created this environment where was in our family gave me a hint. ily and the father of the Protestant Melissa Fitzgerald government can and should be a force everyone is valued. That was true on both sides of the family, that fall in love, while they for good in people’s lives. Sometimes Now fifteen years later, you still family. That felt Irish to me, maybe are tending their children’s graves. when life is really hard, we need gov- interact with each other frequently? just because they were Irish, in my They’ve each lost children to the oth- you are and who think differently Shakespeare, I studied literature and ernment to step in and lift people up; We get together around service family, my parents, my grandparents, er side, and yet they fall in love. Their than you do. I just think that is such I thought, why go to a University if give them the chance that they need. issues; the cast has come back togeth- their parents were all Irish. They all remaining children can’t accept the an important piece; I think it is really you’re not going to study in one of Do you ever get tired of talking er to help so much with the treatment valued education and that felt Irish to relationship. the only thing. [I wish] that we had a their better departments? Their [The about the acting part of your profes- court work that we’re doing. Martin me, I guess because my Irish ances- It’s a beautiful play, really, really little more of that. University of Pennsylvania’s] En- sional career? [Sheen] is the reason I’m doing this tors were educators. lovely play. That was nice to have that As a true SAP, I do feel hopeful, glish Department was really strong. I loved it. I had a great time work- work. Martin, my dad, and a couple Also, storytelling, that is something opportunity to do that and kind of I really do feel hopeful. I think it is Nobody I knew was an actor. My dad ing on The West Wing. other people are the reason that I was that I identified with as being Irish. get inside the skin of an of an Irish important to give other people grace, is a judge, and my mom is a nonprof- Was there an audition for West drawn to do this. Martin has been a My father is a great storyteller, and family, an Irish person. and hopefully they will give me the it executive director; she worked at Wing? treatment court champion since the my mother too actually. They enjoy You know I was talking with some same when I need it, when I’m not on universities too. I did audition for it. I really wanted early days of treatment courts, for people, and they want to be around friends and we were talking about my best behavior. I moved to New York right after I it. I wasn’t always as ambitious about over a quarter of a century. He lost a people. They are very charismatic and how, as we’ve gotten older, we really Was it a big leap to go from Fitz- graduated from college and I real- my acting career as maybe I could’ve friend to addiction. entertaining. I always felt that was an appreciate kindness so much more gerald to Fitzpatrick? ly had nothing. I got the backstage and should’ve been, but this, I was re- He invited me to come to the Irish quality, the gift of gab. than we ever have. It is such a rare No. It’s funny because it was a few newspaper, the acting newspaper, and ally ambitious about this; I wanted to National Association of Drug Court “Bringing a bit of Ireland to the 5 points” Singing too, I remember when I quality, pervasive kindness. Being episodes before I got a first name! I I looked for like an open audition. be a part of it and I just bugged and Professionals (NADCP) national 3600 west park rd, cleveland, ohio went to Ireland and travelled around. kind to people you don’t agree with, was just grateful. I don’t think I real- I really was green. I met somebody bugged and bugged my agent. conference. He asked me to speak, “Bringing a5pointscafe.com bit of Ireland to the 5 points” I like to sing. In every sort of bar or being kind to people you don’t know, ized that I had a last name until I saw there and they told me about a class I couldn’t get an audition for it, and and I did. He had come to many of 3600 west park rd, cleveland, ohio place, somebody would just stand up and really trying to understand it on screen in Season 5. at HB Studio. I got to study with then finally, I did. I just feel so lucky them and spoken at many of them. 5pointscafe.com and start singing. I really appreciated people who maybe are different than I wanted to be an actor, so I took Herbert Bergoff and a bunch of other to have been even a small part of it, I fell in love with the work that they

4 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 5 north side of Cork, her exact date of gerous woman in America; she comes phia to Oyster Bay, New York with the THE LUDLOW MASSACRE Mine Workers of America. They felt Cleveland birth is unclear, but we know she was into a state where peace and prosperity child workers, bringing the issues of On April 20, 1914, the Colorado they had acted in the spirit of Mother ' baptized on the first of August in 1837. reign... crooks her finger and twenty child labor to the forefront of the pub- National Guard, supporting the min- Jones, and by 1936 had raised $16,000 Comhrá Her family emigrated to America to thousand men lay down their tools and lic agenda. She continued to fight for ing companies, fired machine guns to erect a memorial at her grave. By Bob Carney escape the famine when she was ten, walk out.” child labor laws the rest of her life. into a tent camp of 1,200 striking “Eighty tons of pink granite, with only to find discrimination because By the age of sixty, Mary had as- THE PAINT CREEK – miners and their families, killing bronze statues of two miners flank- they were Irish-Catholic. sumed the character of Mother Jones; twenty-one, including miner’s wives ing a twenty foot column featuring @BobCarneyGTR Í They moved north to Toronto, where she dressed in outdated black dresses CABIN CREEK STRIKE and children. Afterwards, Mary was a relief of Mother Jones at it’s cen- Mary received her education at Toronto and allowed others to assume she was Mary was arrested again in 1912 at invited to meet with John D.Rocke- ter.” In Mount Olive, October 11 is Normal School. Tuition was free, and older, and perhaps wiser, than her one of the most violent strike conflicts feller Jr.; that meeting was partially “Miner’s Day,” and in 1936, 50,000 even paid one dollar a week for every actual age. The workers she fought for, in The United Mine Workers history. responsible for Rockefeller’s visit to people came to see the monument. The Most semester a student completed. Mary did she refered to as “her boys.” The strike in West Virginia pitted the the mine the following year, and the Today in Mount Olive, October 11 is not graduate, but did complete enough U.M.W. against mercenaries hired by introduction of long overdue reforms also Mother Jones Day, celebrating Dangerous courses to land a teaching position at CHILD LABOR the mine owners; armed conflicts and in the mining industry there. the spirit of this rebelly woman from a convent in Monroe, Michigan, at the The mine workers were not the even bombing from bi-planes prompt- Mother Jones remained an orga- Cork.  age of twenty-three. She made eight only ones Mary sought to help. The ed martial law to be declared. Mary’s nizer for the U.M.W. into the 1920s, Woman in dollars a month. U.S. Census of 1900 found that 1/6 trial was held in military court. She and spoke on union affairs almost to Bob Carney is a student of Irish histo- of American children were employed was convicted and sentenced to twenty the end of her life. She celebrated her ry and language and teaches the Speak in various occupations, albeit at a years. one-hundredth birthday on May 1, Irish Cleveland class held every Tuesday America THE INTERNATIONAL MOLDERS Mary G. Harris AND FOUNDRY WORKERS OF much lower wage than an adult male. Mary was being held under house 1930 (even though the math doesn’t at PJ McIntyre’s. He is alsoactive in the There were many hardships for work- In 1901,workers in the silk mills in arrest, and after eighty-five days, add up), and passed away in Silver Irish Wolfhounds and Irish dogs organi- ers in the early days of industry. Here in NORTH AMERICA Moulders. The moulder’s union would nesses; during one altercation between Pennslyvania went on strike over the she was diagnosed with pneumonia. Spring, Maryland on November 30th zations in and around Cleveland. Wife America, low pay and hazardous work- Later in life, she described it as a de- later expand and become The Interna- police and union members, a bomb was lower wage issue and the harsh condi- A Senate Investigation into mining of the same year. She was buried Mary, hounds Morrighán and Rían and ing conditions were common in many pressing place. After a couple of years, tional Molders and Foundry Workers thrown by an unidentified person. tions the children were facing in the conditions helped her in obtaining her in the Union Miner’s Cemetary in terrier Doolin keep the house jumping. fields. Miners, mill workers, shipyard she left and moved to Chicago, where of North America, representing the The Knights were already under mills. release. Several months later she was Mount Olive, Illinois. In 1932, 15,000 He can be contacted at carneyspea- laborers, canal workers and railroad she worked as a dressmaker. Soon workers who built and repaired steam pressure from the police, management Mary felt that the long hours re- back at it, organizing miners in Col- mine workers assembled in Mount [email protected] workers were largely comprised of new she moved to Memphis to open her engines used in the mills and other and others in the community who were quired by the mill operators deprived orado, at Rockefeller’s Colorado Fuel Olive to protest against the U.M.W., immigrants seeking a better life for own shop. There she met and married manufacturing. apprehensive of social change and the them of an education and any oppor- and Iron Co. Mary was arrested once and gain the reformations they were Get More to the Story themselves and their families. George E. Jones, a member and orga- Her husband’s income provided for perceived anarchy that might arise tunity to improve themselves. In 1903, more, served time in prison, and on her fighting for. More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com Mary G. Harris was born on the nizer of the National Union of Iron both of them; Mary devoted her time to as a result of the union’s efforts. The she organized a march from Philadel- release was escorted from the state. The U.M.W. became the Progressive raising their growing family and house- bombing brought on the demise of the keeping. In 1867, a yellow fever epi- Knights. demic hit Memphis and Mary watched Mary, believed that a man should helplessly as her husband and four make a wage that allowed women to children succumbed to the disease. stay at home, raise their families and Alone, the tragedy was a turning care for the home. This view did not sit point for the young widow. She re- well with many of the female activists turned to Chicago and started a dress- of the pre- nineteenth amendment making business catering to the up- days. per-class. Her business was doing well when the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 SUFFRAGE & THE MINE WORKERS occurred. Mary lost her business, her It was more important to Mary to home and all of her possessions. Many see the working class itself liberated. homes and businesses were destroyed Although she was not against it, she in the fire, and Mary became very ac- remained uncommited to the sufferage tive in Chicago’s rebuilding efforts. movement. Mary became active in the United Mine Workers and involved in ORGANIZING ACTIVISM the Socialist Party of America as an Mary became more involved in her organizer and an educator. She was a activism and joined the Knights of gifted speaker, charismatic and very Labor. She started organizing strikes effective in delivering her message. against manufacturing in support of Mary gained recognition for being the laborers. Most were ineffective at able to organize the wives and chil- first, and often would be put down dren of the mine workers in demostra- violently, with the police shooting and tions and publicized their plight. In killing strikers. 1902, she was arrested for ignoring By the middle of the decade, the an injunction banning meetings by union grew in power, with a member- striking workers. At her trial, West ship of over a million workers. Divi- Virginia District Attorney Reese Bliz- sions grew between management and zard pointed at her in the courtroom laborers in the manufacturing busi- and said, “There sits the most dan-

