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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, above, apologized in the Houses of Parliament in London on June 15 for the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre that left 14 Catholic dead in Derry. At right, John Kelly, brother of victim Michael Kelly, reacts after hearing the results of a report that declared that the kill- ings were “unjustified and unjustifiable”. More, page 5. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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By Tara Merrigan marry her. Quinn said yes Walsh, who met Quinn a Special to the Reporter and afterwards bought a few years ago, fixed the Smiling and gazing into ring for her, said Bates chair lift at St. Brendan’s each other’s eyes, John proudly showing off her for the ceremony and “Jack” Quinn and Doris engagement ring, a silver helped Quinn find proof Bates described their feel- band encrusted with black of his baptism so he could ings towards each other, and crystal gems. After be married in a Catholic their history together, and they announced their en- church. their upcoming wedding. gagement, the two moved Walsh has devoted Quinn, 72, and Bates, into the same apartment. much time of his time 66, were wed a few days “After Doris asked me, to helping the disabled later — both for the first I went out to the store and recently organized time—on Sat., June 12, and picked her out a ring a social for those with at St. Brendan’s Church myself and bought her red special needs and their in Dorchester. roses,” said Quinn. friends called the Friend Quinn and Bates—who For the past month, S.H.I.P. (Say Hello to an live at Standish Village, Sherer had been plan- Individual Person) Party an independent and as- ning the wedding, which that took place on Fri., sisted living commu- was attended by ap- June 25 at Florian Hall. nity in Lower Mills—both proximately 100 guests, The staff at Standish have cerebral palsy and including members of Village said that Quinn have limited mobility. both Quinn’s and Bates’s and Bates are deeply The couple said, however, families and Standish devoted to each other; that they do not let their staff and residents. The Bates helps Quinn get handicap prevent them reception was held at dressed and brings him from enjoying life. St. Brendan’s afterward. his morning coffee each Rev. John Connolly, pastor of St. Brendan Church, celebrated the wedding The two met three years Many local businesses— day, and Quinn always Mass of Doris Bates, left, and Jack Quinn, right, on Saturday afternoon. At ago, when Quinn first including Gerard’s Res- waits for Bates outside left is the bride’s brother Earl Bates. arrived at Standish Vil- taurant, Blasi’s Café, the building if he returns Photo by Dennis Walsh lage, and made an instant Ledge Kitchen & Drinks, earlier than Bates from connection, said Lauren Supreme Liquors, Pat’s his day’s activities. and said that Jack had make Doris happy,” said helped organize the wed- Sherer, Standish Village’s Pizza, Lopez Florist, and “I remember once there bought it for her.” Quinn. “We help each ding’s festivities, includ- social program director. Beacon Hill Chocolate — was a jewelry sale here, The couple said they other out.” ing Bachelor and Bach- They started dating two donated food, beverages, around holidays,” said are not nervous about Quinn’s and Bates’s elorette parties. years ago and have been and decorations for the Jean Patel Bushnell, exec- marriage. Bates said it nuptial plans generated “They make me want to engaged since January. occasion. utive director of Standish was love at first sight much excitement and be a better person,” said In Standish Village’s Quinn’s best man and Village. “Later in evening for her and she still gets has been a hot topic of Sherer. “Every day I stop cozy library, Bates ex- legal guardian, Myles I saw Doris with all this butterflies when she sees discussion at Standish, in the hall and talk with plained that she went into Dowling, was on the altar glorious colorful jewelry Quinn. Quinn, who is an according to Sherer and them—I just want to make Quinn’s room and asked with him, and Dennis on. I told her she looked avid music fan, said he Bushnell. Sherer said them smile. I can’t say him if he would like to Walsh was with Bates. wonderful. She smiled plans to bring Doris to that their engagement enough about them. The WODS’s summer concerts has brought the Standish two of them are unbeliev- at the Hatch Shell. community together— able people.” “I want to do things to many staff members have

Television comedian Conan O’Brien has joined the board of the Kennedy Library Foundation. The Brookline native was in Dorchester in late May to attend the annual foundation dinner at the JFK Library. He is pictured A portrait by Irish artist and designer Robert Ballagh of Patrick Finucane , with BIR publisher Ed Forry, left, and dinner co-chairman Gerard Doherty. commissioned by Belfast Media Group, is on display this month at the Mas- Forry told O’Brien, “I also once was a red head, when I was your age. ... This sachusetts State House. Finucane was a gifted lawyer who was murdered by is what you have to look forward to.” loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast in 1989. Pictured with the portrait are State Photo courtesy John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Reps. Kevin Honan, Gene O’Flaherty and Martin Walsh. (Photo by Ed Forry) Page 4 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com Publisher’s Notebook Off the Bench To my Only One Gun a Month? A Travesty!

granddaughter, By James W. Dolan petite, delicate, stylish weapons perhaps more suit- Special to the Reporter able for the ladies There is strong opposition to a bill under consider- Another thing guns provide is “hand.” Without one, yet unborn, whom ation in the House that would restrict Massachusetts you have no power or leverage; you’re just another residents to buying only one gun a month. Filed by unarmed person. When you’re carrying, you’re in Governor Deval Patrick and supported by the law charge, you have an edge. That other person may be I await with love enforcement community, this modest effort is an at- richer, smarter and better looking but does not have I learned from your parents some months ago that tempt to limit the number of guns in circulation in the feeling of invincibility that your nine-millimeter you were on the way. The news came at dinner with light of recent shootings in Boston. provides, tucked comfortably in your belt. them, as I offered to pour a glass of wine for your The opponents believe this would be a violation of Germany produces good cars. In France, it’s food. In mom. At first she said yes, then the Second Amendment that, in their view, permits Italy, it’s fashion. Here in America, it’s guns. We are hesitated, and declined. That was a citizen to have as many guns as he wants and can the most “rootin-tootin,” “gun-toting,” “butt-kickin’ ” unusual because she and your dad afford. Any effort to restrict gun ownership in our “make-my-day” country in the world. often enjoyed wine with their meals, “shoot-em-up” society is viewed by many as a threat Why would somebody want to spoil all that by and I had just become a fan of Mal- to personal freedom that endangers our democracy limiting gun ownership? Under the proposed legisla- bec, a red wine from Argentina, and notwithstanding the bloody toll exacted each year in tion, you could only buy twelve guns a year. What a wanted her to try it. the streets of our cities. travesty! Next, they’ll be telling us how many pairs They realized I was puzzled, and Guns are almost as popular as pets. Why limit your- of socks or bagels we can buy. It’s that slippery slope quickly decided it was okay to let self to one when you can have a family of firearms? all over again. me in on their just-learned secret: Guns, after all, are social; they need the companionship In America, we value our freedom and our guns. The two are inextricably linked; if you reduce one, Ed Forry your mom was pregnant, and you of other guns. It would verge on abuse or neglect not to were on the way. Soon you would have multiple guns to promote constructive interaction. you limit the other. We act at our peril when we try join your brothers John and Conor, and make me a Like members of a family, guns complement one to regulate ownership of firearms; or so the Second granddad for the third time! another. They have distinctive designs and application. Amendment rangers claim. That was seven months ago, way back before Christ- You may wish to bring your small gun to intimate fam- I am probably at the other extreme. In my view, the only thing better than a lonely gun is no gun. As mas, and now in these early days of the summer of ily gatherings where the risks are small; but a larger a Dorchester District Court judge, I saw too many 2010, we await in great expectation for your arrival. gun would be more appropriate at a sporting event. instances of young people being shot. Guns are instru- Your mom has told me you’re a girl, and your broth- The one unifying element that makes guns a family ments of death. I believe that any attempt to limit and ers are quite excited to welcome you to the family. I am is each one’s capacity to send a projectile into some- body’s body. However, that does not mean that “one restrict their ownership will save lives. thrilled to know that I will soon have a granddaughter Bulletin: Constitutional scholars recently discov- to help fill my days with an additional measure of joy. size fits all.” Like a tie or cuff links, there should be a gun for ered that the Second Amendment had nothing to do The early news was that you would be born in with firearms. It seems the founding fathers were mid- July, but as you have grown in size, length and every occasion. You would never wear the same tie day after day. A wide variety of guns available permits notoriously bad spellers and the original intent was to strength inside your mom, we came to believe you’d preserve the right to “bare arms.” Yes! It was designed come early. For awhile I wondered if perhaps you an owner to accessorize, depending upon the occasion and threat level. To go out night after night with the to allow people to go sleeveless. would choose June 26 – for that was my own mom’s James W. Dolan is a retired Dorchester District birthday, and the symmetry would have been terrific. same gun would be considered gauche. Like people, guns have personalities. There are Court judge who now practices law. e-mail: jdolan@ But that day has passed, and July is just a few hours dolanconnly.com. ahead. So now I’m thinking, a July 4th baby, how the manly, muscular, in-your-face firearms and the sweet that would be! But all in due time – you will arrive when it’s time, and as my own mother, your paternal great grandma News Roundup would pray: your mom will have a safe delivery, and you will be a healthy baby, with the help of God. concern as most of the reduction (16) was achieved in Your birth comes at a wondrous time in the life of Recognition for Irish Who the first three months of the year. your grandfather, for after my six and a half decades I have learned one of life’s great lessons, to be grateful Lack Full Citizenship Criteria for all the good things in my life. Your grandma Mary Lt. Gen. Dermot Earley, and I had a 36 year marriage, blessed with two fine, Is In the Offing for 2010 healthy, caring children – one of them your dad, a guy Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin con- Defence Forces Chief you soon will meet, and an aunt “Dee,” who precedes firmed last month that he is going to proceed with the you by thirty years in a sweeping ancestral arc of introduction of a Certificate of Irish Heritage which of Staff, is Dead at 62 nurturing women that reaches back to 19th century will be available to those of Irish descent who do not Lieutenant Gen- emigrants from Ireland. qualify for citizenship. The Minister noted that the Irish eral Dermot Ear- And your mom, who in every way is a full loving Diaspora is not limited to Irish citizens living abroad ley, until recently partner with your dad, herself comes from a proud or to those who have acquired citizenship through hav- Chief of Staff of the and loving ancestry rooted in Haiti. There are some ing one grandparent born in Ireland. Instead, he said, Defence Forces, wondrous moments ahead for you as you come to know it encompasses all those who believe they are of Irish died on June 23 her mother’s mom – your great grandmother – who is descent and feel a sense of affinity with this country. ate the age of 62. now 96 years of age, and lives just a few miles away. The scheme will be operated by an external agency Gen. Earley should Even as your day of birth nears, I do not know and tenders have been invited. Consideration is be- have continued in what- or who – you will look like. Will your hair be ing given to offering discounts to the holders of the his post until next red, like mine once was? Will you have brown eyes, Certificate when they visit Ireland. spring but retired like your late grandmother? I don’t even know what The news was greeted with some cynicism by those early due to the your name will be, but I know this – your birth is who saw the move as being linked to shamrock and onset of ill health. awaited with great and loving anticipation by a lot of shillelaghs, while others argued that the Government Born in Cas- people, most of all by me, your soon-to-be Pappa. You should be more generous and offer some route to citi- tlebar in 1948, will be born into a warm and caring family tradition, zenship for those who do not meet the current criteria. he grew up in and you will be very welcome. The initial reaction from those who might benefit ap- Gorthaganny, Co. John Denver wrote a song, “For Baby” with lyrics pears to be positive. Roscommon where that help express how I feel today: It is expected that the new initiative will be opera- his father was ap- “I’ll walk in the rain by your side, tional later this year. I’ll cling to the warmth of your tiny hand. pointed to a teach- I’ll do anything to help you understand, ing post. He first came to the attention of the public And I’ll love you more than anybody can. Drunk-Driving Limit as the star of one of the most successful Roscommon And the wind will whisper your name to me, football teams ever. He played for the county for 20 Little birds will sing along in time. Reduced to 50gm years, winning five Connacht championship medals, Leaves will bow down when you walk by. A National League medal, an All Ireland runners-up And morning bells will chime.” medal and two All-Star awards. He was also the holder in All-Party Dail Accord of an All-Ireland Under-21 medal. With all-party agreement the Dáil has approved a Dermot Early joined the Defence forces as a cadet at reduction in the drunk-driving limit. It will soon become the age of 17. There he rose steadily through the ranks. an offence to drive with excess of 50mg of alcohol per He specialized in physical training and education and Boston Irish 100ml of blood. The current limit is 80mg. First time was involved in the establishment of the elite Ranger offenders who are between 50mg and 80mg will be Wing. On a number of occasions he served with the UN REPORTER subject to three penalty points and a 200 euro fine, but both in active service in trouble spots and as deputy The Boston Irish Reporter is published monthly by: will escape a driving ban. The limit for learner drivers military adviser to UN secretary general Perez de Cuel- Boston Neighborhood News, Inc., and commercial drivers is even lower, at just 20mg. lar. In that role he was involved in the negotiations 150 Mt. Vernon St., Suite 120, Dorchester, MA 02125 Earlier in the week Ireland, along with Estonia, was that ended the Angolan civil war and he played a role [email protected] www.bostonirish.com the recipient of a joint award in Brussels in recognition in negotiations with Iraqis and Kuwaitis. of our success in reducing the number of road deaths. In 2004, he was promoted to major general and Mary C. Forry, President (1983-2004) The award from the European Transport Safety Council appointed deputy chief of staff just over three years Edward W. Forry, Publisher marked the reduction in road fatalities from 107 per later. In April 2007, he became Chief of Staff, with re- Thomas F. Mulvoy Jr., Managing Editor million in 2001 to 54 per million last year. sponsibility for the Army, Air Corp and Naval Service. He became unwell last year and had been on extended William P. Forry, Contributing Editor This moves Ireland up to seventh place in the EU road safety league. 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By Joe Leary of the military, operations like Ireland and perhaps all of Ire- Special to the BIR the Derry confrontation had to land. Ireland had become one The tragedy of British arro- have a name; this operation was of the world’s most successful gance towards Catholic Ireland called “Demetrius.” At 4 p.m., countries and was considered over the past many centuries the soldiers moved to quell the an integral part of the European has never been more thoroughly marchers with gunfire from community. Though the world revealed than in the official several locations. One soldier is in an economic turndown, government report issued on is reputed to have shot four Ireland today is a modern, high the “Bloody Sunday” shootings protesters, one shot a father tech thriving country, not the and killings in Derry, North- as he went to aid his wounded agricultural nation of years ago. ern Ireland, on Jan. 30, 1972. son, another shot a man al- The newly elected British Twenty seven unarmed Catholic ready dying in the street. The Prime Minister David Cameron protesters were shot by British soldiers were not being shot at decided to release the Saville soldiers just after four o’clock and pictures show them stand- Report early in his term. To that afternoon – and 14 of them ing rather freely in the streets his great credit he made a sur- died. without fear of reprisal. prising, non-qualified dramatic It wasn’t Seven of the 14 dead were apology for the actions of his the Taliban, teenagers – easy unknowing government 38 years ago. A Al Qaeda, or targets, almost frolicking about few selected quotes from David the Argen- before the soldiers. Cameron’s speech to Parliament tine Army Derry was stunned. The world show the completeness of that t h a t w a s was outraged. A famous picture apology. marching in of a priest waving a white towel “But the conclusions of this the streets of while trying to rescue a fallen A victim of gunfire in Derry, Northern Ireland, on Sun., Jan. report are absolutely clear. There Derry that victim was seen on television 30, 1972, aka Bloody Sunday, receives attention amid the is no doubt, there is nothing Sunday 38 sets in the United States, caus- chaos. An epic 12-year investigation into Northern Ireland’s equivocal, there are no ambigui- Joe Leary years ago, it ing notice for the first time biggest mass killing by British soldiers reached a bittersweet ties. What happened on Bloody was a group amongst many Irish Americans climax on June 15 as relatives of the 14 Catholic demonstra- Sunday was both unjustified of completely defenseless Irish that they should turn their tors killed on that day began reading a 5,000-page report on and unjustifiable. It was wrong.” Catholics who fell bloodied in eyes toward Northern Ireland’s the slaughter. Later, Great Britain’s prime minister, David “The first shot in the vicinity the streets. All of them were troubles. Cameron, apologized on the floor of the House of Commons, of the march was fired by the Northern Ireland citizens shot In Ireland, the massacre calling the events of that long ago day “unjustified and un- British Army.” by British soldiers. proved a boon to IRA recruit- justifiable.” AP file photo. “None of the casualties shot by The marchers were protest- ing. Hundreds if not thousands the soldiers of Support Company ing for many reasons: Lack of joined the fight for recognition deaths that year alone – the produced a ten-volume report was armed.” jobs for Catholics, second class of Catholic civil rights and a highest total of all the years of (5,000 pages) and was delivered “Some of those killed or in- housing for Catholic families, United Ireland. The Republic the troubles. In all, 3,500 deaths by the British government to the jured were clearly fleeing or and perhaps most of all, an of Ireland set up hospital units would result from the struggles. people of Derry and the world going to the assistance of others evil tactic called “internment,” just across the border. Some There was revulsion over the on June 15. who were dying.” which had begun the previous 10,000 marched in Cork city. extraordinary violence through- One paragraph of the report “The government is ultimately August. The police could arrest In Dublin, the British embassy out Ireland and the United provides us with a clear picture responsible for the conduct of anyone they chose, simply on was burned to the ground and Kingdom and many efforts were of what transpired on that the armed forces and for that, suspicion, and hold them for as the Irish government recalled made to bring peace. Finally, January day in 1972 and its on behalf of the government, long as they liked without bring- its ambassador from London. in the late 1990’s, through the effect on the years ahead: In the indeed, on behalf of our country, ing charges. A large prison ship The British, however, com- combined efforts of both the overall assessment section of I am deeply sorry.” was brought into Belfast Harbor pletely misjudging their ability British and Irish governments the summary report, paragraph Across the Irish Sea, in Dub- to house many of those arrested. to bury the incident, called for and, importantly, the United 5.5 states: lin, Irish Taoiseach Brian Cow- Between Aug. 9, 1971 and Dec. a special commission that in States, peace became a reality in “The firing by soldiers of en issued a gracious statement 5, 1975, a total of 1,981 people only eleven weeks exonerated the name of “The Good Friday” 1PARA on Bloody Sunday on the release of the Saville were detained -- 1,874 Catholics the soldiers, saying – in a total agreement. As part of the Good caused the deaths of 13 people Report. Some of what he said: and 107 Protestants. lie – that the soldiers had been Friday agreement negotiations, [one more died later] and in- Senior government leaders in fired upon first. Known as the British Prime Minister Tony jury to a similar number, none “The brave and honest words Belfast and London knew that a Lord Widgery Report, this ef- Blair and the British Parlia- of whom was posing a threat of Prime Minister David Cam- strong stand against Northern fort by the British government ment set up a new inquiry into of causing death or serious eron in the House of Commons Ireland civil rights protesters was a cover-up of the first order the Bloody Sunday killings. injury. What happened on today will echo around the was likely to take place that – official British government A new three-person tribunal Bloody Sunday strengthened world. I thank him for the good day, but not a word of caution lies. It was not done by a few was created under the leader- the Provisional IRA, increased faith he has shown in assuring was heard. Protest marches had lower bureaucrats; it had the ship of The Right Honorable nationalist resentment and that the Saville Report has been been going on for four years and approval of the highest levels of Lord Saville of Britain, The hostility towards the Army, and published so early in his time the British army commander government in both London and Honorable William L. Hoyt of exacerbated the violent conflict of in office.” in charge, a General Ford, is Unionist Belfast. The British New Brunswick, Canada, and the years that followed. Bloody “From this day forth, the world reported to have exclaimed that Prime Minister at the time was Sir Edward Somers of Austra- Sunday was a tragedy for the will understand what the people shooting a few of their leaders Edward Heath; the Northern lia – replaced in 2000 by the bereaved and the wounded and of Derry have always under- might be a good idea. Ireland Prime Minister was Honorable John L. Toohey also a catastrophe for the people of stood. Fourteen innocent people And shoot they did. A special Brian Faulkner. of Australia. Their first public Northern Ireland.” died on the streets in Derry on Support Company of British There was obviously little meeting was on April 3, 1998, in The Saville Tribunal had Jan., 30, 1972. There is no doubt. Paratroopers from the 1st Bat- regard for the Catholics of Derry in the famous Guildhall. spoken: The Widgery report was There are no ambiguities. In talion Parachute Regiment was Derry. The massacre showed After 12 years of hearings and false; the people of Derry were truth there never were.” sent to the front of the line by the the British government and its scores of detailed interviews, innocent. Times had changed. “They were innocent.” commander of the 8th infantry Unionist allies at their worst. this enormous inquiry costing The British government had “May they rest in peace.” Brigade. In the long tradition Northern Ireland would see 496 more than $350 million dollars taken a new view of Northern Review, Apology ‘Transformative,’ says U.S. Rep. Neal By Robert P. Connolly the British state treating people in his first real moment in the him, said there had been a ca- Sands’s death, helping to write Special to the BIR with violence and contempt sim- post-election spotlight, told a tharsis. “In many ways, Bloody the Irish unification plank It is perhaps more than appro- ply because they were Catholics spellbound House of Commons: Sunday was the great stain on that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy priate that the echoes of the gun seeking equal treatment in the “The conclusions of this report British-Irish history,” said Neal, brought to the 1980 Democratic shots fired in Derry on Jan. 30, North. are absolutely clear. There is no a Springfield Democrat who National Convention, and push- 1972, have reverberated down The shootings remained a doubt. There is nothing equivo- serves as the chairman of the ing for peace and championing through the decades. blight on relations between cal. There are no ambiguities. Friends of Ireland in the U.S. various human rights cases On a literal nationalists and the British, What happened on Bloody House of Representatives. during his years in Congress. level, the shots with the tensions exacerbated Sunday was both unjustified Neal says he remembers Neal has also maintained fired by British by British and unionist in- and unjustifiable. It was wrong.” learning of the Bloody Sunday close relationships with the soldiers that day sinuations that the members And then offering an un- shootings when he was a student families of Bloody Sunday vic- took the lives of the British Army’s Parachute equivocal apology, Cameron at American International Col- tims and chatted with several in of 14 innocent Regiment opened up only after said: “What happened should lege in Springfield. For a young the days following the release of civilians. In Catholics either fired first or never, ever have happened. And man whose grandparents hailed the 5,000-page Saville Report. the immediate in some way instigated the for that, on behalf of the govern- from both sides of the Irish Neal said he gave a great deal aftermath, the violence. ment, and indeed of our country, border, the news was profound of credit to Cameron, whose outrage that be- But the icy feelings thawed I am deeply sorry.” and galvanizing. “It was trans- Conservative Party had forged Robert P. considerably last month when Cameron’s words were praised formative largely because I had an election alliance with the Connolly came known as Bloody Sunday the British government’s official by friend and foe alike. In Derry, a grandmother who was from Ulster Unionist Party and thus spawned a paroxysm of vio- inquiry, led by Lord Saville, relatives of the Bloody Sunday Banbridge in County Down and came into office with many won- lence – 1972 was the deadliest concluded that the shootings victims said the Saville Report this just reinforced everything dering whether he would tend year of the Troubles with 496 were unprovoked and asserted and David Cameron’s apology she had always said: That there to take an Orange view of the people losing their lives – and that the soldiers were entirely made a real difference. Brigid was a two-tiered justice system North. “It’s encouraging to note gave the Irish Republican Army at fault. And as stirring as Harkin, whose uncle died from and that you couldn’t get a job that David Cameron intends more legitimacy in its efforts to the findings were, the drama wounds suffered on Bloody Sun- and that the policing and the not to go backwards. I think we fashion itself as the defender of quotient soared when Britain’s day, said: “We never thought military were used to keep one should congratulate Cameron the Catholic community. new prime minister, David we’d see the day that they’d section of the community in the for doing what he did, and I And in a larger sense, the Cameron, took to the floor of admit they [the victims] were control of the other,” the veteran think we need to congratulate echoes of Bloody Sunday have the House of Commons and de- innocent . . . it’s such a relief.” congressman recalled. Tony Blair for insisting that as lingered on, with the Catholics livered an unambiguous apology Closer to home, Congressman Neal has kept a strong focus part of the Good Friday accord, or nationalists who live in to the victims and their families. Richard Neal, who traces his on Northern Ireland issues over that this review take place.” Northern Ireland believing that With his remarks being aired lifelong involvement in Irish the years: as a Springfield City Neal added: “I think this is the shootings were among the on a large screen in Derry’s issues to the shock and outrage Councilor speaking out about quite transformative.” clearest examples of officials of Guildhall Square, Cameron, that Bloody Sunday instilled in the Hunger Strike and Bobby Page 6 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com BIR Profile Classroom Match-Up: Brian Donaher and BC High “How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnish’d, not to shine in use!”