6 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 7 bah-na) were a secret As their numbers increased, the before his death of all the charges made Irish agrarian organi- scope of Whiteboy activities began to against him. He said in his final speech Illuminations zation in 18th century widen, and violence against landlords that he was being put to death for a By J. Michael Finn Ireland who used began occurring. Whiteboy proclama- crime which had never been committed. West Side Irish American Club violent and non-violent tions were posted under such names The murder victim (John Bridge) was tactics to defend tenant as “Captain Moonlight,” stipulating alleged to be in Cork after the date of the farmer land rights. demands such as that rent not be paid “crime” and it is thought that he immi- Save the Dates! Their name derives and that no one pay or collect tithes grated to Newfoundland. Father Sheehy May 22 - Night at the Races from the white smocks demanded by the Church of Ireland. was hanged, drawn and quartered in the Info: Vincent 216-209-5845 [email protected], that members wore. Threatening letters were also sent to city of Clonmel in March 1766. or Kevin 440-552-0472 [email protected] Because they leveled debt collectors, landlords, and occu- The fierceness of the suppression of The Whiteboys the fences at night, pants of land gained from eviction, de- the Whiteboys began to be too much they were sometimes manding that they give up their land. even for the authorities. Lord Halifax May 28- Steve Mulloy Annual Reverse Raffle Historians have noted that one referred to as “Level- March 1762 saw a further escalation soon expressed concern that the repres- Info: Brendan 216-262-6496 or reason for the success of American ers” by the authorities. of Whiteboy activities, with march- sion was going too far. He noted that the Anne Mulloy-Hodge (440) 623-9518 Revolution was that the British Army The Whiteboys es in military array preceded by the repression was creating “utmost con- was unable to supply sufficient troops sought to address music of bagpipes or the sounding of sternation” among the people and that to the American colonies to adequately exorbitant rents, tithe horns. At Cappoquin they fired guns local farm laborers were fleeing to the put down the revolution (the British collection, evictions and marched by the military barracks, mountains. He noted that lack of farm were forced to employ the Hessians, and other oppressive playing the Jacobite tune, “The Lad laborers to harvest the crops was causing who were German mercenaries). Why land was exempt from tithes (Church of eviction was used to vacate the fields acts by landlords. Over with the White Cockade.” famine to breakout in some areas. were the British so shorthanded? Ireland taxes). for grazing. In order to defend the ten- time, Whiteboyism became a general More militant activities often fol- The reason was they had committed The landlords in Ireland leased their ants from eviction, and other abuses, term for rural violence connected to lowed such processions, with houses in THE HEARTS OF OAK, THE RIBBON- BRENNAN'S too many troops to Ireland. Ireland was lands to tenant farmers at a rate far several secret oath-bound societies secret societies. Because of this gener- Lismore attacked; prisoners released MEN, THE DEFENDERS, THE ROCKITES FISH FRY FRIDAYS! partially responsible for winning the above their value. As more landlords developed in Ireland. alization, the historical record for the in an attack on Tallow jail; and similar AND THE MOLLY MAGUIRES 440.235.5868 DURING LENT American Revolution. and farmers switched to raising cattle, These were hard times for the small Whiteboys as a specific organization is shows of strength in Younghal. GENERAL MEETING 4:30-7:30. 3rd Thursday of every month At the time, there was a lot going laborers and small tenant farmers were farmers and laborers. Local law was not always clear. Of course, the government could The Dublin Journal reported at the Since 1931 on in Ireland to keep the British busy. forced off the land. administered by the landlords who, for The first major outbreak occurred in not stand by and allow these “illegal same time that the south east part of Between 1735 and 1760, there was an Since the Irish tenants had no legal the most part, had little sympathy for County Limerick in November 1761, and riotous” activities to continue. Tipperary “is almost waste, and the 8559 Jennings Rd., Olmsted Twp., Ohio 44138 | wsia-club.org increase of Irish land used for grazing rights to the land they leased (known as the ordinary people. Nor could they and quickly spread to counties Tipper- As usual, the authorities decided to houses of many locked up, or inhabit- and beef cattle, in part, because pasture Fixity of Tenure), the practice of mass hope for anything better from the high- ary, Cork and Waterford. A great deal over-react with a determined reed by women and old men only; such er courts, even if they had the money to of organization and planning seems to sponse. A considerable military force has been the terror the approach of the seek legal help. It was in this situation have been put into the outbreaks. under Charles Moore, 1st Marquess Light Dragoons has thrown them into.” CONWAY LAND TITLE COMPANY that the Whiteboys, claiming to be the Initial activities were limited to spe- of Drogheda, was sent to Munster to Some historians believe that White- champions of the oppressed, emerged cific grievances and the initial tactics crush the Whiteboys. boy agitations ceased about 1787, C 162 Main Street Painesville, OH 44077 from among the peasantry. used were non-violent, such as the On April 2, 1761, a force of fifty when there was a promise of tithe The Irish leveling of ditches that closed off com- militia men and forty soldiers set out Law reform. While the initial White- LEVELERS mon grazing land. They did not seek to for Tallow, “where they took (mostly in boy activities were largely centered in in Action The Whiteboys, or na Buachaillí abolish rents or tithes, only to regulate their beds) eleven Whiteboys,” mostly Munster, other secret agrarian groups Are you running Bána in Irish (Pron: na boo-hal-ee them in an equitable manner. on the testimony of informants. Other subsequently appeared in other areas of for an elective office raids took seventeen Whiteboys west Ireland, using similar tactics to protect CHAMBERS of Bruff, in County Limerick. By mid- Irish tenant farmers. These were groups Funeral Homes in 2021? Thirty Years of April, at least 150 “suspected White- such as the Hearts of Oak, the Ribbon- Traditional Irish Music boys” had been arrested, again based men, the Defenders, the Rockites and W There are over on informant testimony. An unknown the Molly Maguires.  Full Service and Cremation 475,000 of Irish descent numbers of Whiteboys were reported Services Pre-Need Specialists in Greater Cleveland; killed in this, so called, “pacification J. Michael Finn is the Ohio State W 176,000 in Cuyahoga exercise.” Historian for the Ancient Order of County: Family-Owned and Operated Clogheen, in County Tipperary, bore Hibernians and Division Historian for Want to reach them? the initial brunt of this assault, as the the Patrick Pearse Division in Colum- Serving Greater Cleveland and local parish priest, Father Nicholas Shee- bus, Ohio. He is also Chairman of the Northeast Ohio Since 1933 Advertise in the Ohio hy, had earlier spoken out against tithes Catholic Record Society for the Diocese Irish American News! Print, Cover Sticker, North Olmsted 329150 Lorain Road and the penal laws, and he had collected of Columbus, Ohio. 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8 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 9 essary procedures” that the Irish police Cleveland worked diligently to make sure Akron are looking for them in the airports. Madigan the day would be remembered by sharing Travel to many countries carries the photos and videos of past parades. Exec- Irish penalty of a mandatory two-week quar- Muses utive Director Linda Carney should be By Lisa O’ Rourke antine for people entering the country. By Marilyn Madigan commended for her dedicated leadership At this time, this is not an “honor during this challenging time, with two system” process. There are government parades being cancelled during her term. prescribed hotels and accompanying The parade in 2022 will be a wonderful costs. celebration for the Irish community; we It is hardly a surprise that protests all look forward to participating. In the have surfaced, as they have in many past, the Irish in America concentrated Packing? other countries. The first one happened Spring, New on their local celebrations for St. Patrick’s in the population hub, Dublin, on Feb- Day. A new beginning during this time Oh, the plans that we have made ruary 27. Hundreds of people came out, is that the Irish Diaspora all over the about the places that we will go! We people who are frustrated, maybe with Beginnings world shared their plans for celebrating planned barbeques and parties and life in general. But they protested and our Irish Heritage. Irish Heritage Month talked and talked about all the fun that threw things and got arrested. Spring is one of my favorite times of has been a busy time for many of us, with Voted Best Stone Oven Pizza we will have, this summer, when this is Then it happened again in Cork on the year, when everything comes back to events hosted by the Irish Embassy, na- all over. March 6, a little less violent, less arrests, life. I am hoping that this spring will be a tional organizations such as the Ancient Downtown Willoughby These discussions gave us all a boost; but more people. There is a sense that favorite time for us all. Many of us will be Order of Hibernians and Ladies Ancient what is more fun than party planning? the average person is reaching a break- vaccinated and the end of this pandemic Order of Hibernians, and many local But now, I kind of have a feeling akin to ing point. Eleven weeks is a heck of a will soon be over. In April, we will gather Irish clubs/museums. face-planting on cement. long time to be on a Level 5 lockdown, with our loved ones to celebrate Easter. All this fun may have to be delayed and it isn’t over yet. As a Resurrection people, we will remem- LET US CELEBRATE, TOGETHER again, making this the longest period The government is going slowly and ber those we lost, and know that one day The highlight of March is the Feast of time that we have not been in Ireland gauging infection rates as they go. The we will be reunited with them. We will Day of St. Patrick. This year all were able in thirty years. Definitely a first world reason was made more public by the take the lessons learned during this time to virtually attend Masses celebrated problem. We are so lucky that no one Health minister, who did confirm that to enhance our lives. Our priorities will both nationally by the Hibernians and has been seriously ill, but not so lucky hospital capacity in Ireland is a huge center on those who are important in our in our local communities. I personally that we are missing family and friends. concern. Their system could be over- lives; family and friends. hope these types of events will continue This is happening right as we are whelmed quickly. A catastrophe that During April, the Irish community in the future. We are not in competition beginning to see the light at the end of resembled the Italian outbreak could usually recognize those units winning with each other; one is not damaged by the Covid tunnel in the U.S., at least it happen in Ireland and take an awful awards in our Annual St. Patrick’s Day another’s success; it is not pie. When one seems that way. The light is appearing toll. Parade. There will be no parade or does well, we all do well. Let us celebrate, in Ireland too, but it seems more like a It is impossible to think that tour- Awards Banquet this year, but we still together.  Mini Donuts, Bagels, Mitchells Ice Cream, pinprick than the U.S. flashlight. ism has not been hit hard and had a should remember how we honored our Why? Honestly, that is a good ques- large impact on the economy. Tourism Irish Heritage Month, last month. Get More to the Story tion, especially considering that the They will remain on Level 5 lockdown learning. is down, but it is also playing a less The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Com- More pics, and larger print too! Rising Star Roasters, Chill Pop @www.ohioianews.com pharmaceutical industry is so strong in until April 5th. So, what are the penalties for violat- significant part of the Irish GDP, as mittee of the United Irish Societies of Ireland. Pfizer and AstraZeneca both It sounds like double secret probation ing the Lockdown rules? They primari- other sectors of the economy continue Great Harvest Bread Co. have a large presence there. They are and it kind of is. Level 5 is a ban on ly hit you in the wallet. Being caught on to grow. That is good news for Ireland, (Located Next to the Wild Goose) picking up speed on the vaccination all non-essential travel. Residents are the road outside the 5 K perimeter will at least in part. process after a slow start and have just confined to remain within 5 kilome- cost you around $120. You can travel Of course, there are areas, the beauty reached a half a million vaccinated. ters of their residence. Non-essential outside that if you have a very good spots and charming towns, that depend Packing? a Master’s in Reading/Elementa- Proximity to the UK and fear of the businesses are closed. If non-essential reason, like being an essential worker more heavily on foreign dollars and Continued from previous page ry Education. Lisa is a student of variations on the disease may have work cannot be done remotely, it is not or a caregiver. have missed the tourists. These places everything Irish, primarily Gaeilge. helped kick them into gear. happening. Travel abroad is also out of the ques- and some cultural events are definitely Even with going to see family, part of She runs a Gaeilge study group at A few months ago, I thought that This week, construction workers tion. Non-essential travel can net a fine feeling the pinch. what we do is go places. the AOH/Mark Heffernan Division. Ireland encapsulated so many noble have registered their complaints on of $600. There is a small list of essential I am writing this in the hopes of If the restaurants and attractions are She is married to Dónal and has two qualities that I believed were sorely this topic. Many of them have been off reasons, like an overseas medical pro- helping those of you, who like us, said still closed or a spike in cases occurs, sons, Danny and Liam. Lisa enjoys missing here in the US. I thought that work for a year. They are threatening a cedure. Somehow dentists in Tenerife that they were packed and ready to we could be burdening those family art, reading, music, and travel. She the Irish were better examples of the mass exodus if they cannot go back to are suddenly extremely popular with go back traveling as soon as possible. and friends? Even if we are vaccinat- likes spending time with her dog, self-sacrifice that was shown by the work. While there is some government the Irish. The same is true with Turkish Maybe not. ed, we cannot be assured yet that we cats and fish. Lisa can be contacted WWII “Greatest Generation.” Oops! assistance for them, it means getting by, hair transplant clinics. They both have The expression goes that everywhere cannot be carriers, especially of the at [email protected]. Turns out that we are all human, and treading water. reported a surge in appointments at we travel we leave a footprint. Anyone multiple variants. The weight that we Please send any Akron events to globally fed up with the pandemic and One big change is in schools. Stu- their clinics originating from Ireland. traveling must be cautious that the have to carry to travel this year might my email! shutdown of our personal lives. Ireland dents are easing their way back into the Patients make appointments, receive footprint that they leave is not germ just be too much.  was doing well until Christmas. The classrooms, starting with the prima- confirmation letters and do not show infested. OK, maybe that is overkill, but Get More to the Story surge after that holiday put them back ry students. By the end of March, all up for the appointment itself. Offices it is hard to feel good about traveling. Lisa O’Rourke is an educator from More pics, and larger print too! Downtown Willoughby @www.ohioianews.com up to Level 5 lockdown, the highest. students should be back to in-person abroad reported enough of these “nec- Continued on facing page Akron. She has a BA in English and

10 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 11 that lush blooms would grow. vaccines offer us up to 95% protection, provide them with a fact sheet that they This time last year, we watched as Blowin, In When my children were small, we Terry From we are not totally protected. It is import- can peruse before going for their shot. many countries were in process of spent spring days playing at the park ant to confront their disinformation about Hesitancy in making such a decision is a lockdown, there were curfews, and mass By Susan Mangan or walking through the nature trails in Derry the vaccines with scientific proof. We are good thing. chaos. Most of us were afraid of touching Huntington Woods. I taught them the By Terry Boyle presently at a very important juncture What is not good is when people any hard surface. We washed everything names of flowers and trees. As chil- and the road back to any kind of normal- become choosy about which vaccine they we touched. We were afraid to come into dren, they were receptive students. ity requires trusting the right sources for should get. The efficacy of any drug has contact with those closest to us, and gen- Í@SueMangan DIFFERENT FLOWERS information and not hearsay. already been rigorously tested. There is erally cut ourselves off from one another. Now, I am not certain that they If I am in agony with pain, then it no drug that guarantees 100% protection. A lot has changed in this past year, and would know the difference between would not benefit me to take the advice Some offer more protection than others, much will continue to change, even as a ditch lily and a rose. Still, like that of the local politician or witchdoctor. We but in reality, they all reduce your risk of we get to the end of this crisis. Covid-19 Flowers of spring child from Chicago, I continue A Better see a doctor when we are sick. Why? becoming seriously ill. has become part of who we are, and we to plant seeds and hope that they will Because we believe they are trained in When it comes to providing informa- will have to continue to be on our guard blossom. Chance at the science of healing the body. tion on vaccines, it is this fact that makes against further mutations. Spring My three children have grown like a When we allow the scaremongers a all the difference. You have a better Vaccination before we travel to other field of early spring dandelions. Each platform to air their superstitious beliefs, chance of survival with a vaccine than countries may become compulsory. day they turn their faces to the sun Survival “The spring is coming by we put the people who are most at risk in without it. We may need a booster shot to provide with strength and confidence, even in a many signs: It has been, without a doubt, a very peril. We need to target those communi- Viruses will continue to plague us. A further protection. Masks may still be the wake of disappointment or chal- The trays are up, strange year. We have all had to adjust to ties who are afraid to come forward to get virus is a life form, like ourselves, that necessary in some situations. We face an the hedges broken down . . . lenge. My youngest child is graduating a reality that most of us have never had the vaccine because of fear, and concen- fights to survive. Its ability to mutate uncertain future and how we proceed is And where sun peeps, from high school this May and my to face before. There is not a day that trate our efforts at educating those groups means that our scientists must try to still unknown, but we should count our- in every sheltered place, oldest is graduating from college. goes by without being reminded of how on the facts. selves lucky to have come this far.  The early buttercups unfold . . I reflect on the years that have keep ahead of the increasing number of The edges of the blackthorn passed more quickly than the fleeting precarious life has become. When we first started to help with the variants. We can be proud that, given the blooms of a magnolia tree. Though I think it is fair to say that we are all vaccination roll out, the reaction of most scope of this pandemic, our scientists Get More to the Story clumps in gold.” More pics, and larger print too! they are, all three, on the cusp of zoomed out, and binge watching is no people was relief. At last, they had an op- have done an incredible job in providing “Young Lambs” by John Clare @www.ohioianews.com adulthood, the fragrance of their longer one of our favourite past times. portunity to claw back some of what they us with a way to fight back against this youth is present during this bitter- For a year now, we have been wishing had lost. People lined up, eager to receive viral predator. As winter melts into spring, shadows sweet spring. and praying for a miracle. And, it would the hope science offered. It was heart- change with the light. Hope in the Recently, I have been pouring over be fair to say, that since the arrival of ening to be able to help those already guise of violet crocuses and laughing pictures of our many family holidays. vaccines, we have all been hoping that we compromised in their health, some suf- daffodils emerges from the darkness. How I treasure the time when my finally have turned a corner. Our hope is Vulnerable shoots of new asparagus fering from dementia, and others simply mother and her sister met our fam- timidly shoulder their way through not unfounded, since the rate of infec- desperate to protect what time they had ily in Ireland. In company with two layers of autumn detritus. tions have been dramatically reduced in left to them. As the weeks have gone by, grandmothers and many great-aunts, Birds usher in the dawn with confi- areas abiding by the restrictions and who it is interesting to note some differences. the children spent precious weeks col- dent song. Creatures great and small have access to vaccines. lecting bouquets of wildflowers and sat know that the world is opening up to a During this time, we need to consider VACCINE REACTION among blooms of pale butterwort near new day. those people who are not fairly repre- While there have been some cases the shores of Keem Beach. Born in May, I am a child of spring. sented in the vaccine roll out. People of of reactions to the drugs, the majority While the wild thyme danced, the MENTOR BROOKLYN MONTROSE WESTLAKE Growing up in Chicago, we did not colour, minority groups and those who of people vaccinated have had little or sea air cast a cool breeze over my 7861 Reynolds Road 10310 Cascade 145 Montrose West Ave. 24940 Sperry Drive have sweeping suburban lawns or are economically disadvantaged find no reaction. But, as we know, it is not 440-942-6611 Crossing 440-835-2890 daughter’s bare arms raising flocks of 234-466-0060 landscaped vistas, but apple blossom themselves last in the race to get a vac- the good news that the media love, but 216-362-7700 goose bumps and shrill cries of laugh- trees did dot the small green spaces ter. Sitting side by side on a perfectly cine. This inequity is a fact of life in most the sensational. An adverse reaction, a of our stout brick bungalows. Many ers and put the bells of the blossoms would last forever. smooth rock, my mother pulled a countries and should be addressed. possible death among millions who been of our neighbors grew efficient urban atop each of their ten fingers. Nature The years have passed like kaleido- fleece blanket around my daughter’s Over the past weeks, Larry and myself vaccinated becomes a headliner. gardens utilizing the narrow plots of provides games as well as a touch of scope portraits, morphing into new arms and cuddled her as if the mo- have worked at a local vaccine site, and The media outlet quickly forgets that land between garages. In summer, magic. images of dreams and realities that ment would never end. it is interesting to note that the people over half a million people and count- fronds of dill would sway in the heat will unfold like the spring before us. Over the years, I have watched my GATHERING THE TURF we are serving are, for the most part, ing have died from Covid-19 in the and Italian plum tomatoes would trail Inevitably, darkness turns into light. sons leap through fields of Irish furze Through the years we continued to white, educated, and certainly not under U.S alone. Media sources were happy up the grids of chain link fencing. Yet, despite the hour or season, some and heather, while they followed their travel to Ireland. As teenagers, the boys privileged. Of course, this is reflective of enough to keep our minds on the death I enjoyed growing flowers. My flowers tilt toward the moon and others father on a tour of his native soil. worked together gathering turf beneath where we live. However, there are other clock during the worst of the pandemic, mother would buy me tulip and daf- toward the sun.  During quiet times, the children and an unusually sweltering summer sun. parts of the country where there is more but they seem less happy to report the fodil bulbs each fall; I planted them their cousins laid bouquets of flowers Tired and hungry, they ate fresh ham diversity and where there is less favour- reduction in infections and deaths. How- beneath the heavy yew evergreens at the shrine of the Virgin Mary in sandwiches and toasted their hard work Susan holds a Master’s Degree in En- able representation at vaccination sites. ever, on the positive side, such reports that flanked our home. Inevitably, their grandmother’s childhood village. with cups of tea. glish from John Carroll University and only one or two flowers would bloom Some of this disproportion is due to have also made it easier for people to ask She pointed out the country names of I doubt they were trolling for dif- a Master’s Degree in Education from in early April, as sunshine could not the antivaxxers myth pedaling. With no questions-questions-not statements, such familiar blooms; beautiful purple and ferent varieties of wildflowers during Baldwin-Wallace University. She may be penetrate the heavy shrubs plant- scientific reasoning or knowledge, these as ‘vaccines kill people.’ pink delphiniums were called “fairy’s their work, but rather spent most of contacted at [email protected]. ed for privacy rather than beauty. people embrace conspiracy instead of The consent form, which at the fingers.” their time avoiding the stinging nettles Nevertheless, with the joyful spirit of et ore to the tory truth. The scare tactics of such propagan- beginning was readily signed without My mother-in-law told us how as that lined the field fencing. Together, G M S a child, I continued to spread zinnia More pics, and larger print too! da has dangerous results for all of us. a thought, has become an opportunity little children walking through the the boys learned about their culture seeds in summer and stayed hopeful @www.ohioianews.com Not only do they put themselves at risk, for people to share their concerns about fields, they would spy the lovely flow- while making priceless memories that but they also put us at risk too. While the the vaccine, which is a good thing. We