By Thomas F. Mulvoy Jr. insistence that a true classical education BIR Staff would include studies beyond theology Undaunted by the march of time, and philosophy and religious rubric Brian P. Donaher makes no pause as he and present the humanities – drama, presses on, his 50 years of teaching in sciences, history, literature – for the the classrooms of Boston College High edification of both teachers and students. School testament to a remarkable man’s All of this fit right into the maturing lifelong commitment to the educator’s Brian Donaher’s wheelhouse. art, classics studies division. In 1959, the newly graduated Holy In his poetic monologue, Tennyson Cross man moved on to Princeton in imagined Ulysses fretting as he faced old contemplation of gaining a PhD in the age and, rusting “unburnish’d,” yearning classics, but after a year in New Jersey, for a replay of the dynamic dramatics of he decided he was too far away from his younger years. There’s no fretting for everything that was important to him Mr. Donaher at age 72; every class day and he came home. Enter, in the fall of is a replay for him, an evocation of epic 1960, Father Ambrose J. Mahoney, S.J., historical events far removed from the the principal of BC High, who offered hurly-burly world of the 21st century him a junior-year position at the school. where context too often is lost in the “The homeroom teacher’s curriculum ceaseless cultural call for immediacy. was straightforward,” Mr. Donaher Day after day, week after week, month recalled. “Latin, Greek, English, and after month, year after year over five full Religion.” But there was a twist for his decades, this gifted educator (BC High students: He had traded his English ’55; Holy Cross ’59; a year at Princeton; class for the Greek class of a colleague a master’s in classics at Boston College; because neither was comfortable with a master’s in philology, i.e., linguistics, his original assignment. from Harvard) has asked his students to A challenge from the principal “get rid of their prejudices of time and Come the next June, the rookie teacher place, to step out of their own contexts – wasn’t sure that he had the game for the bag that I-phone! – and try to get a grip job, and said so to Father Mahoney. The on what Xenophon and Alexander and principal thought differently, though he Caesar and Pompey and Cicero and other was cautious in inviting him back for the ancient celebrities were up to in their fall: “Why don’t you stay here until you particular situations, try to understand get it right?” why what they said and did made sense By any measure imaginable, Mr. Do- for their time.” naher has managed to get it right, and Mr. Donaher’s approach to classical then some for some 6,000 students over language and history offers a timeless the next 49 years and counting. model for understanding between gen- A dozen years ago, Bill Burke, a fel- erations of any time. Might not an adult low BC High faculty legend, delivered with BC High student credentials, in an appreciation of his colleague that turning back the clock to his years in homed in on the style of a man who lives school, gain a fresh perspective on what to teach: “BC High has been inspired by this tireless man’s energy and dedica- The cover of a Salute to Brian Donaher that was held at BC High last month. his parents and teachers were saying Courtesy of BC High. and doing for him when he was young tion for many years. It is his example and confident and selfish in the teenage and his standards that we have come to • “So I only got a C, but Mr. D. is the is to talk with a man who remains as- manner? expect from teachers at our school. It is only reason I didn’t fail Homeric Gk. sured about himself, his school, and his A challenge to his students the Brian Donahers who have made BC He is the best teacher I have ever had. students. Pointing to the continuing The historical value of the study of the High a great school, a place we alumni Taking his class is an honor.” strong association of religious principle epochal events of the classical eras of fondly remember and honor, especially if A nice page for the scrapbook. to every school endeavor, to nurturing Greece and Persia and Rome and Gaul we have been Homeridae, sons of Homer, Keeping on keeping on associations like community service, the and Carthage and the barbarians is of ‘Brian’s Boys.’ As the years have passed, Mr. Do- Good Friday Walk, to the Kairos move- a high order, Mr. Donaher suggests. “If Mr. Burke then spoke of how Mr. Do- naher’s world –- at home, at school, in ment that encourages the notion of a you do it well, you can walk in the shoes naher and Father John Howard, S.J., Boston, and beyond – has undergone “decisive moment” that sets a person on of ancient history-makers and explore had in the 1960s founded the school’s extraordinary changes. life’s path, and to the highly ambitious their ideas in their own languages.” Homeric Academy, which “put BC High He began teaching when John F. Ken- and curious student body he encounters That is the bonus section of a clas- on the map in classics nationally” and nedy was on the last laps of his successful every day, this many-faceted teacher is sics program, he says, a meaty adjunct made the name Donaher “known at run to become the first Roman Catholic keenly tuned into his time and place, to the rigorous study of grammatical Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Boston Col- to occupy the White House and he was and to his family. He and his wife of 41 structure and the exploration of root lege, Holy Cross, and Fordham, to name teaching on the day when Barack Obama, years, Marge (Margaret Stapinski) are words and terms that inform the writing a few, for producing Homeric scholars a black man, took the oath of office as parents of two sons, Patrick, BC High and speech in English of a 21st-century for 35 years.” president, an occasion utterly impos- ’93, a musician and yoga instructor, and classics scholar. And the beat goes on, says Mr. Dona- sible to have been envisioned through Luke, ’97, who is finishing up his MBA The young Brian Donaher began to her, pointing to the continuing flow of 1960 eyes. program at Boston University. figure this out close to sixty years ago, BC High classics scholars to college and He has kept on in his classroom It would be easy after 50 years for Mr. in 1951, when he graduated from St. graduate courses in universities around through the administrations of ten presi- Donaher to sit back and tell the world, Ann’s parochial school in Dorchester’s the country. dents, one of whom was assassinated, “Been there, done that.” But it’s not in Neponset neighborhood and entered From the boys in the seats an event that hit very close to Boston the nature of the man to take such a his freshman year at BC High, then We all know how easy it is to assess and Massachusetts. He has pressed pose. He talks with excitement about how located in Boston’s South End but soon things from our comfortable seats while on through several wars, one of which, technology has enhanced the means of to be moved to Dorchester. The faculty someone is performing alone in front of Vietnam, put the spark to cataclysmic educating BC High boys, about the 400 was wall-to-wall Jesuit; the freshman us; there is a tendency to the putdown. cultural upheaval at home and abroad. pupils who are taking Latin this year curriculum straightforward – English, Over the last many years, BC High has Cardinals and bishops answered the from the seventh grade up, and the 100 Latin, Math, History, Religion; the uni- offered its students the opportunity to call of an aging pope and gathered for tenth-graders and above who are tak- forms of the day were black robes for grade how their teachers have performed Vatican II, and the Catholic Church ing Greek and getting into detail about the teachers and shirts and ties for the on their classroom stages, and the fol- soon moved into unchartered territory; Odysseus and his crew. He notes that students; and tuition was $125. lowing are a few comments about Mr. a man walked on the moon; recessions, there has been a change in the roster of “Mr. Donaher” (his name for the next Donaher cribbed from those assessment recoveries, and recessions, they kept foreign-language offerings and that the four years) was captivated by the struc- files (he might get the allusions): on coming; busing came to Boston, and popularity index shows Spanish first, ture that made a Jesuit secondary school • “So many pills... Great guy, though, violence came to the streets; a pope was Latin second, French third, followed by something apart, its days filled with the awesome jokes, great teacher. Lucky if shot in St. Peter’s Square; a president Chinese and Greek. “We’re looking to barking of priests and Scholastic teach- you have him, smartest guy ever. 100 was shot in Washington; terrorists struck organizing a class in Arabic,” he adds. ers, the soothing words of preachers on average frosh year thanks to his ridicu- our homeland and continue to threaten Maybe it’s an open secret on campus Holy Days and retreats, sports put into lous extra credit. Don’t put the donkey our well-being. by now, but Mr. Donaher, his voice full of perspective, and the insistence that a in the bathtub!” And Brian Donaher kept on teaching. anticipation, tells of his dream: ‘In 2013 good education came at personal cost of • “His command of the classics coupled In terms of an event that had an im- we will be celebrating the 150th anni- extra daily effort and time set aside for with his mastery of 103 simian dialects pact particular to him and his school, versary of the founding of BC High. You homework of substance. distinguish him not only as a terrific, “Vatican II was almost a deal-breaker,” know how there have been these front- He took advantage of his opportuni- nay, phenomenal educator, but also as he says today. “We lost a generation of to-back public readings of books like ties, the record shows clearly: Honor a very versatile hominid.” Catholics, but some are coming back.” “Moby-Dick”? Well, why don’t we begin Society, Sodality, the Debate and Drama • “The best teacher I’ve ever had. The And the traditional parish-parochial soon to line up students and alumni who societies, Stamp Club, co-editor of The other guy was right on when he said they school-parent-BC High axis that kept would meet on campus during gradua- Botolphian, and some jazz appreciation should build a temple/shrine to him.” a student in a productive educational tion weekend in our sesquicentennial on the side. This was a student on the • “One of the coolest teachers in the frame of mind became frayed with the year, take to the school stage, and read move. school.” fallout from John XXIII’s Council, he the Odyssey in the original from begin- Not satisfied with only four years of • “Easily my favorite teacher, He’s one says. “It hasn’t been lost, but after Vati- ning to end? What a sight that would be.” Jesuits, in 1955 Mr. Donaher moved of the nicest and most knowledgeable can II it just wasn’t the same as before Brian Donaher ’55 is on the case. Save on to the College of the Holy Cross for people I know.” as time went by. Not to blame anyone; the date. further immersion in the classics and • “Mr. Donaher is a cool guy. Even it was just different.” This article was originally published the ratio studiorum of Ignatius’s Order, though he is eldest of the teachers, he Sitting down with an upbeat man in BC High Today, the alumni magazine the innovative (for its time) 16th-century stills tells great jokes. He da man!” To chat today with Brian Donaher of Boston College High School. Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 7 BRETT’S BOSTON By Harry Brett Exclusive photos of Boston Irish people & events

The Boston City Council declared Friday June 18 “Roseleen Weir Day” in the city, as neighbors, friends and relatives gathered at Dorchester’s McKeon Amvets Post to celebrate the 70th birthday of Roseleen Weir. The Leitrim native, a longtime resi- dent of Dot’s Cedar Grove neighborhood, is well known in Boston Irish circles and a 1. regular at the popular Greenhills Bakery at Adams Corner. The BIR’s Harry Brett was there to record the festivities.