12 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 13 shrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame rapidly growing “new” sport. sion of female and African American Cleveland in Cooperstown. There are over fifty Baseball was an activity that the laborers. The Knights of Labor influ- Irish in the Hall now. That is factual; the immigrant Irishman could engage in enced workers across America, and in American baseball creation myth is to become part of his adopted country. American baseball. By Francis McGarry not so much. While the older generation could not Bat and ball games date to over always understand this strange new BROTHERHOOD OF PROFESSIONAL 4,500 years ago in Egypt. The Egyp- pastime and its appeal, their Ameri- BASE BALL PLAYERS tian leagues did not have so many of can born children and the young Irish It was eight years after the Molly the sons of Ireland either. They did immigrants embraced it with enthusi- Maguires were hung that nine players play a game called “skeker-bemat,” and asm. By the 1880s, forty percent of the of the New York “Hibernian” Giants even depicted the game on the walls of players in the major leagues were of formed the Brotherhood of Professional Baseball in their temples. Irish decent. Base Ball Players. Six of those founding Europe in the late 16th century had a The Cleveland Spiders began in the members were Irish. At the end of the America, at game called “rounders” that involved American Association in 1887, playing 1886 season, there were Brotherhood a leather covered ball, a round wood- at Payne Avenue and East 39th Street. chapters at all the National League en bat and four bases that had to be They joined the National League in teams, with over 100 members. The Carnegie and run in order to score. If it looks like a 1889. players union was officially recognized duck, swims like a duck, and quacks On May 18th, 1889, the new baseball by owners in 1887. The Captures of Cash Athassel Priory Ontario like a duck… season was upon the city. Cleveland The Brotherhood of Professional Base So, the game predates the Irish has just defeated Indianapolis 11-2, Ball Players solicited financial support The National League began play Americans who flocked to it. When it bringing their record to eight wins and a Players’ League was chartered on By John Cash The Abbey was extensively restored in 1876, and the Irish presence was happened in America, the Irish were and seven loses. Just over 1,400 fans December 10th, 1889. The league was in the 1970s and early 1980s; it is MUNSTER CAHIR CASTLE well worth a visit. visible from the start. Some of that is there and ready to participate. watched the game on the eastside supported by the American Federation The Castle you see in the town of due to the confluences of history and a In 1837, an Irish hotel owner in New of Cleveland. O’Brien, McKean and of Labor and had teams in Boston, Cahir today is a wonderful exam- THE PRIORY OF ATHASSEL game of numbers. York named John Murphy helped McAller scored multiple runs for the Brooklyn, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, ple of late 15th or early 16th century Situated again on the west bank The Irish in America had begun to found the Gotham Baseball Club. Spiders. New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. architecture in this Munster county. of The River Suir is Athassel Pri- witness the emergence of its second Most teams at that time were com- They were not the only Irish stars Forty percent of the Players’ League However, you must go back further ory. This Augustinian priory was generation after the Famine immi- prised of fellows who had another job. in Cleveland. Pitcher Jim McCormick players, five of the managers and six of for its origins. There was a castle founded circa 1201 by the Norman grants had established a foot hold. In the 1860s, teams would compete twice led the league in wins. The the owners were Irish. built here in 1142 by Conor O’Brien. Lord, William De Burga. The priory Populations of the Midwest and East for a city or state championship. In Spiders were contenders and moved to The Cleveland Infants signed Irish The Castle is positioned on a rocky was dedicated to St. Edmond by its had large segments of Irish Ameri- New York, a team of Protestant clerks a new stadium at Lexington and East players like Ed Delahanty. Ed wore an outcrop, now an Island in the River founder, who was married to the can males, and those fellows took to played a team of Irish workingmen. 66th Street. Cy Young joined the Spi- Irish harp pinned to his uniform. The Suir, surrounded by water; this daughter of Donal mor O’Brien. baseball. Teams like the Troy Tro- The best of three championship ders in 1892, one of only two teams in Cleveland Infants lost money and so played a major part in its defence. At its most powerful, Athassel jans, Holyoke Shamrocks, Cleveland games ended in the third game with the black that year. Cleveland finished did the rest of professional baseball, In the early 13th century, the castle was very important; the prior of this monastery even had a seat in Parlia- Spiders, St. Louis Browns and Chicago some of the clerks getting hit by 2nd in 1895 and 1896. Frank DeHass the Players’ League and the National was granted to Philip of Worchester, ment in England. It was an attempt White Sox all benefitted from their stones after a few questionable calls. Robison was their owner. He was League. The Cleveland Infants were not before being granted to the Butlers in the 14th century. The castle in by the Norman conquerors of Ireland Irish stars. The game was called due to the riot; a unhappy with the attendance at home allowed to join the National League to show that they could also estab- The years of 1880 to 1920 witnessed precursor to Ten Cent Beer Night in games, and he “traded” players to his after the demise of the Players’ League Cahir was, for a long period, consid- ered to be the only Castle in Ireland lish lavish and large religious sites, over two dozen Irish Americans en- Cleveland? other team in St. Louis. in 1890. and it was not just Irish royalty that th virtually impregnable. The 1899 Cleveland team was not On April 5 2021, the Kansas City could do so. BASEBALL’S FIRST CURVEBALL good at all, going 20-134. Perhaps to Royals come to Cleveland at Progres- However, it was surrendered to Oliver Cromwell in 1649, during his Like many medieval sites in Ire- It was not until 1869 that the Cin- add insult to injury for Robison, who sive, even if I still call it “the Jake.” land, the site has a varied history of Holy Cross Cahir Castle cinnati Red Stockings became the first had established streetcar systems Perhaps a few less Irish on the field, campaign here in Tipperary. The Castle now has many refurbished good times and bad. By the time it all professional team to be organized. across America and in Cleveland, 1899 but many more in the stands.  came to the dissolution of the mon- Brian Boru was the only King of name, so they chose to take Uibh rooms; if you wanted a flavour of th Two years later, ten teams met on St. witnessed the Streetcar Strike as well. th th asteries in the 16 century, Athassel Munster to become High King of Brien as their surname, meaning of living in 15 or 16 century Ireland, Ireland. It is because of his patron- or from Brian. This was eventually Patrick’s Day to plan the first profes- The streetcars stayed in Cleveland, the Francis McGarry holds undergradu- you will get it here. had already seen better days, with The Home of Fine sional baseball league. Andy Leon- Spiders did not. They were dismantled ate degrees from Indiana University in only a few religious left there. age of the Harp that we still use the anglicized to O’Brien. European & American HOLY CROSS CISTERCIAN ABBEY harp on Irish passports and coins The O’Brien’s were a true Irish Comfort Food ard was the first Irish-born, County in 1900. Anthropology, Education and History LIVE Cavan, player in the league. He was This was not the only intersection and a Masters in Social Science from The Cistercian Abbey of Holy THE O’BRIEN’S today. Boru died after the Battle of family who left us an incredibly TUESDAY: Tacos & Margaritas MUSIC! joined by Irishman, Arthur “Candy” of protest and sport. In June of 1877, the University of Chicago. He is an Cross was founded circa 1180. It You will notice the Clontarf in 1014. built heritage here in Co. Tipperary; WEDNESDAY: Wing Night Cummings, the first pitcher to throw a the Molly Maguires were arrested in assistant principal and history teacher. is situated on the west bank of the name O’Brien is asso- At the time, the I have only shown you a selection. THURSDAY: Burger Night curveball. Pennsylvania. All of the arrested Mol- Francis is a past president of the Irish River Suir, in Co. Tipperary. It was ciated with all of this tradition was to take By 1332, Brian O’Brien had recap- SUNDAY: Daily Happy Brunch, 9am-2pm Hour Baseball paid more than most more ly Maguires were also members of the American Club East Side. He is the founded by Donal Mor O Brien, month’s sites. This one your father’s first name tured much of Tipperary from the the King of the Thomond region of family played an im- as your surname. This Normans. While the O’ Brien’s were HOURS Tues-Wed: 11:30am-10pm until 7pm! laborious endeavors, and young Irish Ancient Order of Hibernians. Twenty founder and past president of the Blue- $ Munster, famed for his establishment is where Mac or Mc eventually defeated, for many cen- Thurs: 11:30am-10pm 2 Domestics, Americans and Irish immigrants were of them were hanged for organizing stone Division of the Ancient Order of measurable part in the $4 Glass of of monasteries and church’s. history of the province comes from; it means turies, they showed the true spirit of Fri-Sat: 11:30am-Midnight Sunday: 9am-9pm willing to give it a go. Hundreds of workers in the coal mines into joining Hibernians. Wine It carries the name Holy Cross be- of Munster. The family son of; a girl was Ni or Ireland.  6757 Center Rd. (Route 303) Valley City, OH 44280 thousands of the immigrants to Amer- the Knights of Labor. cause it is said to house a relic of the Nic. When it came to Get More to the Story takes their name from ica were Irish. They were young and Led by Irish American Terence one true cross. 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14 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 15 and Detroit. Cincinnati and Detroit keeping on the schedule is the Liberty the Westside Irish American Club sport and a big, historic part of our Irish could round out their schedule with Bell on July 17th in Philadelphia. For (WSIA). Hurling culture. I look forward to you checking Taking the th friendlies. our Midwest youth players, the Mid- The May 8 Memorial 7’s football Continued from previous page us out: www.ClevelandGAA.com For ON THIS DAY IN IRISH HISTORY - APRIL Fields of Glory The other news is the emergence of west Finals are expected to round out tournament will be held at the WSIA. played formerly in England and Wales. more information on Hurling, contact By Vincent Beach the second team in Buffalo, Na Fianna. the summer of games in late July/early Teams from around the Midwest and There is evidence that in ancient times us at [email protected].  Na Fianna emerged in early 2020 as a August. Chicago have already committed. it was also played in Iceland, old sagas BACK TO GAELIC FOOTBALL hurling club grown from the city’s youth 6 April 1954 - The Flags & Emblems heartland around the docks was “suggesting that it was something that The Cleveland Youth will open the program. The club participated well in CLEVELAND Vincent Thomas Francis Xavier Act legislates against interference attacked in multiple bombings. was brought from the Gaelic area to summer program for all ages, boys and the early season blitz in Pittsburgh last The Cleveland teams are rolling with Beach is a proud Greater Cleve- [1] with the Union Jack, effectively Thirteen lives were lost in the first Iceland”. girls, on Sunday June 6th. The groups year, before the pandemic shut down trainings through April, leading into lander and emigrant of Michigan. prohibiting display of the tricolor bombing, with over 900 lives lost Hurling is older than the recorded his- will be divided between the fields and games. the Memorial 7’s football tournament He joined the St. Pat’s Gaelic Foot- tory[2] It is thought to predate the arrival flag in Northern Ireland, giving overall. th play at the same time; the program will The Midwest season will follow cham- on May 8 . Visit clevelandGAA.com, ball Club in 1999 and, with much [2] the Minister for Justice the power of the Celts. It has been a distinct continue each Sunday throughout the 18 April 1927 - First greyhound Midwest pionship rules, cumulating into a knock- for training updates that are planned help, is the current caretaker of the to order the seizure of “provocative Irish pastime for at least 3000 years. summer. track opens in Belfast, followed out Finals weekend. The group play for Edgewater Park, Impett Park, and Cleveland GAA. [2] The earliest written references to the emblems.” immediately by one in Dublin Gaelic Athletic throughout the summer will determine sport in Brehon law date from the fifth ANNUAL NIGHT AT THE RACES 7 April 1861 - The census, the one month later. There are now seeding in the Finals. Top finishers and century.[2]” The annual fundraiser is resched- first to inquire into religious seventeen tracks under the Association runnner-ups will represent the division uled for May 22 at the WSIA. This year denominations in Ireland, control of the Irish Greyhound at the USGAA Finals in Boston. LOCAL HURLING TEAM seating will span the Main hall and the showed that out of populations Board in the Republic, and three Joining Cleveland St. Pat’s Gaelic outdoor pavilion for increased spacing. We are getting close… the Midwest Where and when? The Midwest Divi- of 5,800,000 (a decrease of 11.5% tracks under the control of the Football Club, The Cleveland St. Pat’s Check out the club website and the GAA schedule will be published within sion did not receive any bids for hosting since 1851) Catholics accounted for Irish Coursing Club in Northern Hurling Team was created in 2020, and WSIA website for tickets, advertising, or days of the paper going to print, so get this year’s Finals. There is a tentative 4.5 million and Anglicans for just Ireland. had a lot of FIRST year recruits. We donations. the early news online (ClevelandGAA. proposal for Pittsburgh to host on an under 700,000 people, almost two have plenty of equipment for first year 22 April 1967 - Actor and writer com). After much discussion of blitz- earlier weekend, July 31-Aug1. The tim- FÁILTE (WELCOME) TO ALL thirds of whom lived in Ulster. recruits; you just need cleats and to be Walter Macken dies at his home in style weekends last year, where multiple ing is within the desirable break of 2-3 The Gaelic Athletic Association is Ire- brave! 10 April 1867 - George William Menlo at age 51. A prolific author, cities would meet in one location for a weeks before the USGAA finals. More land’s largest sporting organization and Practice is on Sundays in Brecksville, Russell, widely known as ‘AE’, he is best known for his trilogy collection of games, this year’s proposed updates to come. a bit of home for the Irish abroad here in and in Olmsted Falls during the week. poet, mystic, editor, writer and about the famine, Seek the Fair schedule goes back to a home and away the US of A. Beyond sports, the Asso- YOUTH Last year with Covid, we were safely artist, was born in Lurgan, Co. Land, The Silent People, and The series. News came out of Chicago in early ciation also promotes Irish music, song able to get the team up and running. We Armagh. Searching Wind. With multiple codes in a few towns March that the Continen- and dance, and the Irish language as an even played a few games vs. the Akron, now, the blitz is being tal Youth Championships integral part of its objectives. Cleveland 10 April 1865 - Oliver Sheppard, 23 April 1926 – The birth in New Pittsburgh, and Indy clubs. replaced with GAA Days on (CYC’s), the GAA’s largest GAA is open to all who want to play sculptor, notably of the ‘The Death York of novelist J.P. Donleavy, who This year we will be creating local a few Saturdays, where each event outside of Ireland, competitive sports, meet new people, of Cu Chulain’ (1911-12), which was the son of Irish immigrants. relaxed games to learn and have fun, city’s men’s football, ladies’ that was planned for July and join an athletic, fitness-minded club was later chosen as memorial to He later moved to Ireland and as well as strengthening our squad to football, and hurling teams 29-August 1, will be canceled for all ages. Follow @ClevelandGaelic the 1916 Rising and placed in wrote The Ginger Man which compete nationally. We will continue to will go head-to-head. The due massive logistics and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the GPO, Dublin, was born in became one of the top 100 selling On the Hurling Side run practices and games with prescribed proposed schedule will be planning required ahead of the 2021 activities for Men, Women, and Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. books of all time in Ireland. By Damon Margida describes it this way: safety rules in place. debated by each club before the Division a still uncertain pandemic. With the Youth, or visit ClevelandGAA.com.  15 April 1941 - A squadron of 180 29 April 1901 - James Stephens, Hurling is a great sport for all age finalizes the document. largest youth tournament canceled, Hurling is the National Sport of THE HISTORY OF HURLING ranges, a great bunch of people with German bombers returned to chief founder of the Fenian Right now, ladies’ football includes smaller, regional tournaments are being Ireland. Open to both men and women “The history of hurling is long and Get More to the Story friendships that last a lifetime. It offers Belfast, a week after their raid Brotherhood, died. Buffalo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh; promoted. (called Camogie). For the unfiltered often unclear, stretching back over three More pics, and larger print too! a chance to try something truly unique, on the city, when the industrial Hurling includes Akron, Cleveland, The regional tournaments will likely experience, YouTube is best for the millennia. References to stick-and-ball @www.ohioianews.com cherished and fun. It is a wonderful Pittsburgh, and Roc City (Rochester, span one or two days on a weekend as complete picture. games are found in Irish mytholo- NY). The men’s football will consist of opposed to four or five days of activ- Hurling is a fast paced and physical gy. The game is thought to be related the three groups: Group 1 w/ Albany, ities that constructed the CYC’s. The sport. Not without reason, it is de- to the games of shinty that is played Buffalo Fenians, and Syracuse; Group Midwest is hosting one such regional scribed as The Clash of the Ash or The primarily in Scotland, cammag on 2 w/ Buffalo Na Fianna, Cleveland, and invitational tournament on June 26th in Fastest Game on Grass. Hurling com- the Isle of Man and bandy that was Pittsburgh; and Group 3 w/ Cincinnati Detroit. Another one that we have been bines the skills of many sports; Wiki Continued on facing page

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He was a sergeant and a war started, he went back to work as to his desire to be a musician, rather sectors afloat. son of Cleveland, was like so many than the excellence he enjoyed on the To see the full range of ever- Irish Clevelanders of his generation; a volunteer-supporting and caring for squad leader who led his men bravely th fields of glory, at least to me. Or per- growing products, check out he had a hard scrabble childhood the men and women of the 10 Moun- and with honor." tain Division, his old unit. He has haps it signified a velvet touch. Crafts- www.craftersofireland.com, or growing up on the near-west side of men and women have always enthralled join on Facebook Facebook.com/ Cleveland. made countless visits to Walter Reed, this great medical center where these me. Here we feature Crafters of Ireland craftersofireland.com so you don’t He joined the building trades; This Bob left Cleveland to join the one such soldier, a man who first an- and noted crafters. miss out on competitions. Crafters, fought fascist dictators as a soldier; wounded warriors come to recuper- Congressional Staff of his good friend, swered his country’s call in World War ate. On all these visits to Walter Reed, advertise your products too: Facebook. was a good public servant and a great Robert Emmett Sweeney, in Washing- II and has not stopped. WHAT IS CRAFTERS OF IRELAND (COI)? com/groups/craftersofireland, and human; living a life of little fanfare, he spent countless hours talking and In a nutshell, Crafters of Ireland is a ton, but he always had Cleveland in Bob O’Malley served our nation sharing stories about the Division on Instagram Instagram.com/ middle class economics, and thou- his head and heart. 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18 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 19 munity and family, are large and small, images, videos and interviews to sprinkle some chopped pecans in each rugged and smooth, and hold the rest share with the entire Irish American Cooking Up one as well. of the wall together. community stateside. Take 2-3 pineapple chunks and place I am an artist; for the past few years, So, as we continue to plan and a Hooley in each cupcake space. this reflection on my heritage and that build the foundation for this col- By Katie Gagne Fill each cupcake space 2/3 full with of the Irish people have inspired me to laborative effort, consider your own the cake batter. development drawings that continue to history, ancestry and stories. If you Bake for approximately 15 minutes foster a passion within to help in some know your ancestral roots and the in a preheated 350* oven. Cupcakes are way to protect and preserve the finger- location from which your ancestors done when they are slightly golden on prints of our past. This desire to make a emigrated, we would love to hear top, a bit springy to the touch and an difference, to help conserve these stone from you. inserted toothpick comes out clean. walls and enrich my own understand- In addition to knowledge sharing, Remove from oven and allow to sit ing about them beyond just my art- we would hope to put a “face to a A Twist on One for 15 minutes. work, drives me to make connections name” and identify old walls from Gently loosen all around the edges and collaborate with Irish historical family plots, thereby placing a “name of My Favorites with a knife. experts and Irish stone wallers. I hope to the stone walls.” As difficult as Line a baking sheet with waxed paper to help in the education, knowledge this may seem, it is a wonderful Nothing says spring like Pineapple and flip the cupcake tin over, allowing sharing and collective advocacy for the opportunity to preserve our heritage Upside-Down Cake. That was our the cupcakes to gently drop onto the conservation and preservation of stone and create a real, tangible link to our traditional dessert every Easter. Light baking sheet. walls throughout Ireland. history. and fruity, but still so sticky sweet and Top the cupcakes with any sugar, Stone Mad yummy. It is just the perfect dessert. STONE WALLS WORKING TOGETHER STONE WALLS GETTING INVOLVED cherries and nuts that stayed in the pan. by John Digney by the beauty, magnitude, and his- Here is a twist on this that you can Allow to cool completely. Our collective vision for this project Thank you for taking the time to read torical significance of the stone walls make for Easter or any time of year. Place each one in a cupcake wrapper. “A dry-stone wall is the cleanest and going forward is to bring awareness about, support and promote awareness throughout the country. One doesn’t Mix the vanilla frosting with the greenest way to work with stone. Pure of the history, significance and beauty of these stone walls, and the conserva- have to travel far in Ireland to encoun- PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CUPCAKES pineapple juice and brown sugar. Pipe and simple, it involves only the individu- of these treasured structures to com- tion and preservation of the existing ter the miles and miles of these struc- These tender little bites just burst or spoon frosting onto each cupcake. al and one single material, the stone, as munities in the US. By collaborating walls throughout Ireland. We hope tures. with sweetness and sunshine. Top each with a cherry and addition- found. Sometimes built collectively, we with the Dry-Stone Wall Association of you find this a worthwhile endeavor To sit and ponder why these exist, Ingredients al pecans.  connect with the material in a direct and how they got built, and the hardships Ireland (DSWAI), as well as the Ohio and charitable cause, worthy of your (Makes 24 regular cupcakes) Irish American News, and the Irish contributions as we look ahead to the personal way associated with Cupcakes Katie Gagne teaches English at Trinity American Archive Association, we will preservation of our cultural heritage. when we handle their construc- I box Yellow Cake Mix ~ any brand High School in Garfield Heights. She is build a working relationship marked by All monetary contributions will be col- it and weave tion is awe 1 20 oz can of Pineapple Chunks also the owner of her in-home bakery fellowship and knowledge sharing so lected through the OhioIANews, and it into some- inspiring. To ½ cup Pineapple Juice (from the can Sassy’s Sweets and Oh So Much More. that we can work towards our collective will be distributed directly to DSWAI. thing unique, me, it became of pineapple chunks) You can contact her at (440) 773-4459 goals. The work has just begun, but I The Dry Stone Wall Association a reflection of overwhelming 1 ½ cups Brown Sugar or at [email protected], or find her look forward to seeing what we can do of Ireland is a registered charity in the self. Nothing and rather emo- 2 sticks Unsalted Butter ~ melted on Facebook at @sassyssweetsandmore. exists that is tional to consid- together. Ireland, Charity number 20206056. 