1.) City Councillor Maureen Feeney and Roseleen Weir, with some of her children and grandchil- dren: Sean Weir, Dermot Weir, Eileen Weir Kelly (with baby Rory Kelly,) Fiona Weir, Maura Weir and Christie Weir.; 2.) Sherwin Miller, Quincy, Roseleen and Kevin Delong; 3.) Roseleen with Bos- ton City Councillor Maureen Feeney of Dorches- ter; 4.) Daughter in law Christie Weir, Dorchester with Sherwin Miller, Quincy; 5.) Cathy and the Irish Americans: Ritchie Travers, Westwood; Cathy Moen, Norwood, Ed Marinara, Stoughton; 6.) Roseleen and daughter Maura Weir; 7.) Bill Brett, Hingham; Ed Walsh Jr., Milton; Pat Fla- herty, Dorchester; Ed Walsh, Dorchester; 8.) Son Sean Weir and Roseleen; 9.) Roseleen Weir and John Joyce, Dorchester; 10.)Kerrie McDonough, Sean Weir, Maura Weir; 11.) Bartley Collins, Dorchester; Pat O’Donnell, Quincy; 12.) Julie Keaney, Milton; Patrick Lambert, Dorchester; 13.) Kevin and Michelle Dufour, Hudson, Mass.; 14.) Tony Travers, Somerville; Joe Avakian, Somerville; Joseph Gaffney, Harvard, Mass.; 15.) Patricia and Leo Gaffney with Roseleen. 2. 3.

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By Bill O’Donnell streets wishing to teach people a lesson, Jean, the former US ambassador to that said Ireland’s economic woes were Derry Shows The World – The we would have been armed.” Ireland, for their work in helping bring “home-made.” good people of Derry – victims all in so – Unidentified ex-Paratrooper who peace to Ireland. The Irish electorate, asked to sacrifice many ways of the murders on January was in Derry on Bloody Sunday In Dublin the Kennedys were greeted and limp along on less, are (not unlike 30, 1972 -- showed “I was looking at the RTE archives of the by Taoiseach Brian Cowen, who an- the US) virulently anti-incumbent and a face to the world day and I was struck by the interview of nounced that a new center for conflict over half want an election this year so that will be hard to Col. Derek Wilford [Para Commander] intervention is being established at the they can vent their rage at Brian, Enda forget. It was the who basically called the key witnesses, National University at Maynooth that and seemingly everyone except Labour patience, civility, including our future Bishop of Derry, will bear Ted Kennedy’s name. Among and its leader, Eamon Gilmore. and loyalty of the “liars.” This man later received an OBE those on hand for the event were former It likely will not happen, but there is a citizens of Derry, which was presented to him in the after- Taoiseaches Albert Reynolds and long-shot possibility that either or both with an enormous math of the Bloody Sunday massacre.” Bertie Ahern, historian and journalist Cowen and Kenny could be replaced by helping of dignity Ann, a Derry native now resident in Tim Pat Coogan, and veteran actress internal revolt and new leaders of the two thrown in, that were the US, who was home for the Saville Maureen O’Hara. major Irish parties could be in place before easily the equal of Report announcement. On a personal aside, NUI Maynooth the next election. Don’t call Powers on it. the graceful words “The relatives’ long and courageous might want to invite another noted Bay Passport Imbroglio Ends In Mild of the Tory Prime crusade for the truth is at an end.” State resident, UMass-Boston’s senior Rebuke – It was a headline grabbing Bill O’Donnell Minister when he – Editorial, Belfast Telegraph fellow, Padraig O’Malley, to play a revelation when the news broke that described the events of 38 years ago as “Lord Widgery’s justice was elastic, role in the Kennedy Centre considering fake Irish passports, with reported real “unjustified and unjustifiable.” cynical, and porous. This week the truth O’Malley’s growing international reputa- names & numbers, were used by what Looking at the photographs of the was served and Widgery was finally over- tion for conflict resolution. the Irish government termed an “Israeli Bloody Sunday victims, the faces jump turned. Even when running late, Lady Inishowen Fears End Of An Era government agency.” in the assassination out at you: Seven of the thirteen who Justice is beautiful to behold.” -- It could be happening soon on the oil- of a Hamas official in Dubai in January. died that day were eighteen or younger, – Martina Devlin, Irish Indepen- ravaged Gulf Coast, and our New Eng- The outcome of Ireland’s offended sov- their faces carefree, painfully young, full dent newspaper land fisherman like those in Gloucester, ereignty has wilted somewhat and the of hope, and each with a life yet to live. “It can now be proclaimed to the world are constantly at odds with government penalty exacted by the Foreign Affairs And many of the other victims, ranging that the dead and the wounded of Bloody fishing regulators about the dwindling lads at Iveagh House has been to ask in age from 20 to 59: were from large Sunday, civil rights marchers, one and supply of cod and other table fish. Now Israel to withdraw a member of the Israeli families while still others were fathers of all, were innocent, one and all gunned it appears that’s the case with salmon in Embassy staff in Dublin. The name and large families. They were factory workers, down on their own streets by soldiers the once prosperous Lough Foyle fishing function of the exiled Israeli diplomat, as trainees, menswear clerks, supermarket who had been given to believe that they community. is usually the case, will not be revealed. retailers, mechanics, dock workers, stu- could kill with perfect immunity.” The fishing season on the peninsula That’ll teach them! dio sound men, and a bartender. – Tony Doherty, whose father Paddy has traditionally been three months long, RANDOM JOTTINGS The Saville Inquiry was the longest was shot and killed on Bloody Sunday from May to the end of August. But lower The Gardai in County Louth have and most expensive public investigation If the [soldiers] did something wrong, yields and reduced supply of salmon have pinpointed the local Continuity IRA in British history. It lasted twelve years, they should be prosecuted. But in the cli- shortened the season to six weeks and leader there as the mastermind of the interviewed 2,500 witnesses, compiled mate that we live in, in the place that we that is under threat to be phased out trafficking and enslavement of young evidence files of 30 million words, totaled live in, with lots of people out on license, until salmon numbers increase. Many women for the purposes of prostitution. 5,000 pages when finally completed, and jail isn’t something I can see happening.” locals in Donegal are being forced to give I guess cigarettes and petrol were not cost close to $300 million. But Saville – Jean Hegarty, sister of victim up their livelihood and dock their boats. revenue-friendly enough. … Yes, Libya didn’t have to be. The establishment Kevin McElhinney Many of the fisherman who have been and its leader, Colonel Gaddafi, have whitewash orchestrated by Britain’s “The facts of what happened on Bloody working the Foyle concede with sadness agreed to pay a $2 billion compensation Lord Chief Justice Widgery was a Sunday are clear —the British Paras the dwindling number of salmon in the package to the families of IRA victims disgrace to the men who died that Janu- came to Derry and murdered 14 civil sea. They attribute the decline to inland directly linked to Libyan munitions or ary day —and to justice everywhere. To rights marchers and injured 13 others. pollution and the increasing wild seal support. … Bertie Ahern, God love the preserve the solidarity of “Empire” and The [marchers] were unarmed, they population. Not unlike those along the mark, has “agreed” to accept a $286,000 the fiction of a disciplined crack regiment, posed no threat, and they were completely New England coastal fishing areas, the special allowance on top of his current Widgery imagined and posited guns and innocent.” Inishowen fisherman are looking now to take-home pay of $270,000. In a vote of explosives into the hands of innocent men – Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein president the Irish government to provide compen- empathy, Brian Cowen, looking ahead no with nary a thought about the reputation “It had to be remembered that we were sation for the likely end of their way of doubt, has defended Ahern’s payment. of those slain or the memories of their in Northern Ireland fighting not only a life. I don’t know how feasible it is, but … How in the world could anybody by loved ones who knew the truth of that day. military war but the propaganda war.” it may be worth exploring farm fishing surprised by the big, breaking story Some say that Bloody Sunday was the – Then Prime Minister Edward if the wild salmon are no longer there. that Ted Kennedy’s life was “constantly result of hubris on the part of the Paras Heath, quoted in notes taken at a meet- Better Days Slow In Coming -- The threatened. Of course it was. The wing- and their leaders. Paul O’Connell of ing with Lord Widgery and the then Lord Irish government recently saw its social nuts on the right used him as a target and the Pat Finucane Centre cites the case Chancellor on Feb. 1, 1972 welfare system, the Dole, run dry for fundraiser and Ted, of course, knew all just before Bloody Sunday of William Waterford Crystal Fires Up – The the first time since the beginning of the about it but courageously soldiered on. … McGreanery, an innocent man shot Waterford Crystal company, known Celtic Tiger some thirteen years ago. Aer Lingus, come the first of next year, is dead by a British soldier on the streets and respected for centuries, went into During the halcyon days of the healthy set to suspend flights between Boston and of Derry. The RUC police had correctly receivership last year and many thought Tiger there was $4.5 billion surplus built New York and Shannon for almost three recommended the soldier be prosecuted that was the death knell for that proud into the fund. That ran out in May and months to cut their losses on that route. but he was not charged. O’Connell says firm. But a downsized yet vibrant crystal new borrowing was necessary. The social … It seems to me that oral histories were that if the soldier had been charged, the manufacturing facility has opened and welfare fund is expected to be in deficit created with the likes of the late Globe local military commanders would have some two tons of molten crystal will be until sometime in 2012. reporter and editor Bob Healy firmly been ordered to act with greater control. produced daily, and master glass blowers The KFC company in Galway is ex- in mind. … Will Ian Paisley be looking No such order was ever given and six will produce roughly 40,000 hand-crafted panding and put out the word that the at cottages for sale in the wee county or weeks later on Bloody Sunday, the British luxury pieces annually. The retail and Colonel Sanders chicken restaurants was his visit with the missus to Aras an troops shot 27 innocent civilians. factory site will employ 79 full-time were looking to hire 55 new employees. Uachtarain for lunch with President The Derry Journal newspaper has pub- and 33 part-time staff and tourists are A sign of the times in what not too long McAleese just a flirtation. … Paisley’s lished a superb special report on Bloody welcome to stop in and witness first ago was called the “fastest growing city in former Free Presbyterian Church and its Sunday, replete with photographs, biog- hand the ancient craft from the furnace Europe”: Almost 5,000 applications were leaders are protesting the planned visit raphies, and histories of the victims. The to engraving. It is a far cry from the received, nearly a hundred job seekers to the United Kingdom in September Derry paper, and other sources, have the 3,500 workers Waterford once employed, for each available job at Galway’s KFC. by Pope Benedict, but only in Wales full text of the Saville Report. Both were but the operation in Waterford City is A panel of former IMF officials inves- and Scotland, not the North. … A tug of available at the time of our deadline. the beginning of a second phase of the tigating the early days of the crash and war is going on in Kerry where tourism A personal note to anyone who wants company and one that the city and its the vanishing Celtic Tiger said the Irish types want to see the Queen of England to learn more about those who died that residents have warmly welcomed back. government’s budget left the country visit, while Irish republicans with long Sunday and their lives before January Good luck to all. “vulnerable.” The report, a serious effort memories want Elizabeth to stay home. 30, 1972: I recommend Jennifer Faus’s Immigration Reform Likely Dead to investigate the crash, said in a stark … The Westmeath estate where the late “Before Sunday, The Life Stories of the This Year – Despite the best intentions and damning indictment that “Ireland’s pop star Michael Jackson stayed and Bloody Sunday Victims,” published in of key Democratic senators on Capital banking crisis bears the clear imprint of considered buying as a getaway home is 2007 by Nonsuch Publishing, Dublin 2. Hill and the desire of the Obama admin- global influences, yet it was in crucial available as a weekend tourist retreat for Ireland. istration —not to mention thousands of ways ‘home-made’.” $1,800 a week. DERRY QUOTE BOARD undocumented in the US -- it’s highly Irish Politics In An Uproar -- The If surfing is your thing, here are the top “Now is the time to ensure the word unlikely that an immigration bill will political scene in the 26-county state, spots on the island of Ireland: Causeway Widgery (like boycott) will get its rightful get through both houses before the end as Sinn Fein/IRA irritatingly persists Coast, Antrim, Bundoran, Donegal, La- place in theEnglish dictionary. Suggested of this Congress. If there was uncertainty in calling the Republic of Ireland, is hinch, Clare; Tramore, Waterford, and meaning: white-washing an evil deed.” as to the fate of a 2010 immigration bill, in a spiral of barely controlled chaos. County Cork. … A reminder that the – Finbar Slattery, Killarney, Co. the recent move by the Obama White Surveys taken in the second week of Irish census records for 1901 went online Kerry House and the Justice Department to last month ushered in an earthquake- at the beginning of last month at www. “Healing is kind of a corny word but legally contest the draconian Arizona like poll and continue with a series of census.nationalarchives.ie. … Gregory it’s particularly appropriate here; wounds law that is scheduled to go into effect on rattling after-shocks. The stunning poll Campbell, the scowling face of loyalism don’t easily heal if they are not out in July 29 has effectively killed any chance result had erstwhile bronze finisher, The and an elected official in Derry, dislikes the open. The Saville Report brought of legislation. In addition, while there Irish Labour Party, topping the survey the Saville Report, its cost and what he openness -- clarity -- because at its core, remain six months of this Congress, in with 32 percent, changing places with terms “rewriting history.” Hey, Greg, it accorded all the people involved in the reality, given reduced weekly sessions, the newest third-place finisher, Fianna get mad at Lord Widgery and the Brit- calamity their proper role.” the summer recess, and likely October Fail, which tumbled to a historic low of ish government at the time for cooking – Bono, U2 lead singer adjournment, the time is short. There 17 percent. Fine Gael came in second the books back then. … Is US Open golf “It’s a wonderful blessing to see this is the Elena Kagan nomination to the to Labour with 28 percent, although champ Graeme McDowell Irish or Brit- day. I think of the many people who did Court, energy legislation and Wall Street showing some slippage from its previous ish? McDowell calls himself a “Northern not live to experience the truth being reform, all a step ahead of any immigra- first-place numbers. Irishman.” That about says it. Good man. told.” tion bill. Not long after that poll came out, Fine … Someone –a judge in this case – finally – Retired Derry Bishop Edward Daly Irish Remember Their Own – The Gael’s leader Enda Kenny was chal- caught up with the bad-tempered bully “You have to remember that we were ef- Kennedy family, led by Ted Kennedy’s lenged by his deputy leader, Richard Michael O’Leary and his low-cost Ry- fectively used as troubleshooters and we widow Vickie and his sister, Jean Bruton, who yearns to replace Kenny, anair airline, labeling the fanciful airline were sent from Belfast that day because Kennedy Smith, were welcomed to whose sole virtue is that he isn’t Brian and the truth “uncomfortable bedfellows.” trouble was feared at an illegal march. Tipperary and Dublin in ceremonies Cowen. Cowen, who had the misfortune … And before I forget, there should never Many of us were just armed with batons to honor Jean and Ted. The Tipperary to be Bertie Ahern’s Finance Minister be compensation to firefighters or oth- when we went on the streets — surely International Peace Award went to the and later his successor, is trying to tap- ers for showing up on the job sober and if, as suggested, we had gone on to the late senator from Massachusetts and dance his way through that ugly report unimpaired. End of story! Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 9 Immigration Q & A Notes from the Irish Immigration Center We’re Moving, But An agency accredited by US Department of Justice Case Pending with 100 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110 US; What to Do? Telephone (617) 542-7654 Fax (617) 542-7655 Website:iicenter.org Email: [email protected] Q. I recently filed an application to adjust my im- migration status to legal permanent residence, based on my marriage to a US citizen. We have not yet Immigrant groups bers in attendance if the Patrick’s arrived on June State House and will do heard from US Citizenship and Immigration Services rally at State House House of Representatives 8, her roommate Marian so until the Massachu- (USCIS) about an interview with them to decide my – In a state where witch will permit such harm- Clohosey, a commerce setts Senate appeals its case. Meanwhile my wife and I are planning to move trials are a faded memory, ful legislation to make student from UCD, had anti-immigrant budget soon to a new apartment. We will be filing a change and a tourist attraction, its way to the governor’s arrived a week earlier. amendments. Stop by to of address notice with the US Postal Service so our history repeats itself. On desk. A resounding “No!” Both have found housing visit and to lend support. mail will be forwarded to the new address. Will mail Thurs., June 3, hundreds echoed the halls of the in Brighton through the Visit www.simforus.com from USCIS reach us at our new address? of Massachusetts resi- centuries-old building, GAA football club, but, for more information. dents joined the IIC and the seat of government in like so many students, The Irish Immigration A. It is very likely that the Postal Service will not partner organizations at a state founded and built they are struggling to find Center continues to work forward mail from USCIS, because of security con- the State House to protest by immigrants. summer jobs. with our allies to promote cerns. Unfortunately, at IIC we hear from immigrants anti-immigrant legisla- Following the rally, If you are an employer fair and just comprehen- who moved to a new residence and have been waiting tion. Banners espous- the crowd marched along or landlord, please call sive immigration reform a long time for some communication from USCIS, ing equality and justice Beacon Street to Govern- us and we can list your and to keep Massachu- only to learn later on that a piece of important mail lined the Grand Staircase ment Center and to the jobs and/or housing free setts a welcoming place was returned as undeliverable. as Eliseo Medina, Ex- headquarters of U.S. of charge in our Cyber for workers, students, and So what should you do? First, all aliens residing ecutive Vice President Senator Scott Brown. Cafe. Please get in touch refugees from around the in the US, not just those with pending applications, of SEIU International “This is what democracy with Frank Mackey at world. are required to file a notification with USCIS within Union, addressed the looks like!” cried some. 617-542-7654, Ext. 18 or ten days of an address change. This includes legal crowd. “This is not the Chants of “Justice” and send an e-mail to J1sum- I M M I G R A T I O N permanent residents (green card holders) but not kind of society we want “Unity” grew louder as [email protected]. Thank AND CITIZENSHIP people with A or G visas. in Massachusetts,” said marcherss approached you – we really appreciate UPDATE – The IIC There are two ways to do this. First, one can file Medina. “Massachusetts the JFK building. your help. is pleased to offer free on-line by going to uscis.gov/AR-11 and following is not Arizona.” Despite the national The IIC Cyber Café weekly legal clinics. Our the instructions. Second, one can choose instead to Medina was referring spotlight on immigration, welcomes J-1 Students: friendly, dedicated, and use the simple, one-page AR-11 form that you can to recent budget amend- Senator Brown has yet Monday, 12-5 p.m., Tues- experienced immigration download from the government’s website, uscis.gov, ments passed by the State to meet with any of this day, 12-7, Wednesday, 12- attorneys will answer and mail to the address shown on the form. There Senate that, among other event’s sponsoring orga- 5, Thursday, 12-7, Friday your questions about is no charge to file an address change. stipulations, establish a nizations. Rather than 12-4. Come on by – we look immigration and citizen- It is much more important that if you have an ap- hotline whereby anyone shrink under the politics forward to meeting you! ship issues. We can also plication pending, you inform USCIS directly of your may call anonymously, of fear, this coalition schedule an appoint- address change so that the officers processing your report their neighbor as asked to be included in ADVOCACY UP - ment to help with legal case will mail future communications to your new undocumented, and open the debate and to stand DATE – On Tues., June paperwork for you or for residence. You can do this either by filing on-line a mandatory investiga- up for the civil liberties 15, more than 150 peo- a family member. as indicated above and following the instructions tion by the state’s attor- of all residents. As dem- ple joined the Student Upcoming dates for our pertaining to people with pending cases, or by calling ney general. This move onstrated on an afternoon Immigrant Movement clinics include: the USCIS help line at 1-800-375-5283 and providing follows the passage of in early summer, its mo- (SIM) and partners at Tues., July 6, 4 p.m.- your address change information. Arizona SB 1070, which mentum is building. Fenway Park to protest 6 p.m. – IIC Office, 100 Remember: If you choose not to use on-line filing, many fear will encour- Calling all employ- anti-immigrant legisla- Franklin St. in downtown just mailing the AR-11 form is not enough if you have age racial profiling and ers and landlords – J1 tion in Arizona. Inside, Boston (Enter from the a case pending with USCIS. You need to contact them will criminalize all im- students need your the Red Sox played the side entrances at 60 Arch as soon as you move. migrants. help – Two delightful J1 Arizona Diamondbacks Street or 201 Devonshire For record retention purposes, in order to have proof Along with members of students from Kilkenny and outside, protesters Street). that you complied with the address change require- MIRA, SEIU, and other searched for summer jobs asked that the 2011 Major Mon., July 12, 6:30 ments, consider the following: (1) if you mail the AR- organizations, protesters in the Cyber Café at the League All Star Game p.m. – The Green Briar 11 form you should keep a copy and mail the signed listened while an ani- Irish Immigration Center not be played in Phoenix Pub, 304 Washington St. original by certified mail, return receipt requested, mated Denise Provost, a in Downtown Boston. as slated. SIM continues Brighton. and (2) if you file on-line you should record the con- state representative from Annie Doyle, a primary to hold an ongoing 24- Submitted by Erin firmation number you receive, and you should print Somerville, asked mem- education student at St. hour vigil in front of the Fried of the IIC. out the page with the information you submitted, and sign and date it. Keep all such records in a safe place.