24 Maraschino Cherries In the DSWAI, our aim is to create an tangible between er the families, STONE WALLS MOVING FORWARD 1 cup Chopped Pecans Get More to the Story awareness of the need for preserving those stones. men, women, Given the constraints Covid has ½ cup Crushed Pineapple or More pics, and larger print too! the craft of ‘dry’ stone building in Ire- However, in the intangible realm of and children who undoubtedly played placed across the globe, we are begin- Pineapple Tidbits ~ drained well @www.ohioianews.com land. In doing so, the association hopes a part in placing each and every one of ning our journey by first introducing Frosting culture and essence lies the community, to advance the education of the public these stones as a means of survival. our initiative through the Ohio Irish 3 cups of Vanilla Frosting – store- the collective; us. We occupy the ‘space in the knowledge, understanding, and They placed the walls around their American News. Planned articles and bought or homemade buttercream between the stones’. Our Irishness shines appreciation of the craft of building and plots and cultivated the land with online communications to heighten ¼ cup Pineapple Juice (from the can through in our dry-stone structures and repairing traditional dry stone walls in hopes of building a life for their fam- awareness, while bringing understand- of pineapple chunks) the variety of local and even individual Ireland. ilies. I found it interesting to consider ing and visual images of the uniqueness 1/3 cup Brown Sugar styles to be seen all around the land and For more information, please visit the the almost haphazard way the stones and beauty of the walls throughout 24 Maraschino Cherries even across the world, where our ances- website at www.dswai.ie  are placed and yet, these walls have Ireland will follow. ½ cup Chopped Pecans tors have spread their Irish wings.” stood for centuries, created boundar- Prepare the cake mix as directed on - Ken Curran (Dry Stone Wall Asso- In addition, we will be working to John Digney is an Artist /Designer ies, and protected crops from the great provide instructional links and videos the box. ciation of Ireland) who received his BFA in Industrial De- Atlantic winds. from the DSWAI, so all can see the Substitute half of the water for pine- sign from the Cleveland Institute of Art. More importantly, these walls great work that has been done and apple juice. Like many Irish Americans, I long supported a community commitment continues to be fostered throughout He was raised in the Cleveland neigh- Stir in the crushed pineapple or pine- to return to the land of my forefathers to neighbors and family as they toiled the isle. In addition to print and online borhood of West Park near Kamm’s apple tidbits. and try to imagine what life may have alongside one another to create small communications, we plan to visit Co. Corner. He and his wife Kathleen and Melt butter and in a medium bowl been like back then. Recently, I had that plots on which to survive. During these Mayo’s Achill Island and Inis Oírr of daughters Eileen and Megan now reside combine with the brown sugar and stir opportunity, and connected with rela- challenging times of Covid, I often the Aran Islands for the Féile na gCloch in Greenville, SC. John looks forward to until blended. tives while learned a lot about my Irish reflect on these walls as synonymous to stone festival this fall, pending Covid the day when he can devote more time to Add just a pinch of salt. It should be history. Besides learning what life was life. We are currently experiencing iso- restrictions. his family, art and passions. He can be fairly thick but still a bit runny. like for my ancestors, my family and I lation, separation from our loved ones, The stone festival brings stone wall reached at [email protected] Place a small spoonful of the mixture rented a car and drove through much friends, and community. experts and instruction to hundreds in the bottom of each cupcake space in of the countryside. However, this is not how we are of people from across the globe each Get More to the Story a regular size cupcake pan. I was not expecting to be so moved designed. We need and depend on one year. Our hope is to build a community, More pics, and larger print too! Cut the cherries in half and put Happy Easter! @www.ohioianews.com another. The stones, much like com- share stories and bring back knowledge, two halves in each cupcake space and

20 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 21 that up to 62% of kids died under 10 years he came up with a novel and historically this page, and the OhioIANews website, At Home of age because of the horrendous living important idea for the design of his egg: forever. The Irish , conditions. he wanted the name of each child who They are: Bridget Allen, Christopher COLUMBUS Brigade Abroad It is no wonder really that they took off died, and their age placed inside individ- Andrews, Mary Anne Brunswick, Chris- IRISH in their homemade boxcars towards the ual balloons painted on his egg. tina Caffrey, Christopher Cathcart, Moses By Regina Costello By Molly Truex commotion and buzz just a stone’s throw Little did he realize that he had under- Doyle, Charles Darcy, Patrick Fetherston, away. The broken doors and smashed taken a massive project. He discovered John Francis Foster, James Fox, William windows of local businesses provided an Dr. Ann Matthews, who, in 2011, made Fox, Neville Fryday, John Gibney, John opportunity for these kids. They likely a call to commemorate the children of Healy, Christopher Hickey, Patrick Ivors, had nothing to lose but stood to gain the Rising. Charles Kavanagh, Mary Kelly, Patrick some much-needed food for empty bellies Joe used the list that she had begun to Kelly, James Kelly, John Kirwan, Brid- or a coat to warm their bodies on chilly compile. He added to it, using numerous get McKane, John McNamara, William No Parade, But We Still Honor Boy spring days. There is documentation of sources, including death certificates, Mullen, Joseph Murray, William O’Neill, this, including one account that reads, census records, newspapers, pension Male O’Toole, Mary Redmond, Patrick Unidentified, “a fresh-faced youth crossing the street and compensation claims and informa- Ryan, George Percy Sainsbury, Walter Our Extraordinary Volunteers [Sackville Street] with an armful of boots. tion from families who responded to a Scott, Bridget Stewart, Margaret Veale, The member organizations of the Clann Na nGael of Columbus, Ohio are First and Last Taste of Chocolate public request for information. The latter Philip Walsh, Eleanor Warbrook, Chris- pleased to announce the 2021 St. Patrick’s Day Honorees: Infant It is also written that many kids made proved pivotal for several reasons: none topher Whelan, Boy Unidentified, Infant a dash for Noblett’s sweet shop on North of the dead had direct descendants and Unidentified.  CLANN NA NGAEL Unidentified Earl Street, that was for some, their first the memory for many of them lived in The Irish Brigade and last taste of chocolate. Another source family stories from grand nieces and Regina is a Graduate from the Na- Founded by Dave Murphy and Pat Mogan in 1979 to play a promotional event at the Lazarus Department Store in downtown Columbus, the band spent the “It was pouring bullets for six days”– documents that fireworks were stolen nephews. It dismantled confusing data tional University of Ireland, Galway next nineteen years entertaining audiences across Central Ohio and beyond. The Joe Duffy* from Lawrence’s Toy Shop, they were set and shed light on factual data. and a Post Graduate from the National off on the street and killed three children. This was especially true with the University of Ireland, Dublin. She is the Brigade was a memorable cast of characters, including regulars Greg Hankins, Bruce Kevin Talty, Dennis O’Hooley Smith, Phil Franck, Jim Scarf, and sound man McPherson Thoughts of the 1916 Easter Rising are Death certificates indicate that most of the mix up in the identification of what former Curator of the Irish American dead children were shot accidentally. Six is reputed to be the first death of the Archives at the Western Reserve Histor- Brian Conklin, plus many irregulars along the way. The Brigade was the original often shrouded in those of pride for the Irish traditional music group in Columbus, in more ways than one. Their enjoy- heroes fighting for Irish freedom, in a ret- were aged ten and under. Most of them rising. It seemed to be a child of a British ical Society, former Executive Director were between 11 and 16 years old. The Army Commandant whose family was of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument ment of the music and love of Irish history and culture echoes on through other rospectively poorly thought-out rebellion music groups today. that lasted six days. Lost in the uproar are dead included babies. residing in Magazine Fort, a munitions Commission and former Executive Catherine Foster was walking her depot in the Phoenix Park. For the lon- Coordinator of the Northern Ohio A recognition event for The Irish Brigade and all our 2021 award winners will the dozens of children who lost their lives. be scheduled later in 2021. The streets that were their playgrounds two-year old son, John Francis, when gest time it was thought that 14-year-old Rose Centre. She serves on the Board of gun shots were fired along the quays. He Gerald Playfair was shot dead; records Directors of the Mayo Society of Great- were transformed into battlefields. That is ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS PATRICK PEARSE DIVISION where they were that fateful Easter Mon- was shot in his pram, and although Mrs. and documentation attested to his de- er Cleveland and The Irish American Foster rushed him to nearby Richmond mise. Information from the public shed Charitable Foundation. She can be Commodore Barry Award, Cathy Sullivan day morning. Member of the Year, Bruce McPherson Others were out and about too. 300 Hospital, it was already too late. light that it was actually his 23-year-old reached at [email protected] rebels marched from Liberty Hall to John Kirwan from North Cumberand brother George Alexander who was shot O’Connell Street. There they waited for was reported missing and lay in Jervis when the depot was raided. Sources consulted: to Email App DAUGHTERS OF ERIN Street Hospital, unrecognizable for a Duffy’s final count is that of forty *Joe Duffy pays tribute to forgotten Irishwoman of the Year, Becky Ellis the Angelus bell from the Pro-Cathedral children of Easter Rising at book launch. to signal the start of the revolution. month. His mother identified him by the killed under 17 years of age; both Catho- Member of the Year, Sharon Selby lucky coin in his pocket that was a Confir- lics and Protestants; thirty boys and ten Irish Independent Newspaper, October The bulk of violence occurred near 16, 2015.Children of the Rising by Joe today’s ILAC center, a shopping complex. mation gift. girls. Some unknowns remain including Duffy: the forgotten casualties of 1916. Christopher Hickey, age 16, was with a 14-year-old “Male O’Toole,” and a EMERALD SOCIETY But back in 1916, this neighborhood was Report by Catriona Crowe, The Irish Bill Harris that of several narrow streets, home to his father and both were shot and bay- “Boy Unidentified.” Times 11/6/15. pubs, vegetable stalls, with bakeries and onetted. Brigid McKane hid behind her The 1916 Irish Proclamation reads, 40 children were killed in the 1916 father as Irish rebel leaders shot the lock “cherishing all the children of the Na- Rising but they are barely mentioned in LADIES ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS local butchers. our history. thejournal.ie 11/29/15 As the uprising began, the sounds of on their front door; she landed a bullet in tion equally.” The memories and stories Member of the Year: Karen Finn Irish Proclamation from the 1916 Ris- Becky Ellis Sharon Selby Karen Finn war that are breaking glass, shouts and the head. of the forty children Duffy identified ing. www.1916rising.net screams were misunderstood by the The names and stories of these chil- will never be buried and forgotten again. Joe Duffy’s List of Children Killed in dren were buried with them for almost The monies raised from the egg hunt SHAMROCK CLUB OF COLUMBUS playing children who were lured by the the 1916 Rising. www.staticrassett.ie Irish Person of the Year: Megan Dempsey a century. In the early 2000s, there were built a commemorative playground and Children of the Rising: The untold fracas to the source. The loud rhythmic Member of the Year: Brian O’Reilly galloping of horses on the cobble stoned rumblings to build a memorial for their garden in St. Audeon’s Park in Dublin 8. story of the young lives lost during Easter 1916, Joe Duffy. Children of the Parade Grand Marshals: Morey Joseph Brady and Jim O’Connor streets instilled a sense of excitement in tragic deaths. One such effort came from The designers involved a wide array of the Jack and Jill Foundation in 2013. individuals from City planners to young Revolution. Published in 20th-century / L-R Member of the Year Brian O’Reilly; Parade Grand Marshal Morey Joseph an otherwise quiet morning. The riders Contemporary History, Features, Issue were British soldiers from the Linenhall THE BIGGEST EGG HUNT IN IRELAND family members. 3 May/June2013, Revolutionary Period Brady; SCOC President Andy Shuman; Parade Grand Marshal James “Jim” Barracks on Bolton Street, taking to the They organized the biggest egg hunt in Agreement was reached that the area 1912-23, Volume 21 O’Connor; Irish Person of the Year Megan Dempsey. Photo by Karen Fahy. streets armed with lancers bound for The Ireland as a fundraiser. The hunt consist- honor both the children who died and The Raid on the Magazine Fort, Phoe- General Post Office. ed of more than 100 fiberglass eggs. Those provide enjoyment for today’s young- nix Park, Easter Monday 1926. Eamon Murphy. www.fiannaeireannhistory. Thank you to the Greater Columbus Irish Cultural Foundation and the Who were these children? The majority solicited to design and paint them were sters. The stories and memories of those children who perished are detailed in Joe’s wordpress.com 2015 Greater Cleveland United Irish Societies for working to unite the Ohio came from the Linen hall slums of the well-known artists and household names, inner city. Living conditions were both including Irish Journalist and Broadcaster book, and their names are engraved in St. Irish! Cleveland Parade Pins were available to the Columbus community Audeon’s Park. Thanks to John O’Brien, Get More to the Story overcrowded and unhygienic, which Joe Duffy. More pics, and larger print too! this year thanks to Ed Gaughan and John Togher! We are excited to see Jr., now they are additionally recorded and contributed to poor health of an already Duffy’s self-admission of inadequate art @www.ohioianews.com more collaborations like this in the future. impoverished people. Records indicate skills were a blessing in disguise because remembered in At Home Abroad, here on Shamrock Club of Columbus