A further note: In cases where an applicant has a financial sponsor who submitted an affidavit of sup- Matters Of Substance port (Form I-864) in his/her case (such as usually happens where an immigrant has a US citizen or legal permanent resident spouse or other petitioning Minimizing Risk When Away from Home relative), the sponsor (not the immigrant) also has an reason to be concerned, obligation to file a change of address form when the By Danielle Owen incident. Using alcohol not just in coming upon sponsor’s address changes. The form for this purpose Special to the BIR and drugs leaves us vul- to a busy J1 Student sum- is I-865, and there is no fee required. In April 2010, the nerable to poor choices Oireachtas Committee mer but all year round. and a higher risk of harm. For a free, confidential consultation about any aspect was told that in the last Drinking and, for some, So what can a person of immigration law, come to one of our legal clinics three years, 598 Irish experimenting with drugs do to minimize this risk? noted monthly in the Irish Reporter. citizens have died outside can be part of “letting Here are a few helpful of Ireland. In 2009, the fig- our hair down” when on points: Disclaimer: These articles are published to inform ure of Irish dying abroad holiday or temporarily Make sure you have generally, not to advise in individual cases. Im- was 244. To date in working abroad. If there travel health insur- migration law is always subject to change. The US 2010, more than 40 Irish are consequences when ance – Be sure to care- Citizenship and Immigration Services and US Depart- nationals have lost their we drink or use drugs at fully read all the condi- ment of State regularly amend regulations and alter lives overseas. In 2008, home, we usually have tions of your insurance processing and filing procedures. For legal advice the then Minister for family or friends to help before you leave to know Foreign Affairs, Dermot us. When we’re away, our your coverage. seek the assistance of an IIC immigration specialist Danielle Owen or an immigration lawyer. Ahern, expressed con- choices are much more Note how much you cern about Irish deaths limited. We may end up are drinking – Measures risks are just not worth it. abroad, specifically re- in the Emergency Room are a lot more generous in The legal limit in Massa- lated to those harmed as with no health or travel Massachusetts than at chusetts is .08, depending a result of the misuse of insurance to cover our home. Taking up bargains on your weight, size, and Meeting the needs drugs and alcohol. Obvi- treatment and perhaps like “happy hour” and cold height, usually 1 or 2 of the immigrant ously, not all of these need the support of the beer buckets offers, which drinks on average. Most deaths were related to Irish Consulate to contact are tempting while on population. only notice the distortion drug/alcohol use. How- our families. All of a sud- holiday, could leave you when their blood alcohol den, our trip to New York vulnerable to using more ever, our experience in level is .15, nearly twice the last six years here at or Boston ends up being alcohol than you usually the legal limit! Avoid the the IIC does give us good a major international would. risk. If you use drugs or Pace your alcohol drink, don’t drive. Irish Immigration Center drinks – Ensure you Protecting ourselves have a pint of water or while away from home is 100 Franklin Street • LL-1 a soft drink in between possible. No one plans to Boston, Massachusetts 02110 each alcoholic drink. have problems, but if you This means you will be Tel: 617-542-7654 ∙ Fax 617-542-7655 are or are worried about a less likely to experience loved one, there is some- www.iicenter.org FOLEY LAW OFFICES, P.C. drunken effects (poor where to go to chat about coordination, accidents, your concerns. Contact IIC has moved. Our new offices are located at 100 Attorney John Philip Foley etc), to make unhealthy Danielle, in confidence decisions, and to have Franklin Street, Boston in the Lower Level. Please note Permanent Residency & Citizenship • Family & Business and without judgment, at fewer hangover symp- the IIC. Phone: 617-542- that entrances are located at 201 Devonshire Street and Immigration • Labor Certification & Temporary Visas toms in the morning. ALL Nationalities & AILA Members 7654, Ext. 14 or send an 60 Arch Street. We look forward to welcoming you to Do not drink or use e-mail to dowen@iicenter. our new home. drugs and drive – The org. physical, legal, and social Page 10 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com

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NOTE: Following is the first installment of an occa- sional series, “inSession,” which will profile regularly occurring Irish and Celtic music sessions in, or reason- ably near, the Greater Boston area. Tommy Doyle’s Where: 96 Winthrop St., Harvard Square, Cambridge When: Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Began: Fall of 2008 What was once the House of Blues has become a weekly House o’Tunes, thanks to Liam Hart and Sean Connor, organizers of the Tommy Doyle’s session – which along with Tuesday night’s John Harvard Brew Pub session a few blocks east (to be profiled in a future installment) has helped make Harvard Square a new hub for Irish and Celtic music. The session takes place on the middle floor of the three-floor restaurant, tucked in a corner nearest the entrance to the kitchen. Those who don’t mind sports mixed in with their musical enjoyment will be happy to note the presence of three nearby televisions, usually tuned to ESPN or NESN. Where once the session par- Karl Shiels in Abbey Theatre’s “Terminus.” ticipants fit neatly around the circular table, nowadays Photo by Ros Kavanagh there’s usually an overflow – and that’s due in no small part to the welcoming nature of Hart and Connor, who have a goodly supply of gregariousness and humor. “We really do make an effort to include people, es- Irish Theatre Fest at ArtsEmerson in 2011 pecially new people,” says Hart, a New Jersey native By R. J. Donovan Abbey, Druid Theatres Will who plays guitar, flute and whistle. “We always ask Special to The BIR them to start tunes, if they’re comfortable doing that.” This fall, there’ll be a new cultural organization Be Featured Along With World (“We don’t always ask them to start a second one,” joining the Boston arts community. ArtsEmerson he quips. “That’s off the record,” interjects Connor.) has been established by Emerson College to bring Premiere on Rose Kennedy “I like to play 13 fast reels as much as anybody, an eclectic program of legendary and pioneering but when we do that I try to make sure some of them international theater, film, and music to town. tion of Irish culture around the world, designated are ones that people are likely going to know,” Hart Performances, workshops and discussions will take continues. “I think we’re patient with people who are by the Irish government and overseen by Culture place in the four distinct venues operated by the col- Ireland. Justifiably proud, Orchard said of the Irish learning. We constantly acquire new people and watch lege, including the handsomely refurbished 590-seat them get better.” Festival, “It all comes together at just the right time.” Paramount Theatre, the intimate 150-seat Black Box In describing his new stages, Orchard acknowl- Connor, a Mayo native whose fiddle style draws on Theatre, the 170-seat Bright Family Screening Room, Sliabh Luachra and Sligo, says that Tommy Doyle’s edged, “Boston has wonderful theaters already. And and the historic 1,186-seat Cutler Majestic. concert halls. But for the most part they’re homes to seems to have become a destination for habitués of the ArtsEmerson’s Executive Director Robert J. Or- immensely popular slow session at The Green Briar resident companies. And so the work that’s done in chard announced the inaugural season last month, those facilities is dedicated, not surprisingly, almost in Brighton. saying with a smile, “We’re bringing the world here, “The Briar is a brilliant session because it gives people exclusively to the work of those resident companies. so you don’t have to go to the airport.” Now with these four new theaters, we have the ability, that opportunity to come in on whatever platform they Included among the more than 100 performances may be,” he explains. “But if you’re a beginner, and for the first time . . . to bring work here from around and 17 different productions will be an Irish Festival of the planet that we haven’t had an opportunity to you’re kind of stuck in the back during the regular plays and films, set for January and February of 2011. session, sometimes you can’t really hear yourself gel. see before.” In a major coup, ArtsEmerson will be among the The Irish Festival will kick off in January with the So some people come here, and after a few months you first organizations to help launch a year-long celebra- notice you can hear them playing louder, and they’re world premiere of “The Color of Rose,” by Katherine picking up tunes. It’s great to see that development.” Bates. A memory play of sorts, the piece focuses on Connor remembers being “petrified” as a 13-year- Rose Kennedy, matriarch of one of America’s most old at the idea of playing out in public, but found that influential political dynasties, as she reflects on her sessions were the way to build confidence and to get life in preparation for an important interview. to know other musicians who would take him under The play has three characters, all of whom are their wings. “I just thought it was the coolest way of Mrs. Kennedy – an older Rose, a middle-aged Rose, communicating with people, and that’s as true today and a young Rose. as it was then. They may be shy at first, but they keep Happily for Orchard, the play turned out to be a coming back and you see the music working for them. found treasure. He and his staff were beginning to “I just love sessions because they represent the pur- put the pieces of the Irish Festival together when est form of the music. The session has the most soul of the play was simply sent to him. He describes the any musical gathering.” acquisition as “one of those wonderful stories” where The soul, and the heart, of this session is especially the play “emerged” on his desk at exactly the right apparent when Connor leads a marathon jig med- moment. ley (with a certain affinity for the D-modal variety), Of the drama’s significance, he said, “We all know tromping his foot for emphasis, with Hart switching so much about the Kennedy family. It’s been ap- off between flute and guitar. When it ends, the play- proached from so many different perspectives and ers lean back in their chairs, replenish their supply of reported on so extensively for so many decades that oxygen, perhaps asking Connor the name and origin of I wondered what more we could learn from the play a particular tune in the medley – information Connor about a family that we all know so well.” enthusiastically gives. In reading it, though, he said he was fascinated Connor and Hart are both splendid singers and are that it was “written through the lens of Rose Ken- more than happy to lead a song or sing along with nedy, who is probably one of the least known of all someone else. And don’t be surprised if you hear Hart the Kennedys because she was so private. To cover lilting in the midst of a tune set, even as he’s strum- that territory, of all the tragedy and triumphs of that ming away. family, and to see it through her eyes . . . had an ac- “My preference would be to sing one song per hour,” cumulated emotional impact that was really quite says Hart, who can sing in Gaelic as well as English. incredible.” In February, Galway’s Druid Theatre “I’ll sing more than that if no one else will. We kind of will present Martin McDonagh’s “The Cripple of In- see what happens and who’s there. If there’s a night ishmaan,” directed by Garry Hynes. Set in 1934, the when we have some great players, and the tunes are play finds the town of Inishmaan awaiting the arrival savage, we’ll spend maybe 80 percent of the three hours of a Hollywood director, who’s come to neighboring playing tunes. But if we have three or four friends Inishmore to make his latest movie. Orphaned Billy there who sing, we figure why not take advantage of Claven, cruelly scorned by the eccentric townspeople, the resources that are available?” turns out to get his big chance with the film. Strangest Tommy Doyle’s session ever? “There was First mounted by Druid in 2008, “Inishmaan” a fella in there once,” recalls Connor, “who decided toured Ireland and the UK prior to playing the At- he would be a great help to the musicians if he were Aaron Monaghan in Druid Theatre’s “The Cripple lantic Theater in New York. It would eventually be honored with six theater awards in New York, two in (Continued on page 13) of Inishmaan.” Photo by Keith Pattison (Continued on page 12) Page 12 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com Irish Theatre Festival Summer Concert Series at ArtsEmerson in 2011 Abbey, Druid Theatres Will Be Featured Along With World

Premiere on Rose Kennedy An evening with (Continued from page 11) said, “so we’ll be showing some of Ronan Tynan the U.K. and one from the Irish Times. their films.” In researching additional The engagement with ArtsEmerson screenings, he said he and his staff “will MELODY TENT will mark Druid’s Boston debut. be reaching out to the people who are the inspirational leaders of the Irish Fri, Aug 6 “I love the play,” Orchard said. “And 8 pm of course, Garry Hynes, who is directing Film Festival to see if there’s a pos- sibility of doing some work with them.” it, has a special relationship with Mar- MUSIC CIRCUS tin McDonagh, having directed many His objective for the programming in of his plays. McDonagh is a universal the Screening Room is both to enhance Sat, Aug 7 writer and his work can be interpreted what’s happening in live performances 8 pm by different cultures and enjoyed in and to open new horizons for audiences. many, many different ways by people “I don’t want to be replicating work from every corner of the world. But that would have otherwise happened the pleasure of seeing an Irish voice somewhere else.” He insists that the surrounding that work, exclusively in films, as well every other component of the direction and the casting of it, I just the season, be fresh and new. think will be a very special experience Due to the diversity of seating options for audiences.” at the various theaters, ArtsEmerson Also in February, Ireland’s famed is not offering conventional “same seat- Abbey Theatre will present Mark same night” subscription packages. O’Rowe’s “Terminus,” the vivid tale Instead, Memberships, including one of three people who, ripped from their free ticket and variety of benefits and daily lives, collide in a fantasy world discounts, are available for $60. of serial killers, avenging angels, and Tickets for performances through love-sick demons. the end of 2010 are available to Mem- An evening with Orchard is particularly hopeful bers now, and will go on sale to the that The Abbey’s experience with general public July 26. Tickets for The Saw Doctors ArtsEmerson will open the door for a performances from January - May 2011, including the Irish Festival, will MELODY TENT long-term relationship. Abbey Theatre FFri,ri, Aug 13 • 8 pm has shown interest in doing more new be available to Members beginning work in America and partnering with October 1, and go on sale to the general the renowned Dublin company would public November 1. further ArtsEmerson’s mission to de- velop new work. The Irish Festival at ArtsEmerson, The Irish Festival will also include supported in part by Culture Ireland, 1-800-745-3000 • Groups: 781-383-9860 other cultural elements, including a January - February, 2011. For in- www.themusiccircus.org • www.melodytent.org schedule of films, yet to be selected. formation, call 617-824-8000 or visit “Both Mark O’Rowe and Martin Mc- artsemerson.org. Melody Tent: 21 West Main Street • Hyannis, MA Donagh are screen writers,” Orchard Music Circus: 130 Sohier Street • Off Route 3A • Cohasset, MA Box Office open daily noon - 6 pm