22 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 23 Galway, earning a Master’s degree and it probably comes as no surprise closing down the place. at Trinity College Dublin and past Oíche (ee-ha) an oíche (ahn ee-ha) night the night Toledo in Business. So, while my feet took that they serve up an Authentic Irish Levi is in good hands. Lady Lilac Speak Director of the Trinity College Institute Maidin (mo-gin) an mhaidin (ahn woh-gin) morning the morning me East and abroad for a while, they Coffee. is also meant to haunt the building, of Neuroscience. The book is titled, “In Grian (gree-un) sun Irish brought me back home to Toledo a I should have suggested renaming leaving scents of lilacs wherever Irish Praise of Walking, The New Science of Gealach (gull-ach) moon Fuar (foo-er) cold By Molly McHugh couple years ago. If OhioIANews al- the place to ‘McLevi’ and Lilacs. That she goes; hence the name Levi and By Bob Carney How We Walk and Why it’s Good for Té (cheh) hot lows me to stay around long enough, I probably wouldn’t work, and right- Lilacs! Us.” Fliuch (fluyhk) wet may be able to share some fun stories! fully so, as Megan McClellen, owner The Irish Coffee there was deli- For those of us that are regular Í@BobCarneyGTR walkers, he shares the science behind Gaofar (gwee-fer) windy It’s funny, when I used to talk about of the pub with her husband, con- cious. Inspired by the Irish coffee Tirim (cheer-um) dry being from Ohio with some of my veyed on their website, “Levi Beebe served at the Buena Vista in San what we already know and experience. I always feel refreshed or cleansed after Grianmhar (gree-un wer) sunny NYC colleagues, they assumed I grew purchased the land in 1828 and built Francisco (glass and all), the rec- a good walk in the woods. Ceomhar (kyo-wer) foggy or misty up on a farm! That’s not me, but it the building where the Coffee Pub re- ipe follows sugar at the bottom, Levi & Lilacs Earrach! Professor O’Mara explains the physi- Seaca (sha-ka) frosty was my dad, who was born in 1934 on sides, in 1837. Originally, the building Irish Whisky, locally brewed coffee Cén chaoi a bhfuil sibh? Tá suil agam cal and mental health benefits walking Sneachta (shnok-ta) snow a farm in rural Ireland; no electricity, was a center of community activity, and, of course, the mainstay to any go bhfuil sibh go maith. Mary and regularly can produce. I’ve always felt Fliuch-sneachta (fluyhk shnok-ta) sleet Coffee Pub no modern plumbing (no indoor toi- housing law offices, several stores, authentic Irish coffee, real whipped I walked the dogs this morning, the it is good for the body, the mind and Scamallach (skom-ah loch) cloudy lets), and only a peat fire for heating and even the post office. The main cream; you can’t have an Irish coffee coldest day in awhile. The hounds love the soul. I listened to a podcast a while Meirbh (mer-iv) muggy or humid Hello from the green fields of…. and cooking. That still amazes me to stagecoach route between Detroit and without real whipped cream! snow and the cold; Doolin is warm in back with a young Native American Báisteach (baw-shtuk) rain Toledo! My name is Molly McHugh, this day! Fort Wayne ran by the front door of Not only was I happy to find his little tartan coat from Casey’s, and woman talking about the difference Stoirm (stor-im) storm a Toledo native, and I am more than Although my dad is now my guard- the inn, and only a few feet away were out about this wonderful morning Mary and I were dressed like characters between organized religion and spiri- Go breá (guh braw) fine honored to begin contributing to ian angel, I relish in the awe of all the docks & warehouses where ships ar- escape from Zoom fatigue, but I in a Jack London story. tuality. She said, “Religion is sitting in Go deas (guh jess) nice Ohio Irish American News. When changes he saw in his lifetime. As an rived & departed several times a day.” was also very happy to find a local The handful of people we encoun- church thinking about fishing, spiri- Go maith (guh mah) good John O’Brien, Jr. reached out to me a adult, he came to call Toledo home, It is rumored that future Presidents establishment that provides local tered this morning after a quick “good tuality is fishing, thinking about your Go dona (guh dunn-uh) bad couple weeks ago about the opportu- and I am now looking forward to Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant ingredients (except the whiskey!), morning” had a comment about the creator.” It’s a good analysis of how I Níl go dona (neel guh dunn-uh) not bad nity to join the OhioIANews family, shining a little light on all of the new, and Rutherford B. Hayes were all along with a warm and welcoming weather. In Ireland, the topic of weather feel when I’m outdoors walking. Go h-álainn (guh hawl in) beautiful my Irish eyes glistened at the oppor- up and coming “Irish things” that are guests when the building was used environment with a true neighbor- can be part of any conversation with One of our readers sent me a link to Go h-iontach (guh hee-un tach) wonderful tunity! going on right here in the Glass City. as an inn. In the years before the hood feel. The coffee pub is open anyone you meet. Hopefully as you go a lecture on YouTube on The Origins of Céad bheos an earraigh (kayd weh-us ahn err-och) the first breath of spring Although I am a Toledo native, I Last Saturday, I had the pleasure Civil War, the basement was appar- daily, and the Irish coffee is one of through this month’s vocabulary, it is a the Irish, noting the number of Cleve- Cén chaoi a bhfuil an aimsir? (kat hee will anh am-sheer) How is the weather? lived in New York for over ten years. I of stopping into Levi and Lilacs, a ently used as a stopping point for the most popular items on the menu. bit milder. landers with roots in Co. Mayo, and Tá sé gaofar. (taw shay gwee-fer) it’s windy Tá sé ag cur báistí. (taw shay ag cur bawsh-tee) it’s raining also spent a year in Ireland, attending local Coffee Pub here in Toledo. The the Underground railroad, too. This If day transitions into night, you can On the topic of walking, I just fin- it reminded me of a poem by Antoine Tá se ag stealladh báistí (taw shay ag shtell-ah bawsh-tee) it’s pouring rain the National University of Ireland, idea of a ‘Coffee Pub’ caught my eye, building certainly has had an illustri- head over to their whiskey room next ished a book by Shane O’Mara, Pro- O’Raifteirí about spring and Mayo. Go fessor of Experimental Brain Research raibh maith agat Rich A.! Tá an aimsir go h-iontach. (taw ahn am-sheer guhhee-un-tach) The weather is ous career, at least up until the 1930s, door for some live music. wonderful when it was converted into a brothel! To think that my dad would have Tá an lá go deas (taw ahn law guh jess) It’s a nice day In true Irish fashion, it is rumored ever imagined I would be writing CILL AODAAIN Anois teacht an earraigh, Now coming of the spring, Nach bhfuil sé go h-álainn? (noch will shay guh hawl-in) Isn’t it beautiful? that Levi still haunts the place. I about a ‘hip’ Coffee Pub in Toledo all Bain taitneamh as an lá. (ban tah-niv as ahn law) Enjoy the day Now Available asked Megan if she had experienced these years later is hard to believe! To (ah-nesh chahkt ahn air- och) beidh’n lá dul chun síneadh the day will be lengthening Cén aimsir a bheidh í ndán dúinn? What is the weather forecast? any ghostly encounters, and she said hear the full interview with Levi and (ken am-sheer a vayd ee nahn doo-in) on iTunes there were times that the TV would Lilacs, head over to echosofireland. (bay un dul kuhn shee nay) ‘s tar éis na Féil Bríde, and after St. Bridget’s Day Tá sé gealta fuar anocht. (taw shay gell-ta foo-er ah-nocht) It’s promised to be randomly turn on and change chan- com.  (‘s tar esh na fail breedge) cold tonight. nel throughout the day. Although ardóidh mé mo sheol. I shall raise my sail. Tá se go h-álainn anois, buiochas le Dia. It’s beautiful now, thank God. Get More to the Story that could possibly be explained by (ar-dah may moe hole) (taw shay guh hawl-in ah-nesh bwee-uh kuss le dee-uh) science, she and her husband still say More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com Ó chuir mé mo cheann é ní Since I put it into my head “goodnight” to Levi every day when (oh kur may moe kyawn aye nee) Get out and walk and enjoy the weather!  stopfaidh mé choíche go seasfaidh I shall never stay put until I shall stand down Slán go Foíll! iIRISH: (stopfah may kee-ka guh shes-ah) Gormley’s Pub / The Irish Barber mé sios i lár chontae MhaighEo. In the center of County Mayo. Bob Carney is a student of Irish history and language and teaches the Speak Irish (may shees ih lar kohntee mayo) Cleveland class held every Tuesday at PJ McIntyre’s. He is also active in the Irish GormleysPub.com / The IrishBarber.com Wolfhounds and Irish dogs orginizations in and around Cleveland. Wife Mary, FOCLÓIR hounds Morrighán and Rían and terrier Doolin keep the house jumping. He can be Tá sé (taw shay) it is contacted at [email protected]. Níl sé (neel shay) it isn’t An bhfuil sé? (ahn will shay) is it? Get More to the Story More pics, and larger print too! Nach bhfuil sé? (nohk will shay) isn’t it? @ Beidh sé (bayd shay) it will be www.ohioianews.com Lá (law) An lá (ahn law) day the day Inniu (inn-yoo) today Anocht (ah-nohkt) tonight Aimsir (ahm sheer) an aimsir (ahn ahm sheer) weather, the weather Earrach (err-och) spring 440.990.PINT / 440.333.4418 Samhradh (sow-ra) summer 19500 Center Ridge Road 19512 Center Ridge Road Fómhair (foe-ur) autumn Geimhreadh (geer-rah) winter SUBSCRIBE OR DOWNLOAD NEWEST EPISODE EVERY SECOND FRIDAY Rocky River, Ohio 44116

24 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 25 Kaiser. That’s a roundabout way of say- of shoes. Unfortunately, after tying them grandfather liked a little tea with his sug- ing that although they were located in to the handle bars via the laces, one of ar, and that’s starting to explain a little bit An Eejit Northern Ireland, a part of the United them came loose and fell off somewhere, about myself now, too. Abroad Kingdom, they weren’t particularly fans leaving the old man with a single new My grandfather died later in 1977, and By Conor Makem of the crown. shoe. No problems. He told my granny, it wasn’t long after that Sarah moved from As such—and with their proximity to “I’ll go back for the other one next week.” the family homestead a few houses up the the border—there was a heavy British Perhaps more than anything, Sarah hill, ‘til she was just a couple doors away Trip Advisors military presence. Makem is remembered as a singer. Her from her daughter, my Aunt Nancy and 2015 Certificate With that in mind, picture a woman maiden name was Greene, from an her husband, the gentleman James Mone. of Excellence Closed on Sundays Winner of about eighty, strolling down to the infamous family of singers in Keady. Like KEADY local shop for some bread and butter. so many of the other local girls, she left Awhile after her passing, they set up a he Public Houses of Ireland are It was the early 1980s. A young soldier, school to work as a factory weaver nearly plaque in her honor at the original home, Tsteeped in tradition of hospitality. A Woman from maybe seventeen or eighteen, held the twelve hours a day. Then she might head They serve as a gathering place where peo- and you can make it out on Google Maps door for her and she stopped and said, home for a session with other musi- ple come to meet and enjoy conversation, street view (44 Victoria Street, Keady, “Thank you very much, young man. I cians and singers. She had a knack for food, drink, and, of course, the music. The Bandit Country Northern Ireland). You can also see the hope that the good Lord will save you a memorizing songs after only a couple of Pubs have become the focal point of their I never knew my grandparents on my convenience store (now McGrane’s Shop) communities, a place to celebrate life. That cool spot in hell.” hearings. mother’s side, but my father’s parents, from earlier in the column just a few steps is what we recreated here in Medina; we And that was my granny. Peter and Sarah Makem, left an indeli- COLLECTING HER SONGS away. took an old machine shop and gave it the Now I’ll admit, this is making light ble mark on me. It was April 1983 that She married my grandfather Peter Toward the center of town, at the bend, old world charm and warmth of Ireland’s of a deadly serious subject. There was a favorite Pubs. From the antiqued plaster Sarah passed away, thirty-eight years in 1919 and started the family. Always there’s now a Tommy Makem Arts and soldier killed outside that very store in walls and tin ceiling to the hand finished ago. So, with the anniversary of her singing and humming, she became what Community Center (a true community the 1980s. It was one of the last places a oak woodwork and period light fixtures, passing, I thought it appropriate to pen was known as a source singer and song center, as he would have wanted), and British soldier would have wanted to be and with memorabilia imported directly a few lines in her honor. Not so much for my granda. Back in the my grandfather would tell his wife he collectors showed up at her doorstep, across from that, the gas station where from Old Erin. Combine all of that with during the troubles and my heart goes To give you an idea of what kind of day, locals weren’t allowed to drink in the was going “to buy a pair of shoes.” He tape recorders in tow, eager to preserve my father and his coworkers used to burn River Terrace Building home cooked meals that reflect our Irish out to the families who lost their young woman my grandmother was, you’ll pubs on a Sunday in Northern Ireland, would ride the bike over the border and traditional Irish music that maybe only tires to keep warm. Right there, as well, is 19111 Detroit Rd., Ste. 200 roots and American tastes, the warm hos- ones during that period. Rocky River, OH 44115 need to understand a little bit about but in the Republic of Ireland, bona fide disappear for the evening. It’s possible that a few people in the country would know. the Keady Library, which contains a Sarah pitality from our attentive staff, and live where she was from: Keady, County SARAH AND PETER travelers weren’t straddled with the same there was no drinking involved and that 440-333-8960 music and you have a little bit of heaven. Her recorded version of “As I Roved Out” Makem room. [email protected] Armagh, N. Ireland. The town was in Sarah Makem was born in 1900. She restrictions. As a man from the north, the whole bona fide traveler thing was just opened up the BBC Radio Program of the Just up near the monument is Mone’s the heart of what was known as bandit was a Pioneer, just like my father after who had traveled over seven miles, he was a coincidence. But every week, he’d return 117 WEST LIBERTY ST. MEDINA, OHIO same name for quite some time. bar, which houses an evil spirit trapped in *Board Certified by the country, the Republic of South Arma- her (Pioneers are an organization of exempt from the drinking rules. a little tipsy without a new pair of shoes. In the fifties, the collectors included a bottle behind the fireplace…but that’s National Board of Trial Advocacy 330-764-3333 gh, where they served neither king nor Catholics who vow not to drink). As sure as clockwork, every Sunday, Until one week, when he did buy a pair Diane Hamilton (of the Guggenheim another story.  