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Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 13 and are well-known to the very musically inclined ily,” says Rae, who co- ditude includes Calum area traditional and folk parents, and found the organizes a weekly session Bell, Katie Bell, Wells music scene — Andy as a muse themselves early on at John Harvard’s Brew Burrell, Dylan Courville member of the unique Ap- in childhood, particularly Pub in Harvard Square. and Sarah Lamburtus; palachian/Scandinavian/ in the realm of Celtic mu- “Over the years, Eden and guest performers are contemporary quartet sic — both have won U.S. I have each branched out Bob Jennings and Wylie Blue Moose and the Un- National Scottish Fiddle and developed our own Burrell. buttoned Zippers; Eric as championships. The two, identities as musicians, To reserve tickets for part of Matching Orange, who also are talented vo- but our sisterly bond al- “In a Family Way,” which which in a short time has calists and dancers, have ways shines through in begins at 8 p.m., go to become a popular fixture appeared at BCMFest as a the music regardless of http://www.clubpassim. in the New England contra duo and as the New Tyme style or genre.” A column of news and fiddling, singing and danc- org or call 617-492-7679. dance circuit. In addition Sisters with their “honor- • This updates of the Boston ing sisters Eden Forman Plaiditude: Performers: The to Irish and Cape Breton ary sister” Emma Beaton. group of fiddlers, ranging Celtic Music Fest (BC- and Emerald Rae; and Clock is Ticking -- If songs and tunes, the Rein- Emerald is a member of in age from 9-12, met at MFest), which celebrates Plaiditude, an ensemble of you’re interested in per- ers’ repertoire includes the “alt-trad” group An- Boston Harbor Fiddle the Boston area’s rich middle school-age fiddlers. forming at BCMFest 2011, bluegrass and old-time, nalivia, which recently Camp on Thompson Is- heritage of Irish, Scottish, This Celtic Music Mon- the deadline for appli- swing, ragtime, Klezmer released its second CD, land a couple of years ago, Cape Breton music and day concert includes a cations is approaching: and Cajun. “Barrier Falls.” Eden and have been enjoying dance with a grassroots, special admission price of They’re due July 11. Go Says Dave: “As musical and Emerald in recent playing together regularly musician-run winter mu- $5 at the door for children to bcmfest.com and down- phrases combine to form years have taken a keen since. They debuted at BC- sic festival and other 12 and under. Tickets are load an application. a lively tune, so have our interest in other forms of MFest in January and can events during the year. $15, $10 for members of For more information musical phases moved us traditional music, such sometimes be spotted bus- —Sean Smith Club Passim, WGBH and on BCMFest, see bcmfest. all through lively times.” as Appalachian/old-timey king in Harvard Square, All in the (BCMFest) WUMB. A portion of the com; you can also sign up •Eden Forman and and Irish. as well as revving up the Family – As far as the proceeds will go to benefit for the BCMFest e-mail list Emerald Rae: Eden and “Music has always been speed at various fiddle ses- Boston Celtic Music Fest is BCMFest, which marks its via the Web site. Emerald grew up with a way of life for our fam- sions around town. Plai- concerned, there’s no such eighth year January 7 and thing as an age difference: 8 in 2011. BCMFest events have “We talk about BC- featured performances by MFest being a community- pre-teens, senior citizens, oriented festival, and that and everyone in-between, community encompasses including mamas and parents and their chil- papas, grandmas and dren,” says BCMFest grandpas, and kids big board member Sean and small. Smith, a co-organizer of BCMFest will celebrate the July 12 concert. “This the all-ages appeal of event is a great way for Celtic music with a special families to get a sense of concert on July 12, as part what BCMFest, and Celtic The of its Celtic Music Monday music, is all about.” series at Club Passim Here’s a closer look at in Harvard Square. “In the concert’s performers: the Family Way: Music •The Reiner Family Shared Across Genera- Band: Hailing from Lex- Claddagh tions” will present three ington, this band features acts that, together, show the lively duets of cham- how traditional music acts pion fiddler Dave Reiner as a bond within families and his banjo-playing and unites youths and wife Cindy Eid. Their Connection adults: The Reiner Family sons Andy Reiner (fiddle, Band, a veritable institute mandolin) and Eric Eid- of traditional music per- Reiner (piano) have often formance and education; appeared at BCMFest is closing! ‘inSession’ – Checking Denise Miller Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square After 18 years, Denise is retiring. Retirement Sale The best prices we’ve ever had on all your favorites: Fine Jewelry, Clothing, and Giftware,

Liam Hart (guitar) and Sean Connor (fiddle) are the hand-crafted in Ireland. organizers of the Thursday Tommy Doyle’s session in Harvard Square. Photo by Sean Smith (Continued from page 11) More than $3,000.00 in prizes will be awarded to dance next to each one of them on the outskirts of the table. And I kindly asked him to sit down and not annoy people, and he starts going around and asking at the end of the sale. Don’t forget to sign up. everyone, ‘Am I annoying you? Am I annoying you?’ And everybody said, ‘Yeah, you’re annoying me. You’re not even next to me and you’re annoying me.’ No purchase necessary. There will be “So after he’d been telling us all night how great we all were, he then proceeded to tell us that we were just Fun and Games and Prizes too! rubbish and not worth the time of day. And then he left. And then he came back and did it all over again.” Hart adds, “We actually don’t get much of that here. Bring in this ad for bonus points. During the school year, there are a lot of students or others associated with Harvard, and they really seem to be into the music. And in the summer it’s great be- cause we get so many tourists through. Also, because at Thames Street Landing, Bristol, RI we’re right here in Harvard Square, it’s easy for people 259 Thames St, Bristol, RI • 401-253-0000 passing through town to drop in; the other night, we 800-550-2724 had sitting in with us the flute player Vinnie Cronin Mon-Sat 10:30 am to 6:00 pm – whose father Paddy Cronin is, of course, well-known to many here — while he was visiting.” Mon-Sat 10:30 am to 6:00 om “We really do enjoy it here,” says Connor. “There Thurs until 8:00 pm are those nights in the dead of winter when it seems there’s hardly anyone around. But then the next week, Thurs until 8:00 pm the place is full, there’s lots of great playing and sing- Sun 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm ing, and people in the crowd are coming up to you Sun 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm and saying ‘Thank you.’ That means a lot. Of course, if they didn’t, we’d still be doing it anyway. But it’s a nice bonus.”

Page 14 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com When In Paris . . . By Thomas O’Grady of 1903 which ended abruptly bookstore revolves around her Special to the BIR when the artist as a young man relationship with James Joyce, A particularly satisfying mo- received a dismaying telegram her literary idol before she met ment in James Joyce’s Ulysses from his father: “MOTHER DY- him and the focus of much of her occurs in the third episode of the ING COME HOME FATHER.” energies after she approached novel, when Stephen Dedalus, These visits provided Joyce with him timidly at a dinner gather- unhappily sharing living quar- the raw material for Stephen’s ing hosted by mutual friends: ters in a Martello tower in San- recollection of his quickly abort- “Trembling, I asked: ‘Is this dycove with the irreverent Buck ed career as a French medical the great James Joyce?’ ‘James Mulligan and miserably holding student as well as for Stephen’s Joyce,’ he replied. We shook down a teaching position in a obviously inauspicious start as hands; that is, he put his limp, private boys’ school in nearby an expatriate artist. boneless hand in my tough Dalkey, recalls his sojourn in Introducing Joyce’s next little paw—if you can call that Paris cut short by a summons extended visit to Paris, which a handshake.” to his dying mother’s bedside began in July of 1920, Ellmann Beach’s account of her friend- back in Dublin almost a full year writes matter-of-factly: “He ship and interaction with Joyce earlier: “My Latin quarter hat. came to Paris to stay a week is rich in detail: “Joyce’s voice, God, we simply must dress the and remained for twenty years.” with its sweet tones pitched character. I want puce gloves. (Between 1904 and 1920, Joyce like a tenor’s, charmed me. His You were a student, weren’t had lived variously in Pola, enunciation was exceptionally you? Of what in the other devil’s Rome, Trieste, and Zurich.) And clear. His pronunciation of name? Paysayenn. P.C.N., you that is the point where I really certain words such as ‘book’ Sylvia Beach Joyce, “Miss Beach,” and James Joyce. know: physiques, chimiques et began to trace a few of the steps and ‘look’ and those beginning naturelles. Aha. Eating your taken by Joyce—in particular with ‘th’ was Irish, and the voice marked by a simple plaque that the name of another bookshop groatsworth of mou en civet, the steps he took relative to the particularly was Irish.” Just as reads: “En 1922, dans cette mai- of legendary stature. This one fleshpots of Egypt, elbowed by publication, in 1922, of what rich is her account of her bold son, Melle Sylvia BEACH publia is located on the Left Bank of belching cabmen. Just say in he called his “damned monster offer to publish Ulysses on the ‘ULYSSES’ de James JOYCE.” the Seine almost directly across the most natural tone: when novel”: Ulysses. Specifically, I speculation that she would sell While the façade of the shop has the river from le Cathédrale de I was in Paris, boul’ Mich’, I became intrigued by the story a sufficient number of advance changed dramatically, Joyce Notre Dame. Owner George used to.” In light of Stephen’s of how Ulysses came to be subscriptions to book collectors himself might be pleased, and Whitman, another American self-inflating assertion at the published by a small bookshop and devoted readers to warrant amused, that the space is now a expatriate, opened it as Le end of A Portrait of the Artist in Paris, Shakespeare and the printing of 1000 copies of women’s clothing shop; after all, Mistral in 1951 but changed the as a Young Man—“I go to en- Company, owned by one Sylvia the first edition. William But- in the eighth episode of Ulysses, name to honor Sylvia Beach’s counter for the millionth time Beach. ler Yeats was foremost among he has Leopold Bloom dally memory and legacy after her the reality of experience and to Miss Beach (as Joyce always Irish writers to order a copy; admiringly before a display of death in 1962. In large part forge in the smithy of my soul referred to her) has told the tale George Bernard Shaw declined women’s silks in the windows because of the Joycean asso- the uncreated conscience of my herself, with simple elegance, to do so, concluding a very witty of Brown Thomas on Grafton ciation (albeit once-removed), race”—this self-deprecating in a memoir titled Shakespeare letter by explaining, “I am an Street in Dublin: “Perfume of it too has become a place of musing on the bohemian pose and Company (1959). American elderly Irish gentleman, and if embraces all him assailed. With pilgrimage for literary-minded he struck in Paris is truly re- born and bred, Beach opened you imagine that any Irishman, hungered flesh obscurely, he visitors to Paris. But it also has freshing, as he finally shows a her English-language bookstore much less an elderly one, would mutely craved to adore.” a unique history and character capacity to look at himself with and lending library (supported pay 150 francs for such a book, Sylvia Beach managed to and charm of its own (including a healthy measure of the irony by patron subscription) in you little know my country- maintain the Shakespeare a dozen or so stations where with which Joyce (the artist as 1919 in a former laundry at men.” With its many twists and Company bookshop until travelers may bed down at night an older man) viewed his quasi- 8 rue Dupuytren in the heart and turns of plot, subplot and 1941, coincidentally the year of for the price of an hour’s work in autobiographical character in of Paris’s Left Bank. In 1921, counterplot, Beach’s telling of Joyce’s death in Zurich, where the shop). I enjoyed a sojourn A Portrait. she relocated to a larger space how she managed to see Ulysses he had returned at the outbreak in its restful second-floor read- I was thinking of that mo- nearby at 12 rue de l’Odéon. into print—months later than of World War II. Ultimately, the ing room, reacquainting myself ment, among others in Ulysses, At that address she became promised to her subscribers but shop was forced to close during with We’ll to the Woods No More, during a recent visit to Paris in the center of a literary and still in time for an advance copy the German occupation of Paris, Stuart Gilbert’s translation of which I walked a few miles in artistic coterie that included to be delivered to Joyce’s flat on with the decisive moment being Edouard Dujardin’s novel Les the footsteps of both the fictional expatriate American writers the morning of his 40th birth- Beach’s rejection of a German Lauriers Sont Coupés, which Stephen Dedalus and the real- Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott day, February 2, 1922—testifies officer’s request to purchase her Joyce credited as the precursor life expatriate Joyce himself. Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound and not only to her determination last copy of Joyce’s Finnegans for the narrative technique of Probably the best account of Gertrude Stein, photographer and her ingenuity but even Wake, which had been pub- “interior monologue” that he Joyce’s several periods of living Man Ray, and pianist-composer more to her unflagging belief in lished in 1939. Her memoir employs in much of Ulysses. But in “the city of lights” is Richard George Antheil. (The dynamic James Joyce as literary artist. concludes with the liberation that is a story for another time. Ellmann’s magisterial biog- within this circle of friends For me, then, 12 rue de of Paris by American troops raphy of Joyce first published and acquaintances has been l’Odéon, the address of the and specifically with Ernest Thomas O’Grady is Director in 1959 and revised in 1982. engagingly detailed by Noel Shakespeare and Company Hemingway, “in battle dress, of Irish Studies at the Univer- He devotes parts of two early Riley Fitch in his book Sylvia bookshop that Joyce frequented grimy and bloody,” overseeing sity of Massachusetts Boston. chapters to Joyce’s first two Beach and the Lost Generation: on almost a daily basis in the the elimination of German roof- He will be offering a course on visits to Paris, several weeks A History of Literary Paris in the early 1920s, was an essential top snipers from rue de l’Odéon. James Joyce in the Fall semester in December of 1902 and then Twenties and Thirties.) But for site of pilgrimage during my vis- And yet Shakespeare and of 2010. a period from January to April Beach herself, the history of her it to Paris. The site is currently Company lives on in Paris in Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 15 Irish Cultural Centre Hosts Gala 20th Year Celebration The Irish Cultural Cen- tre of New England celebrated its 20th an- niversary May 22 with a gala dinner and dance at the ICCNE’s 46 acre campus in Canton MA. The event honored the hundreds of volunteers past and present who helped to build a Cen- tre as a place to gather together, socialize, net- work and promote the Irish culture to the next generation of Irish, as well as to the community at large. The evening featured music by Com- haltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and entertainment by Tradition. Master of Ceremonies was WBZ talkmaster Dan Rea; spe- cial guest speakers were Senator Scott Brown and Congressman Ste- Guests at the ICC 20th Anniversary. Photos courtesy of ICCNE. phen Lynch.

Board President, Michael O’Connor takes in the ambiance of the event with Senator Scott Brown, American Ireland Fund Executive Director, Steve who was one of the featured guest speakers of the Greeley with ICC Board of Directors, Vice Chair, Sean and Vera Lyons arriving at the ICC 20th An- evening. William McNally. niversary Gala

Mrs. Margaret Geraghty Congressman Ste- one of the original Board phen Lynch addresses Members of the ICC enjoys the audience at the the beautiful sunshine on ICC 20th Anniversary the new deck at the Centre Gala. Congressman as she waits for the ICC 20th Lynch was a featured Anniversary Celebration Honored Guest and Champion of Irish Culture, John “Noel” Connolly and family enjoying the 20th An- special guest speaker. to begin. niversary Cocktail Reception.

ICC Board President, Michael O’Connor; Executive Director, Vanessa Leite: and General Consulate of Ireland, Michael Lonergan enjoying the outdoor Left to right, Paul Toner of the Local IBEW 103, Seamus Healy of the Co. Sligo festivities at the ICC 20th Anniversary Gala on the newly added deck. Association and Evelyn Fennessey of the Co. Mayo Association Page 16 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com Traveling People Castlemartyr Resort has it all, and then some

By Judy Enright began restoration, won Special to the BIR a grant, took bank loans, How do you spell luxury and sought donations. in Co. Cork? C-a-s-t-l-e-m- To date, two of the glass- a-r-t-y-r, that’s how! houses have been rebuilt We spent a recent Satur- as have the charming day night at Castlemartyr Head Gardener’s House Resort and very highly and Workman’s Bothy. recommend this wonder- The Walled Garden ful place. While the resort re-opened in 1999 and is utterly luxurious, it is features only plants and anything but pretentious. vegetables grown in Vic- Even the traveler like me, torian times. You can who hasn’t packed fancy actually see banana trees duds, feels completely at there as well as an assort- home and most welcome. ment of other fascinating Castlemartyr is part plantings. of the Dromoland Col- And, it’s interesting lection and, if you have to note the part Ameri- ever stayed or dined at cans – such as Barry and Dromoland near Shan- Castlemartyr in Co. Cork is part of the Dromoland Collection and has the “wow factor” from one end Barbara Carroll of Lake non Airport, then you to the other. (Judy Enright photos) Forest, IL, and Arlan know management does and Alice Fuller of Win- not spare the horses and chester, MA – have played everything is top drawer. in the garden restoration. These are two of Ireland’s The Gardener’s Bothy is most magnificent proper- dedicated to the Fullers, ties. described as “dear friends We arrived at Cas- of Kylemore Abbey, whose tlemartyr in the sparkling generosity and guidance afternoon sunshine and, have been valued contri- much to our delight, the butions since the incep- property was teeming tion of the walled garden.” with families celebrating There are many spe- First Communion. Little cial events planned at girls were dressed like Kylemore during the princesses in their white summer, including a gowns. Their laughter was display of paintings by infectious as they chased – Moycullen artist Sara or were chased by – little Kyne that opens early this boys in their communion The magnificent walled garden at Kylemore Abbey One of many beautiful areas to relax at Castlemar- month. Special events suits. Families queued in Connemara. tyr, Co. Cork. are listed on the website outside the front door (kylemoreabbey.com) and for rides in the pony and to 1996 – that has been and will continue, “to give include a creative writing trap driven by Roy Daily, elegantly renovated and is a home to Irish craft.” It’s workshop that sounds the estate’s carriage man. now the heart of the hotel. a wonderful craft shop, by interesting. The scene was like a page We were especially im- the way, and I especially If you are in Conne- from a storybook and was pressed by the inland links recommend jams and jel- mara, Kylemore Abbey so much fun to watch. golf course, designed as lies made at the Abbey. is a terrific outing. It’s We walked around the a reduced impact course Delicious! Also look for very easy to spend a day property, admiring all the with pest-tolerant, low the vast array of Irish there to absorb and enjoy visual delights, including maintenance grass. We product from Connemara all the activities and his- an 18-hole golf course, a also enjoyed watching woolen socks, scarves and tory that Kylemore offers. 24,400-square foot well- the regal swans and their apparel to unique pieces of Walk the grounds, visit ness spa and fitness center cygnets paddling about in jewelry, glass, pottery and the lovely Gothic Church with a 20-meter swim- the lake. much more. built by Mitchell Henry ming pool, and the most There’s so much to do The company also re- in memory of his wife, intricately landscaped and here, even if just walk- opened the tearooms up by Margaret, who died at well-maintained grounds ing and admiring nature, A plaque in the Kylemore Abbey walled garden the walled garden where 45 of dysentery on a trip and gardens punctuated spending time in the spa, thanking Winchester residents Arlan and Alice an assortment of home- to Egypt only four years by gurgling fountains. or golfing isn’t for you. Fuller for their contributions. made foods will be offered after their castle at Kyle- There are many lovely more was finished. We had a delicious and they were totally kit- more Abbey girls’ boarding during the summer. Wild, spots where you can en- Check out the Kyle- dinner in the clubhouse ted out in modern style. and day school in Conne- overgrown rhododendrons joy peace and quiet with more’s website kylemore- and an equally delicious There are also 42 two or mara. Irish Benedictine were cut away so visitors a good book or you can abbeytourism.ie/church- breakfast – I always have three-bedroom residences nuns ran the internation- are now able to enjoy fish or fly cast, go off road events for a listing of fish for breakfast when I on the property that can ally-known school from the magnificent vista of quad biking, laser clay the numerous American can, and I could – in the be rented. 1923 to 2010. The nuns Diamond Hill from the tea- shooting, archery, or play choirs that will be per- Bell Tower Restaurant. Castlemartyr is truly had fled Ypres, Belgium, rooms. Several short walks lawn games. The staff can forming in the gothic My companion had Eggs a treasure and a most during WWI, moved to have also been opened arrange all of these as well church over the summer. Benedict and said they beautiful spot from which England, then to Wexford, through woods around the as many more nearby ac- Kylemore Abbey is a were excellent and the to tour Co. Cork’s many at- and finally purchased Ky- walled garden. tivities, such as yachting place I never tire of visit- coffee was good. tractions – and it’s only 17 lemore plus 10,000 acres The Victorian Walled or horseback riding. ing. It’s one of Ireland’s There’s so much history miles from Cork City. For of land in 1920. Garden alone is worth Castlemartyr is perfect most beautiful places and at Castlemartyr. There more information, visit The students may be the price of admission to for a destination wedding, is well worth a visit to see are castle ruins from the castlemartyrresort.ie. gone but the Benedictine Kylemore. To reach this a business conference, or the house Mitchell Henry 13th Century and the love- nuns are still the heart of spectacular garden, you for a most enjoyable stay. KYLEMORE ABBEY built, learn the history of ly manor house from the The last students gradu- Kylemore Abbey and will can walk the woodland We asked to see several of his family, contemplate 17th Century – a boarding ated this spring from Kyle- be very much in evidence trail – which takes about the guest rooms and suites nature in all its beauty, school for boys from 1930 around the grounds. 20 minutes - or hop on the buy some wonderful gifts, The Galway developer shuttle bus that runs every have a tasty lunch or John Lally has a five- 15 minutes from the visi- tea, and see where the year lease on the prop- tor’s center. Benedictine nuns make erty under the umbrella of This is Ireland’s only their home. “Kylemore Tourism.” The garden built in the middle IRELAND company will handle tour- of a bog and was the work of Chocolate Gifts to Share IN SUMMER ism and business duties the home’s original owner, Where to begin??? and “will operate closely Mitchell Henry, between There are so many activi- with the community and 1867 and 1871. Back in ties going on now to suit respect the ethos of how Henry’s day, there were • Handmade Chocolates • Hand Roasted the taste of every traveler they (the nuns) have run 21 greenhouses in the gar- that it would be impos- • Beautiful Baskets Premium Nuts and developed the prop- den. Kylemore’s website sible to list them all here. erty. It’s important to us says, “ Huge engineering chocolate• Holiday Cookie Tins • Dazzling Gift Towers feats were successfully The best bet is to check that that doesn’t change,” when you get there with General Manager Frank employed to heat the 21 • Party Favors • Old Fashioned Fudge the local Failte Ireland Ford said. “Kylemore will glasshouses that were office (designated by a big • Corporate Gifts always be home to the originally built to house green shamrock) where Benedictine community.” exotic fruits and plants. you’ll find listings of all Kylemore Tourism took These glasshouses were Phillips Candy House area events and staffers over management of the heated by three boilers, fine chocolates since 1925 that are eager to help you property in July, 2009, one of which doubled as find things to do, places to and has already made a a limekiln, and a complex 818 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston stay and dine and more. number of improvements system of underground South Shore Plaza, Braintree Be sure to check out such as enlarging the hot-water pipes measuring the airline websites, too, main restaurant, adding 5,000 feet in length.” for good deals on air and Order Online at more hours and a more Under subsequent own- ground travel and, when- extensive menu. Ford said ers, the gardens were phillipschocolate.com ever you visit Ireland, the gift shop in the main sadly neglected and the have a wonderful time or call 800.722.0905 building was also enlarged glasshouses collapsed. The Benedictine community – and we know you will! Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 17 Thirty-Two Counties

Antrim: For the first time radio programme that he would den of Remembrance, dedicated in almost one hundred years organise the first Paddy Olym- to children who died in infancy the Church of the Most Holy pics to take place in Ireland, he or before birth, has opened in Redeemer is to close its doors was told it would never happen. Askeaton after two years’ work. to allow the internal phase of The solicitor, who has already According to Father Seán Ó a restoration programme to be taken part in a number of un- Loinsigh the garden is the result carried out. The church, which is usual events, including leading of hard work from a small group attached to Clonard Monastery the first Irish team to victory in of people, among them Pauline off the Falls Road in Belfast, the world elephant polo cham- Scanlon. Included in the garden will have new heating, electrical pionships, has confirmed that are a waterfall, stone structures and lighting systems installed the event will take place in mid- and seated areas, while verses in addition to new flooring and August in the Mardyke arena in from the Bible have been placed the repainting of the ceiling. Cork city. Among events to be along the garden walkway. While the church is closed, the featured are a crawling race, a Work began with the erection congregation will use a tempo- welly hop, a backwards running of a perimeter fence and the rary building in the grounds race and Irish dancing hurdles. levelling of the ground, with the of the monastery which will Sky Sports is already confirmed water feature and bridge being have a capacity for some eight as a sponsor for the event. the first items put in place. hundred people. The church’s Derry: The Danny Boy Longford: Stephen Heraty famous Novena will be held in sculpture in Limavady, more from Lanesboro took first place this building, with the overflow properly known as the Jane in the recent European Cup Fly accommodated in the corridors Ross sculpture, is to be moved Fishing competition with a trout and grounds of the monastery. to the new Roe Valley Arts and weighing ten pounds and four Armagh: Lurgan Park, the Cultural Centre from its present ounces. Stephen has been fly first in Ireland to be awarded the position at the top of Catherine fishing for most of his life but Green Flag, a national standard Street. In addition to its new this is only the second competi- for parks and green spaces, is location, the statue will also tion he has entered and he was now in line for a second award. have repair work carried out up against locals on Lough Mask The People’s Choice – Site of the to damage caused during the in Co. Mayo who have been Year Award is an online event by cold weather in January. This, fishing for up to sixty years. which people can vote for their with the cost of the relocation, The son of Marian and Paul favourite park from a list of more is expected to come to a total Heraty, Stephen had designed than a thousand locations. The of 6,000 pounds but the expen- and made his own fly the night park, run by Craigavon Borough diture has been defended by before the competition. He was Council and the second largest Councillor Gerry Mullan. He in competition with more than in the country after Phoenix maintains that the sculpture one hundred other anglers and Park in Dublin, has almost 260 will promote the borough and part of his prize was a boat acres which include a lake, the will increase footfall through complete with trailer, the first Coalbrookedale Fountain and the town. boat he has owned. the famous lime tree avenue. Donegal: A week (June shannon before following over of the crown in Moran’s Louth: At a reception at The winner of the online vote 13-20) of prayer and fasting the coastline round to Dundalk Hotel in North London, it passed Brewmasters in Dundalk Brew- will take part in the national undertaken by two men from Bay. From there Elaine will take from one Athy girl to another. ery last month hosts Badminton event, with the overall winner Killybegs to raise money for a to the Fane River and complete Kilkenny: Paula Clancy, who Ireland and Badminton Europe to be announced in London in number of causes has drawn to her journey on the internal river has just completed her Leaving announced that the town is to September. a close. James Gavigan from network through Monaghan. Certificate at Presentation Sec- host the European Seniors Bad- Carlow: Among those who Ballyara and Johnny Paul Mc- She is undertaking the journey ondary School in Kilkenny, was minton Championships 2010 attended the special anniver- Guinness have spent a week to raise funds for the Share presented with a special trophy at the end of September. Up to sary Mass in Carlow Cathedral on Inishduff, an island eight centre, a recreational centre for by the school. Paula, who began one thousand people a day are to mark the golden jubilee of kilometres south west of Kil- disabled people which suffered in the school in Junior Infants, expected to attend the event, Scoil Mhuire was Dan Carbery, lybegs with a total of five acres. an estimated 700,000 pounds has never missed a single day in which will take place in the whose construction company James and Johnny are raising worth of damage after heavy fourteen years and headmaster new Oriel Park Youth Develop- built the school in 1960. Dan money for Our Lady’s Hospital rainfall last November. Shane Hallahan presented her ment Centre owned by Dundalk was accompanied by his grand- for Sick Children, Crumlin, Galway: At a peace confer- with a special award to mark Football Club. The tournament, daughter Hannah, who is a the Donegal Hospice, and the ence held in Galway last month, her achievement. According to the main sponsors of which pupil at the school. The Mass restoration fund for Our Lady of plans were outlined for the Paula’s mother Geraldine, her are Marshes Shopping Centre was celebrated by Father John the Visitation Church. Limiting construction of the city’s first daughter has been blessed with in the town, will last a week Cummins and the pupils sang themselves to one meal a day, mosque to serve the estimated good health throughout her life. and will see up to six hundred “Who Will Light the Lantern,” the two men suffered most from the county’s 3,000 Muslims. They first realised her atten- competitors arriving from all the song written by Father Liam intense heat in the early part of Hosted by the Ahmadiyyua dance record when Paula was over Europe. Marshes will also Lawton to mark the school’s the week. With only grass and Muslim Association of Ireland, in fourth class, and she herself host the Opening Ceremony on fortieth anniversary. Following nettles growing on the island the conference was addressed by decided then to try to maintain September 26. the Mass the pupils were given they had nowhere to shelter Waterford-born Imam Ibrahim it. Now the sixth-year student is Mayo: Dan Rooney, US Am- a half day while members of the from the sun. Noonan, the first Irishman to planning to take a year off before bassador to Ireland, was in the board of management and staff Down: Fifty-five years ago hold the title of Imam. At pres- applying for college. county recently when he and his at the school enjoyed a meal at Valerie O’Hare was one of the ent Muslims in Galway meet for Laois: Work to restore the wife Patricia visited Cloontia, the Seven Oaks Hotel. first pupils at St John’s Primary prayers in the Wellpark area of lychgate at Oakvale Cemetery the home place of her parents, Cavan: A new aspect to the School in Glenn, Donaghmore, the city but they have recently in Stradbally, which has been Martin and Mary Regan. The annual Cavan Summer Festival and last month she was the last received planning permission carried out by Delaneys building couple were from Derrinabruck this year was the inclusion of person out of the school as it for the construction of the contractors, was completed dur- and the Rooneys have visited the an International Hen Week- closed for the last time. Valerie mosque in Ballybrit. Plans of ing the week of June 13 in time area annually for many years, end which saw groups of up to was the school caretaker, as was the new place of worship were on for the cemetery evening. The since first being brought there twenty arriving to celebrate hen her mother Maggie before her, display during the conference. canopy, gates and stone centre by their late daughter Kathleen. parties. Each of the twenty-one and she it was who locked all the Kerry: Last month saw the were built by Robert Crosby of After she died at the age of thir- groups was assigned a hotel or classrooms and the front gate for start of an International Youth Stradbally Hall one hundred ty-one a commemorative tree pub and a competition was held the last time. Valerie’s two sons Exchange Programme which and eighty years ago and the was planted in Cloontia, and her for a wedding reception and also attended the school, which has brought nineteen young gate was traditionally used to parents visited the tree before honeymoon, jointly sponsored has been closed due to falling people from Norway and twelve rest coffins on the centre stone attending a Mass celebrated in by Hotel Kilmore and Cavan numbers. However school prin- from Latvia to join twenty from to be blessed by a clergyman. A her memory. It was Kathleen Travel; it was won by Paula cipal Brenda McCreesh made Sneem in a series of activities. plaque has been commissioned who was initially responsible for McNabb from Dromore, Co. sure that there were celebra- The exchange is being hosted to mark the restoration and an tracing her mother’s Irish roots Tyrone. According to brides- tions rather than mourning to by Droichead na Daoine Youth ecumenical blessing took place to the Cloontia area. to-be Sharon McDermott from mark the end of an era. in Action Group and among the after evening prayers on Thurs- Meath: A druidic chant of joy Swellan and Janine Guilfoyle Dublin: Lord Mayor of Dublin events organised is a cultural day of that week. The original heralded the sunrise on Rath from Ballyhaise, the organi- Emer Costello and Mick Duff, treasure hunt finishing in the lychgate is believed to have been Gráinne, one of the highest sation by Linda O’Reilly was Mayor of South County Dublin, Sportsfield. There will also be constructed by Maurice Mur- parts of the Hill of Tara, at the superb performed the official opening of football games for both men and ray, who also built the Cosby summer solstice last month. For Clare: The swimming and a new Green Route, assisted by women, and a Latvian evening Cottages. once the typical Irish weather leisure centre in Shannon town, officials from the ESB and Wa- at the barbeque site on the Pier Leitrim: Clement Gaffney of didn’t mar the occasion and which has been undergoing terways Ireland. The new route Road. Among places of inter- Lough Rynn Castle was busy those who had waited up all refurbishment, is due to reopen for walkers and cyclists begins est to be visited by the young last overseeing preparations for night were rewarded with the in the first week of this month. at the third lock at Davitt Road people are Derrynane House the wedding reception of rugby sight of the sun rising above the Among the amenities offered by in Inchicore and continues to the and the traditional farm on the international Brian O’Driscoll eastern horizon. Bodhráns were the centre are a gymnasium, a twelfth lock at Lucan. Fishing Muckross Estate. and his writer fiancée Amy beaten and tin whistles played climbing wall, two sports halls stands, and boating and berth- Kildare: Last year’s London Huberman, which took place on as the two hundred spectators and a skateboard park, the ing areas have been included, Rose of Tralee, Charmaine Ken- the third weekend. The wedding enjoyed the experience. Among latter amenity part-funded by while sixty-six CCTV cameras ny, who went on to take the title, ceremony was set for St Joseph’s them were two members of the the town council. The opening and more than three hundred was born and went to school in Church in Aughavas with the Wangkumarra people from ceremony will be performed computer-operated lights will Athy. And now it transpires that guests then adjourning to Lough Australia who have sought the by Minister for Defence Tony ensure safety along the Grand this year’s representative from Rynn Castle for the recep- help of the Tara campaigners Killeen and it will be followed by Canal route. The new route London for the August Festival tion. While spectators weren’t in a bid to have their own lands an Open Day at the centre. The links into the existing path from also has Athy connections. Clare banned from gathering at the restored to them. 1.4-million euro redevelopment Inchicore to Grand Canal Basin. Kambemettu is the daughter church and hotel, Gaffney had Monaghan: Two descen- will provide a total of twenty- Fermanagh: Elaine Alexan- of Dr. Ravi Kambamettu and warned that the approach roads dants of General John O’Neill four new jobs, sixteen of them der, who works at the Share cen- Breda Behan, who comes from are very narrow and wouldn’t be took part in a ceremony last full-time and, according to board tre in Lisnaskea, is embarking Ballyroe. Clare went to school able to handle too much motor month to mark the birthplace chairman Martina Clancy, it on a round-Ulster kayak journey in Scoil Mhuire in Athy before traffic. The privacy afforded by of the US general in Drumgal- will cater for all members of the that she expects will take her attending university in Galway the setting was one reason for lon near Clontibret. O’Neill was community. three weeks to complete. Setting and she is now working in the Brian and Amy choosing it for born at Beth’s Lane and was Cork: When Colin Carroll off from the centre she will follow health sector in London. So their wedding venue. active in the American Civil from Fermoy suggested on a the Erne/Shannon link to Bally- when it came to the handing Limerick: A Spiritual Gar- (Continued on page 20) Page 18 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com News Direct From Ireland