WWW.SULLYSMEDINA.COM family), Jean Ritchie, Sean O’Boyle and Peter Kennedy. It was during Diane Conor Makem spent 22 years travel- Hamilton’s trip that young Liam Clancy ing and honing petty gripes as an Irish met my father, sowing the first seeds for musician, and enjoyed a further 13 years of TUESDAY See the Celebrating St. Greater The Lyrics what would eventually become the Clancy people not returning his calls as a journal- 6pm-8pm: All Things Irish Patrick’s Day Cleveland of Irish Freedom Brothers and Tommy Makem. ist. He is fluent in English, American and History, Traditions, Irish Directory Notes of In 1977, David Hammond recorded a old Kerry farmer. More of his photos are on WOBC-FM 91.5 w/Anita Lock and Activities A directory of Turbulent Times short video of Sarah for TG4. I watched it Instagram under cb.makem. Irish A Holiday Book performers, by John O’Brien, Jr. Irish one time as she sang and layered spoon- Visit cbmakem.com or email contact@ SATURDAY for Kids Restaurants, Pubs, Businesses & Tells the story and ful after spoonful of sugar into a mug of cbmakem.com. the history behind 9am-11am: stonecoldbikini, by John O’Brien Jr. Resources of and granda’s tea. I later asked my cousin, Tom World for the Irish in and rebellious bard & ballad Sweeney, if she was just playing up for the Get More to the Story WRUW FM 91.1 w/Christine Hahn around Cleveland from the beginning ! of Irish time. camera, letting the film roll and wasting More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com 10am-11am: Radio sugar all the while. He told me no, my Johnson Brothers Irish Hour WKTL-FM 90.7 SUNDAY First Generation Festival Fine Irish Aggressive 7am-9am: Sweeney Astray SATURDAY & SUNDAY A book of original poetry Legends: Pubs of WCSB-FM 89.3 by John O’Brien, Jr. Songs and Stories Greater Creative. 12-6pm ET/9am-3pm PT on SiriusXM by John O’Brien, Jr. Cleveland 10am-12pm: Gerry Quinn’s Irish Hours Classic Vinyl, channel 26. A biographical look A poster of great at the people who pubs where history Successful. WHK-AM 1420 w/ Colleen made the music that was made and Patrick T. Murphy, Esq. Corrigan Day & Eddie Fitzpatrick Irish: Songs, Stories defines a people memories created. i Cleveland Office Painesville Office 11:30am-1:30pm: Echoes of Erin & Shenanigans 1468 W. 9th Street • Suite 135 60 South Park Place WCWA-AM 1230 w/John Connolly Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Painesville, Ohio 44077 Podcast posted every second Friday on 216.861.4211 440.352.3391 6pm- 7pm: Songs of Britain & Ireland WHKradio.com and OhioIANews.com All Publications Are Available at: www.songsandstories.net WCPN-FM 90.3 and archived forever! An O’Bent (O’Brien Enterprises) & Author John O’Brien, Jr. website ✵ www.facebook.com/OhioIrishAmericanNews ✵ www.twitter.com/jobjr. www.DworkenLaw.com

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INGREDIENTS • Peep’s marshmallow candies, about 25 The word spring has several different meanings. It can be a noun or a verb. As a verb, it means to move, sometimes forcefully. • 3 to 4 cups milk chocolate As a noun, most think of it as the season between winter and summer, a time of growth and development, a time when the grass morsels begins to grow and flowers start to peek through the soil. Spring is a time of rebirth and a time to reenergize, especially this year! It feels as if we have all been in a sort of hibernation • Graham crackers and/or butter since last March. It is as if the sun shines brighter, feels warmer, and is more welcoming this spring. cookies You have all been through a year like no other. You have learned to adapt and survive when it was confusing, scary, and hard. You are all superheroes! Take time this spring to embrace each new day and our new normal. There is literally more light at the DIRECTIONS end of this tunnel. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour LITERATURE CORNER milk chocolate morsels into a round FUN FACT The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling - Can you pie plate. Spread into an even layer. The official first day of spring, ever have too much of your favorite food? As a chocolate Top milk chocolate with peeps usually March 20th, is called the ver- lover myself, I say no! Can you imagine having everything marshmallow candies. nal equinox. On that day, there are that touches your mouth taste like your favorite food? Place in oven for eight to ten twelve hours of daytime and twelve Young John Midas is upset after his parents and his minutes or until the chocolate has hours of nighttime. After that, there doctor tell him that he must only eat healthy food. Find out melted and the peeps are golden. will be more minutes of daytime what happens when John goes for a walk to clear his head, Be aware that the milk chocolate until the summer solstice in June. and finds a unique coin that changes everything. morsels may retain their shape but will be glossy when melted. QUESTION EASTER JOKES How did eggs and chicks become Keep checking the chocolate. Q: What kind of bean cannot grow in a garden? symbols of Easter and spring? Make sure it does not burn and the A: A jellybean! Eggs have been a symbol of spring Peeps are just a bit toasted. Serve Q: What kind of music is the Easter Bunny’s favorite? since ancient times. An egg also is a Age Divisions: Ages 7, 8, 9 • Ages 10, 11 & 12 Submitting Your Entry: with graham crackers or butter A: Hip-Hop! Color the picture on this page, or download and color it. symbol of the tomb that Jesus came Prizes: Each Age Group winner will receive a Gift Card to Kamm’s Entry and entry info (Name, age, city and Parents Name and Phone cookies. Corner Ice Cream, or the OhioIANews Advertiser of their choice! out of when he rose from the dead. A Gab in Gaelic Number) must be dropped off to PJ McIntyre’s or the OhioIANews or To reheat or to soften peeps: baby chick, hatching out of the egg, is scanned and emailed to [email protected] The weather is beautiful today = Ta an aimsir go halainn inniu est. 2006 Official Rules and Regs: One entry per child Place pie plate in the microwave a symbol of rebirth or new life. Or mailed to: 14615 Triskett Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44111-3123 (pron. taw an eyeim-shur guh haul-inn inn-you) One winner in each age group. by the 15th of the following Month (December 15th, for the November and heat for 20-30 seconds. Watch The Colours of Ireland Participant must color page without assistance. Monthly Coloring Contest Contest). carefully as the peeps will expand Megan is a Reading Intervention educator at Andrew J. Rickoff Elementary in the Cleveland Municipal School District. She holds a BA in Participant may use crayons, markers, or paint. Participants name and contact information will not be displayed during and bubble. Humanities from Hiram College and a BA+ in Early Childhood Education from Ashland University. She resides in Avon Lake with her husband, Use your imagination! judging, but first name and age will be noted after judging for public Joe, and their five children. Megan enjoys being part of the Brady Campbell Adult Ceili team, trying new restaurants, and traveling. She may be Coloring page is also printable from: view. reached at [email protected] www.OhioIANews.com Winners will be showcased in the OhioIANews.

28 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green APRIL 2021 APRIL 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 29 partition in Ireland. This month’s defensive and humanitarian purposes 110 (C)______, County Wexford 111 (R)______, County Wexford Off the selection, written by Michael Heney, a if civil war erupted after August 1969 Crossword 112 (B)______, County Wexford County Waterford and County Wexford Towns former RTE journalist and producer, (p. 326). Lynch only acted against these County Waterford & County Wexford Towns Puzzle 113 (N)______, County Wexford Linda Fulton Burke Linda Fulton Burke Shelf who recently received a plans after Five Gael’s Liam By Linda Fulton Burke 1 By Terry Kenneally doctorate , has written a Cosgrove revealed a Garda DOWN 2 3 4 5 6 book which questions that note about arms impor- 1 (V)______, County Waterford 7 8 narrative and provides an tation attempts by certain 2 (B)______, County Wexford @TerryKenneally 9 10 11 12 13 14 Í especially rich analysis of ministers on 5 May 1970. 3 (C)______, County Waterford 4 (R)______, County Wexford 15 16 these events. “Overall, Lynch did much 5 (C)______, County Wexford ACROSS 17 THE ARMS CRISIS OF 1970 The principles involved to create the political crisis 2 (B)______, County Wexford 6 (K)______, County Wexford include Fiana Fail’s for which. remarkably, he 7 (T)______, County Wexford 18 19 20 THE PLOT THAT NEVER WAS 5 (C)______, County Wexford Charles Haughey and Neil has been given great credit 8 (K)______, County Wexford 10 (C)_____, County Wexford 21 22 By Michael Heney Blaney, along with Captain for resolving.” (p. 328) 9 (C)______, County Wexford 11 (F)______, County Wexford 23 24 Head of Zeus Publishing James Kelly. Taoiseach Jack Haughey and Blaney, on the 16 (R)______, County Wexford 12 (B)______, County Wexford 13 (W)______, Village, County Wexford ISBN 9781789545593 2020 431 pp. Lynch allegedly intervenes evidence, were operating 19 (C)______, County Waterford 14 (B)______, County Wexford 25 to foil the plot. Heney within the broad confines 20 (K)______, County Wexford 22 (R)______, County Waterford 15 (K)______, County Waterford 26 This months Off the Shelf selection is cross-examines a wealth of of the government policy at 17 (K)______, County Waterford 23 (B)____, County Wexford 27 28 another one for the history aficionados sources including new and previously the time they were sacked. They have 24 (T)______, County Wexford 18 (B)______, County Waterford in the Ohio IAN readership. Various released archived interviews and mem- been demonized in the years since as 25 (D)______, County Wexford 21 (B)______, County Waterford 29 30 31 authors have suggested that the Arms oir material, and explores the views of ministers who were supposedly run- 26 (F)______, Wexford 25 (D)______, County Wexford 32 33 34 35 36 Crisis of 1970 and subsequent trials personnel from high politics includ- ning a ‘shadow’ or ‘alternative’ govern- 28 (R)______, County Wexford 27 (P)______, County Wexford 29 (K)______, County Waterford 29 (K)______, County Wexford were milestone events in Irish history. ing Jack Lynch, Charles Haughey and ment. The Arms Crisis was precipitated 37 38 39 40 41 32 (B)______, County Wexford 30 (B)______, County Wexford They have asserted that between August Minister for Defense James Gibbons. not when the attempted arms impor- 33 (R)______, County Wexford 31 (B)______, County Waterford 42 43 44 1969 and May 1970 civil war could have Ultimately, Heney outlines Lynch’s tation came to light, but when Lynch 35 (C)______, County Wexford 32 (B)______, County Wexford 45 46 47 48 descended from the North after several ‘hidden policy on Northern Ireland’. made the seemingly snap decision to 38 (D)______, County Waterford 34 (A)______, County Waterford 49 50 member of the Irish government and This covert policy partly ‘ involved the renounce such activity and to sack both 39 (B)______, County Wexford 36 (F)_____, County Waterford 51 52 military allegedly tried to arm north- provision of guns- in emergencies- to Haughey and Blaney from his cabinet. 42 (B)______, County Wexford 37 (C)______, County Wexford ern nationalists in order to effect/ end Northern Nationalists’. Arms were for In the end, the sacking and subsequent 43 (K)______, County Wexford 40 (T)______, County Wexford 53 54 55 46 (B)______, County Wexford 41 (O)______, County Wexford 56 criminal trial appears to have been a 44 (B)______, County Waterford 49 (O)______, County Waterford 57 58 59 ploy designed in part to keep Fianna 51 (A)______, County Waterford 45 (C)______, County Wexford Coming Next Month: Fail in power. 53 (K)______, County Wexford 47 (L)______, County Waterford 60 61 62 THE ARMS CRISIS of 1970 is a ma- 54 (C)______, County Waterford 48 (E)______, County Wexford 63

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