Unemployment rate now GAA spokesman Alan Milton, euro. The mortgage company at 12.3 percent – The latest vuvuzelas, which have become was granted the order it sought. Quarterly National Household Ireland Today: familiar during the South Af- Many garda compensation Survey, conducted by the Cen- rican-staged World Cup, come claims unnecessary -- In the tral Statistics Office, shows a 1901 Census is On Line into the category of air horns. High Court on June 22, Justice further increase in the number The same ban is not likely to Mary Irvine called for the edu- of people unemployed. Over The Irish Census of 1901 was launched online last month apply to games at Airtricity cation of gardaí on the very low the course of the quarter the by Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Sport Mary Hannifin. League grounds as they take level of risk of HIV or hepatitis unemployed total increased by More than 4.5 million individual records from the returns their lead from FIFA, although infection as a result of an assault 7,600 to 275,000. On the other made by some 850,000 households on census night in 1901 a shortage of the instruments by a suspect. She did, however, hand the number of people at are now accessible at the click of a mouse. Said Hannifin at means that they will not become award compensation of 6,000, work fell by 30,100 to 1,857,600 the launch: “They are a fascinating resource for genealogists, too prevalent in this country. 7,000, and 15,000 euro to three as people leave the workforce, local historians, and other scholars, or anyone who has an Minister launches new garda officers, one of whom was emigrate or return to their home interest in tracing their heritage and roots.” records – Minister for Cul- spat at and the other two bitten. country. The latest unemploy- The records provide the kind of detail that will enable peo- ture Mary Hanafin was at St Justice Irvine suggested gardaí ment rate is calculated at 12.9 ple to trace family members under name, surname, relation Werburgh’s Church in Dublin were worrying unnecessarily percent, down from 13.3 percent to head of the household, religion, education, age, sex, rank/ on June 23 to launch a number because they had an incorrect in the previous quarter. To put profession or occupation, marriage status, place of birth, of new baptism, marriage and belief that it was easy to pick the figures in context, Ireland and whether the person spoke Irish or English or both, and church records on the website up viruses from infected drug has more people working today suffered any disability. irishgenealogy.ie. The new data addicts. In fact, she claimed, than in June 2004. However the include all the records of the they were more likely to be hit workforce has increased from 1,000 people surveyed, 76 per- Four-fifths of those questioned Catholic diocese in Co. Kerry by an asteroid. Over the past 1,940,000 to 2,132,700 over the cent thought Cardinal Brady thought it had improved, 12 and the Diocese of Cork and two years the State has paid six-year period. should resign as a result of the percent said it had remained Ross, as well as the Church of 30-million euro in compensation Public service pay agree- Church’s handling of allega- the same and 4 percent said it Ireland dioceses of Ardfert in and legal fees to gardaí who ment ratified – The Public tions of child sex abuse. Only had disimproved. Kerry and Leighlin in Carlow. claimed psychological distress Services Committee of the Irish 15 percent believed he should Civic reception for Car- Mortgage defaulters keep or who suffered other injuries. Congress of Trade Unions has remain in office. A day later it rigtwohill twins – Twins courts busy – The courts con- 120 insurance jobs for formally ratified the public was reported that the Catholic Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf, tinue to be asked to adjudicate in Dublin – Insurance group service pay agreement but it Church had reached an out-of- with their parents Angie and numerous cases in which home Zurich plans to create 120 jobs remains to be seen whether in- court settlement, thought to be Azzedine and their sisters Ma- owners have defaulted on their at its two European centres in dividual unions whose members worth 250,000 euro, with Marie lika and Iman, were accorded a mortgages. Most the cases are Dublin. These are in the Irish rejected the deal will accept the McCormack, who was abused civic reception at Cork City Hall adjourned to allow time for an Financial Services Centre and will of the majority. Nine unions by Norbertine priest Brendan on June 23 after they returned amicable settlement or the sale at Blackrock. At the end of 2008 were opposed to the deal and Smyth over a six-year period. from successful surgery in Lon- of the house. In only three of 75 Zurich launched a two-year ten accepted it, however, when It was the mention of this case don. The twins, who were born cases before the High Court on recruitment drive aimed at membership numbers were in the courts that brought to joined from the chest to the pel- June 21 were orders made. hiring 240 staff. To date it has taken into account, those in the media’s’ attention the fact vis, were separated at Great Or- In one of these an unnamed succeeded in hiring 120 staff favour had a majority of almost that the cardinal, as a young mond Street Hospital in London Co. Cavan couple, with five chil- for its new business centre in two to one. The Teachers Union priest, had become aware of in an operation carried out by dren, consented to the mortgage Wexford and plans to recruit of Ireland and the Federation Smyth’s activities but failed to Cork-born surgeon Dr. Edward company taking control of their the 120 required by the Dublin of University Teachers, both of inform gardaí. The then Father Kiely. Dr Kiely was present at home. They said they had had centres by the end of the year. which rejected the deal, had Brady, at the request of his City Hall where the Benhaffaf enough and could see no other 40 medical R&D jobs for previously indicated that they bishop, had interviewed two of family were welcomed by Lord way out of their difficulties. The Dublin – Biotrin, an Italian- would not accept the majority Smyth’s victims but failed to Mayor Darragh Murphy, as couple was given six months to based developer and manu- ICTU decision but neither has inform gardaí, leaving that to was Dr, Patrick O’Brien, who vacate the house. In another facturer of medical diagnostic indicated what, if any, action it his bishop. delivered the twins in London case the former owner of Kin- platform technology, is to estab- plans to take. Agreement that a woman’s on December 2. nity Castle hotel in Co. Offaly, lish a new R&D unit in Dublin, Cardinal should resign - lot has improved – On the GAA pre-empts horn- Cornelius Ryan, failed to put in creating 40 new high-end jobs. opinion poll – A recent Irish fourth day that the Irish Times blowing in Croke Park – The an appearance when a mortgage The new project will involve Times continued with the opin- published details of its latest GAA has instructed its stew- company sought to take pos- the development of automated ion poll that seemed to be the opinion poll the subject was the ards not to allow vuvuzelas session of Piper’s Cottage in molecular diagnostics platform catalyst for the heave against quality of life as experienced to be brought into Croke Park the grounds of the castle. Ryan technology and assay reagents Enda Kenny, only by then it had by woman since the launch of since match-day regulations had borrowed 550,000 euro to for the detection of target DNA left politics and had moved on the women’s liberation move- have banned air horns for the purchase the property in May and RNA in infectious diseases. to the Catholic Church. Of the ment in Ireland 40 years ago. past 40 years. According to 2007 and now owes 560,000

Thirty-Two Counties From Offaly to Wicklow

(Continued from page 19) date from 2,000 BC, remained land last month to celebrate town in association with local Among those on the board of the War before taking part in the in the safe at the pharmacy, the couple’s sixty-first wedding publicans and there were a association behind the scheme Fenian invasion of Canada in now run by Sunniva Sheehan, anniversary. The Coalters were number of free musical events are Father Tom Dalton, retired 1866. Attending the unveil- until last year. originally from Fivemiletown available, adding to the carnival teacher William Considine, ing of the granite plaque was Sligo: Earlier this year Grace and Clogher, respectively, and atmosphere of the event. The architect Brian O’Driscoll, and Gerry O’Neill from Wicklow Sherry and her partner, Ray- were married in Clogher Ca- championships were expected accountant Catherine Sinnott. whose great-grandfather was mond Scanlon, had to cancel thedral. Over the years Leila to bring some fifteen hundred Wicklow: It is fitting that a brother of the general, while a planned holiday with their worked for General Montgom- competitors to the town, while conservation work on the origi- a wreath was laid by another three children when they were ery’s mother, and later for more than two thousand en- nal Asgard is being carried out descendant, local man Pat landed with unexpected bills. Captain Knox at Aughentaine tered the triAthlone. by Arklow shipwrights, since it Flanagan. Jackie Morgan of the Now, however, the Ballymote Castle. She also spent some Wexford: The grounds of the was in Arklow that the Asgard Lisnagrieve Pipe Band provided family will not only have their time as nanny to Artur Parke old parochial house in Rathan- II was built. After it was de- the musical accompaniment to holiday, they are also plan- in Clogher Presbyterian Manse. gan/Cleariestown are to be cided that the Asgard should be the ceremony. ning to buy a new house and to Hector, meanwhile spent many the setting for seven specially conserved rather than restored, Offaly: St. Kieran’s National pay off all their bills. And it’s years as a tractor driver on the adapted homes for people over five Arklow men took on the job School in Broughall, Kilcormac, down to a lottery ticket Grace Brookeborough estate and was sixty years of age. The devel- led by project manager John with two teachers and just bought at the SuperValu store also a heavy goods driver for opment is to be managed by Kearon. He has been assisted twenty-seven pupils, took the in Ballymote, which she hadn’t Nestle. a voluntary committee and it by shipwrights John Proctor top prize of Engineering Class bothered checking until she Waterford: Late in the week will therefore be possible for and Brendan Tracey in addi- of Ireland at the Xperience had a phone call from a friend of June 21-27, the focus was on those who wouldn’t normally tion to joiners Patrick Kirwan Engineering Grand Final in who works in the store saying food in Dunmore East when the qualify for such housing to be and Oliver Ward. Work on the Dublin last month. The pupils the winning ticket had been Dunmore East Food Festival considered as eligible. Commu- vessel is expected to continue from third to sixth class had sold there. took place. Officially launched nal facilities, including laundry, for at least another six months, constructed an Eco village from Tipperary: The demolition by celebrity chef Kevin Dundon, social areas and an assisted including work on the interior, recycled materials under the of a mill in Borrisokane has the three-day festival included bathroom, will be housed in and then the vessel will go on direction of teachers Esther caused concern among local the final of the “Ready, Steady, the parochial house itself, while permanent display in the Na- Lambe and Kate Cormican as residents, who viewed it as be- Fish” competition under team the grounds will be laid out to tional Museum. part of a study of renewable en- ing of historical significance. captains Kevin Dundon and feature safe walks and gardens. ergy, and their victory saw them The nineteenth century Borri- Michael Quinn. A mobile farm, outdo more than two hundred sokane Mill, on the Ballyfinboy street artists, sand castle com- and sixty schools country-wide. River on the northern side of petitions and a “Picnic in the As part of their prize the teach- the town, had been derelict for Park” were also featured, while Ireland’s Weather ers and pupils have since visited a number of years. According to the local Air Corps gave a dem- Reported Monday, June 28, 2010 the Planetarium in Armagh. River Mill Developments, which onstration of a rescue operation. We were planning a St John’s Eve bonfire on Roscommon: The three was responsible for its demoli- On Sunday the harbor was Wednesday but that was the first time we saw rain pieces of Bronze Age jewel- tion at the end of April, the the venue for a major farmers’ in what seemed like weeks. It didn’t amount to much lery, thrown into a skip in building had become a safety market with more than eighty but the bonfire still hasn’t been lit. We had some more rain on Dublin as worthless after a hazard and they were having stalls displaying their wares. Thursday but that amounted to even less. Rain promised for robbery in Strokestown, are difficulty acquiring insurance Westmeath: The Waterways Friday never materialised and it was Sunday evening before now on display in the National on it. The county council has Ireland triAthlone was officially we saw some of the heavy rain which farmers have been crying Museum. The three pieces, a now ordered the company to opened at the end of last month out for. They will have been disappointed, however, as although lunula neckpiece and two gold reconstruct the Miller’s House by Minister for Defence Tony it was heavy it was brief. sun disks, were stolen from the with materials salvaged from Killeen, although the events For the most part it was a fine dry week with long periods safe of Sheehan’s Pharmacy in the site, and also to construct a began a day earlier. Incorpo- of sunshine and temperatures usually in the low 20s. the town early last year. They wall along Mill Road and Main rating the European Triathlon Temperatures will remain above normal for the coming week had apparently been unearthed Street. Championships, the triAthlone and we will experience more rain, the heaviest expected today. in a bog by Hubert Lannon of Tyrone: Kenneth and Henry, featured an athlete village in Tuesday should be dry and sunny and after that it will be a Four Mile House in 1945 and the two sons of Hector and Leila the Athlone Civic Centre where mixture of sunshine and scattered showers. he subsequently gave them Coalter, with their families the prizes were presented. A Latest Temperatures: Day 21C (70F) to his local pharmacist. The travelled to Omagh from Eng- music trail was created in the Night 14C (57F) artifacts, which are believed to Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 19 The Irish Language by Philip Mac AnGhabhann Celtic

Last month we learned how to say. “How much is it?” Cé mhéad? Cé and its close relative Cén, Cross which is simply Cé plus an, can have a variety of meanings depending on how they are used. English speakers, especially writers, are used to Words different words for “How” and the so-called “Wh- Words” – “When, What, Where, Who” and “Why?” The Irish Other languages do not have separate words for all of these, Irish among them. crosswords are You have already learned an alternate word for “How?” as in “How are you?” – Conas atá tú? / a service of an KOHN-uhs tah too/ Remember not to pronounce – but write – the firsta of atá. Ireland-based Another word for “How?” is Cén as in Cén chaoi? /KyEN hwee/ “How is your condition?” website which In addition to “How?” as in Cé mhéad, Cé can mean “Who?” and “Which?” provides Irish

Cé mhéad? “How much?” Family Coats of Cé hé tusa? “Who are you?” – with the h Arms by email. separating the two é’s. Cé acu (é ann)? “Which one?” You are invited Cé atá ann? “Who is it?’ Cé (article + noun) atá uait? to visit “Which (noun) do you want? Cé leis (article + noun) seo? “Whose (noun) is this?” www. Cé a (Verb in the Past) é? “Who (Verb in Past) this?” bigwood.com/

Similarly, Cén can have a variety of English heraldry equivalents, one of which you have already learned: Cén t-am é? /KyEN tahm eh/ “What time is it?”: ©-bigwood.com Cén? “What? IRELAND IN CROSSWORDS Cén t-am é? “What time is it?” ACROSS feet near Dingle. (5,6) Cén fath? “Why?” (“What reason?”) 1. A land isn’t alive. (anag.) In offshore Kerry 7 miles 9. Later by wall up in Down village in the Ards pen- Cén uair? “When?” (“What hour?”) by 2 miles, one of the most westerly in Europe. (8,6) insula, with fine sandy beaches. (11) Cén aois atá agat? 8. Tram comes over before nine for the surrounding 12. Note, running competition is not a sin! (5) “How old are you?” (“What age do you have?”) rock in which gems are embedded. (6) 13. Give generously to whip six inside. (6) Cé by itself as a noun means “quay” or, in 9. Had dock been cut down when summoned by ges- 15. Not so hot when century is not so young. (6) America, “a dock”. ture? (8) 17. It’s counterfeit, whichever way you look at it. (3) Cá bhfuil sé an cé? “Where is the quay?” 10. Glengarriff axiomatically includes a means of com- 18. Recuperating from this short illness in Glengarriff If used as a conjunction, cé can mean “however” munication shortly. (3) luxury? (3) or “although.” 11. Drives forward as seen in Clonbur gestures. (5) 19. Small offshore piece of land is rented out. (5) Not to worry. We will learn these in bits over 14. Up the ante very high in Sicily. (4) 25. Enthusiasm shown by sudden blow over nothing. (5) the next few months. 15. C.O. right to take all back in by the throat! (6) 27. “Our Garrick’s a salad for in him we see oil, vinegar, For now we will concentrate on three of these 16. Reptile to date. (4) sugar and saltiness ——.” Goldsmith. (5) phrases, beginning with Cé a (Verb in the 18. Discover in Corofin diversion. (4) 28. The brother of Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Re- Past) é. 20. Will lurches about in the heights of north west mus. (4) You recall that the Past of “Regular” verbs Roscommon between Boyle and Sligo. (6,5) 29. Name used in school time? (4) lenites (aspirates) the beginning consonant. This 21. Regretted rude disorder. (4) 31. But this American fuel is liquid! (3) sound change is indicated by inserting an h. 22. Human bone discovered in Anascaul natural en- For verbs that begin with a vowel, the lenition vironment. (4) CROSSWORD SOLUTION ON PAGE 21 is artificial, prefixingd’ to the verb. 23. A lot of money to be made from the law? (6) Of course you remember some of the irregular 24. Not quite dark, but it’s close. (4) verbs where the past of dean “do” is rinne which 26. Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos turn the seat over cannot be lenited and the past of feic “see” is after a loud start. (5) chonaic. Verbs that begin with sc- don’t change. 29. “When I makes —, I makes —, as old mother Grogan Irish Sayings … said. And when I makes water I makes water.” Joyce. (3) “A friends eye is a good mirror.” Cé a rinne é an seo? “Who did this?” 30. Verse Rob cut out and sent to English newspaper. (8) “It is the good horse that draws its own cart.” Cé a bhris é? “Who broke it?” 31. Rig not assembled in Tyrone village in the Owen- “A lock is better than suspicion.” Cé a chonaic an sin? “Who saw that?” killew River valley not far from Omagh. (6) “Two thirds of the work is the semblance.” Cé a chuir an crann? “Who planted the tree?” 32. Mercury to crash. (anag.) Pleasant Cork seaside “He who gets a name for early rising can stay in bed Cé a d’oscail an doras? “Who opened the door?” resort in a sylvan setting near Timoleague Abbey. (14) until midday.” The next phrase is “Whose (noun) is this?” “If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in Cé leis an (noun) seo? DOWN the autumn.” Cé leis an leabhar seo? 2. Poetic as ever, that is strange, back in Eire, even (5) “Put silk on a goat, and it’s still a goat.” “Whose book is this?” 3. Give little thanks to ten for deducting this from “Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.” Cé leis an carr sin? “Whose car is that?” your wages. (3) “A persons heart is in his feet.” The third we will practice is Cé atá ann? “Who 4. Genus of holly seen in O’Neil example. (4) “It is a long road that has no turning.” is it?” 5. “Take care of what you ——, or you will be forced to “Necessity knows no law.” Can you translate these sentences from Irish? —— what you get.” Shaw. (4) “The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.” 1.) Cé atá ann? ‘S é mo mhac, Liam. 2.) Cé a 6. Mortice partner returns for the musical group, hav- “There is no luck except where there is discipline.” d’ith an briosca? 3.) Rinne Nóra. 4.) Cé leis ing one over the eight. (5) “The man with the boots does not mind where he an teach seo? 5.) Cé a scríobh ‘Hamlet’? 6.) Tá 7. Draws one card and shuffles for the 1910 northern places his foot.” ‘Hamlet’ le Shakespeare. 7.) Cé leis an cúpa leader of no surrender, born in Dublin and educated “The light heart lives long.” caife? 8.) Cé a bhris an pláta sin? 9.) Feic! in T.C.D. (6,6) True greatness knows gentleness. Tá an long ag an cé. 10.) Cé mhéad ticéaid 8. Round Bann, Tom. (anag.) Kerry height of 3,127 When wrathful words arise a closed mouth is soothing. go Dhoire amárach. Now can you put these into Irish? 11.) “Who ADVERTISEMENT opened this?” 12.) “Whose car is that?” 13.) “Did you clean the shop?” 14.) “Who saw the policeman?” 15.) “Who opened this letter?” 16.) “How are you?” 17.) “Did you see the man in the chapel?” 18.) “I will see you Thursday.” 19.) “Who did you see in Photography by the shop?” 20.) “Who is there? It’s my daughter. Answers: 1.) “Who is there?” “It’s my son, Liam.” 2.) “Who ate the cookie?” 3.) Nora did.” 4.) Who does this house belong?” or “Who owns this house?” Image Photo Service 5.) “Who wrote ‘Hamlet’?”. 6.) “’Hamlet’ is by Shakespeare.” 7. “Whose is this cup of coffee?” 8.) “Who broke that plate?” 9.) “Look! The ship is • Weddings • Anniversaries at the quay.” 10.) “How much is a ticket to Derry tomorrow?” 20.) “Who is there? It’s my daughter, • Banquets • Portraits a nurse.” You have not had the word long, “a ship” but • Reunions the context told you. 11.) Cé a d’oscail seo? 12.) Cé leis an carr • Groups • Families sin? 13.) An ghlan tú an siopa? 14.) Cé a chonaic an garda? 15.) Cé a d’oscail an litir seo? 16.) Conas atá tú? 17.) An chonaic tú • Special Occasions an duine sa shéipéal? 18.) Feicfidh mé tusa Déardaoin. 19.) Cé a chonaic tú sa shiopa? 20,) Cé atá ann? ‘S í mo iníon, banaltra. (617) 291-6609 Cén áit? “Where?” (What place?) Cén fáth? “Why?” The official photographers of the Boston Irish Reporter Page 20 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com McDowell Makes History in Winning US Open; Frontrunners Fade

PEBBLE BEACH, Tiger Woods offered some- the side of the 18th green CA – Northern Ireland thing of a challenge but all at picturesque Pebble, (Portrush) golfer Graeme faltered towards the end rushed to embrace his son McDowell won the US while McDowell held his as evening waves crashed Open Golf Championship nerve. The one man who into the beach below. here on June 20 to become posed a real threat was The victory has already the first European to win Gregory Havret of France, made him a celebrity in the title in 40 years. who started the day three the US. Before returning The 30-year-old profes- behind McDowell and nar- to Ireland he was a guest of sional went into the final rowed the gap to one. Jay Leno on the “Tonight round at Pebble Beach McDowell started the Show “and impressed with trailing Dustin Johnson day at three-under and his quiet manner. by three strokes, but his finished on level par. That There was a huge wel- playing partner found was enough to give his Dad come for the new Ameri- himself in deep trouble the Fathers’ Day present can Open Champion when early on and slipped out he had asked for, and his he returned to his home of the reckoning. father was on hand to wit- club of Rathmore in For much of the round ness it all. Portrush on Wednesday big names such as Ernie The elder McDowell, evening June 23. Els, Phil Mickelson, and waiting with friends by Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland reacts on the 18th green after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday, June 20, 2010, at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Three Local Irish Festivals Bruins Head to Belfast Planned For to Play Pre-season Game The Boston Bruins are slated to play a pre-season Late Summer, Fall exhibition hockey game in Belfast, according the Na- Canton, MA- The Irish Cultural Centre of New Eng- tional Hockey League sources. The game is planned land has announced plans to stage a 20th annual Irish at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Festival at its Canton campus. The three day event Oct. 2 as part of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere is set for Sept.17 to 19, and the non-profit has sent Challenge. out invitations for vendors, musicians, entertainers The Bruins will play the Belfast Giants Select, a and dancers to sign-up. For more information, email unified team comprised of an All-Star selection of the [email protected] or phone 781-821-8291 best of the UK Elite League players from each team. Newport, RI – The annual Labor Day Weekend The team will spend two nights in Belfast, a stopover Newport Waterfront Irish Festival is set for Saturday, on the way to Prague. The team will officially open Sunday and Monday, Sept 4 to 6 in Newport. Featured their NHL regular season by playing the Phoenix entertainers include The Elders, Eileen Ivers, The Coyotes in two games in Prague on Saturday, Oct. 9 Screaming Orphans and many more. and Sunday, Oct. 10. Dorchester MA – The 2nd annual Dorchester/Adams The Bruins return to Europe for the first time in 50 Corner Irish Festival is back for one day, Sunday, Oct. years. After the 1958-59 season, the Bruins and New Holly Foley of Kingston, Rhode Island with brother- 10 in the middle of the long Columbus Day weekend. A York Rangers embarked on a 10-city, 23-game European in-law Attorney John Foley at the 20th anniversary smash hit last year, the free event attracted upwards tour that included games in London, Geneva, Paris, gala for the Irish Cultural Centre. of 6000 to the all-day music fest, staged on the street Antwerp, Zurich, Berlin and Vienna, among others. expressed his hope that the “Bloody Sunday” report in “Boston’s most Irish neighborhood,” at the front The Bruins’ roster includes Czech players David will be a “transformative and cathartic moment” for door of popular Irish venues including Gerard’s Adams Krejci, who represented the Czech Republic in the the people of Northern Ireland. Corner, Greenhills Bakery and the Eire Pub. Olympics, and Vladimir Sobotka. Also, B’s team captain In a statement, Neal said: “Thirty eight years after Zdeno Chara hails from Slovakia. 13 unarmed men were shot dead on the streets of Derry in the north of Ireland, on a day now known across the globe as Bloody Sunday, the families of the victims found Regis College President the justice that they have been seeking for decades. “Today they learned the truth about what happened England Plans to Step Down during a peaceful civil rights march in the Bogside Regis College President Mary Jane England, MD, community on January 30, 1972. And they heard has announced her intention to leave Regis at the end the British Prime Minister say that their loved ones of June, 2011. A nationally recognized leader in health were innocent, and that the actions of the Parachute policy and psychiatry, she will continue pursuing those Regiment on that day were unjustified and wrong. If The Boston Irish Reporter is 20 years old longstanding interests in different forums. Bloody Sunday was a defining day in the history of A 1959 Regis graduate Dr. England is widely credited the Troubles, let us hope the publication of the Saville this year, and we plan to celebrate with a Gala with leading the college through a potentially crippling Report will be a transformative and cathartic moment Luncheon on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at financial deficit when she took office in 2001. Now the for the people of Northern Ireland. College is growing, 17 percent at the undergraduate “Today we remember Jackie Duddy, Hugh Gilmour, Boston’s Seaport/World Trade Center. level over the last decade and more than 200 percent at Michael Kelly, Michael McDaid, John Young, William the graduate level. Under her leadership, Regis for the Nash, Kevin McElhiney, William McKinney, Jim Wray, Boston Irish Family Honors first time admitted men as undergraduates and created Gerald Donaghey, Gerald McKinney, Barney McGuigan, two schools (the School of Liberal Arts, Education and Patrick Doherty and John Jonston who lost their lives The BIR is a family-owned and-operated Social Sciences and the School of Nursing, Science and marching near the Free Derry Corner. publication and we plan a program to recog- Health Professions) within the college. “We also remember the Bloody Sunday wounded. In announcing her decision, Dr. England said, “We’ve But our thoughts return to the families and relatives nize Irish Families, and will make presenta- had some difficult and historic decisions to make, but of the victims who waged a heroic campaign for their here Regis stands, serving multicultural, diverse and loved ones. I have supported their search for truth and tions to exemplary Irish Families who share intergenerational student populations, guiding them justice, and took great satisfaction watching them give in pathways toward the professional success they seek, a ‘thumbs up’ of approval to the crowd of thousands our common roots in Boston and Ireland. We and creating curricular options that meet the needs of gathered this morning in Derry’s Guildhall Square. the contemporary marketplace.” “It is a historic day for the people of Derry, and it is will recognize the stories of families whose Cong Neal Comments on Bloody Sunday Report a moment of vindication to people around the world ancestors arrived from Ireland and worked to Sprigdfield US Congressman Richard Neal, who who stood by their side for so many years.” chairs “The Friends of Ireland” caucus in the US House, give better lives to their children and grand- children, and will give special recognition to two Boston Irish leaders for their special Boston Irish Reporter’s Calendar If your club or organization has an item or event for the Boston Irish Reporter calendar, send the necessary achievements in government and in business. details to [email protected] and please include a daytime contact name and telephone number. A host committee currently is in formation, and sponsorship opportunities are available July 17 – 8th annual Blackstone Valley Celtic Festi- ethnic foods, art and children’s activities. val. Indian Ranch Performance Center, 200 Gore Road, in support of this first annual event. Please Route 16, Webster. 1-800-841-0919 | blackstonevalley- August 2-6 – Children’s Celtic Camp at Irish Cul- celticfestival.com. A great one-day festival packed with tural Centre of New England. A fun and educational make a note to “save this date” for lunch on top bands, step dancers, competitions, and vendors, all program for children grades 1-8. Experience the fun in a beautiful setting. Free Parking. Shuttle bus ($2) of Irish tradition and culture through dance, music, October 7. encouraged please. literature and more! Please call 781-821-8291 for more information. Space is limited, register early! The camp July 23-25 – 24th Annual Lowell Summer Music Fes- is still seeking teachers and junior counselors for the tival, Boarding House Park, 40 French Street, Lowell. 2010 season. For more information and job descriptions Free. Donations welcome | 978 970-5200 | lowellsum- please send an e-mail to Louise O’Shea at louiseoshea@ Ed Forry Publisher mermusic.org. The festival features six stages of tradi- irishculture.org. tional ethnic music, authentic crafts demonstrations, Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 21 Boston Irish Reporter Book Briefs Reviews of books recently published in Ireland, courtesy of readireland.com Beyond suffer from in modern G2: In Defence some twists and turns in 1888-1923 Consolidation: culture is the lack of an of Ireland Anglo-Irish relations. By Denis Barry idea of the infinite and In size and tone, Denis Or How We the eternal. Seculariza- By Maurice Walsh The Siege of Derry Barry’s funeral cortege in Became Too Clever tion, he argues, is com- the midst of a bloody civil pletely meaningless as By Richard Doherty war was similar to those for God … and Our The unionist way cry a term to describe what that marked the burials Own Good “No Surrender!” was has happened to them. of Tomas MacCurtain and first used in 1689 by the By John Waters Taking up the theme of Terence McSwiney and, Protestant defenders of his previous best selling in more peaceful times, Londonderry as James book, “Lapsed Agnostic,” of Christy Ring and Jack II’s army laid siege to the Waters explores the pro- Lynch. But who was ‘the city for 105 days. There cess by which the hope of a Unknown Commandant’? were astonishing acts of society was sabotaged and A martyr and a hero to courage, from the heroic plundered in the name of a his countrymen, Denis death of Captain Brown- mis-defined freedom and Barry is overlooked today. ing to the anonymous boys a utopia of the now. This book seeks to rescue who played signal roles this hugely respected in the defence of the city. War of Independence. Cork man from relative Irish Soldiers This book examines how A brave soldier, patriot, anonymity. Denis Barry the Jacobites might have and sportsman, a hunger in Europe toiled in the shadows achieved success, and strike ended his life at the of McSwiney and Mac- 17th-19th Century the far reaching impact Curragh Military Prison Curtain in the tumultu- By George B. Clark The Irish Military Intel- of the siege as a crucial in 1923 for the cause he ous period of the Irish This title contains fas- ligence Service is often event in the second Brit- believed in. cinating stories of Irish referred to as G2. Michael ish civil war. Renowned soldiers who fought for Collins was its first Direc- military historian Rich- European powers from tor in the War of Indepen- ard Doherty brings his Waters explores the the seventeenth century dence when the IRA suc- expertise to bear on this HELP WANTED process by which the until the twentieth cen- ceeded in the intelligence pivotal campaign, using hope of a society was tury. Europe in the sev- war against the British contemporary accounts, sabotaged and plundered enteenth and eighteenth Army and the Royal Irish official French and Eng- in the name of a mis- centuries was a danger- Constabulary. After the lish records, and pub- Database Administrator defined freedom and a ous place. Religious strife Civil War the Free State lished works. With an utopia of the now. In the and unstable politics saw army was subjected to understanding of seven- (Boston, MA) late spring of 2008 the war stretch across the severe reductions - G2 teenth-century warfare, acclaimed Irish writer centre of the continent for was not spared. Only especially siege craft, Dvlp and maintain life cycles of SQL, db’s, data Nuala O’ Faolain went long periods of time. the efforts of successive he probes many of the access layers & T-SQL, programm’g pertain’g to Amidst that chaos on a national Irish radio Directors of Intelligence, myths that have grown applic needs. Plan, dgn, test & implement applic program to tell the Irish Irishmen, exiled from Michael J. Costello, Liam up around the siege, sets people that she was dy- their homeland by the Archer, and Dan Bryan, it in its rightful context, db code objects incl complex queries, stored ing of cancer. She was re-conquest of the island ensured its survival. In a and shows how the history procedures, funct’ns, triggers & view for medium frightened of death and by Elizabethan England, twist, as part of their role of Europe was turned by & lg scale applics. Dvlp, maintain, implement & of the short time left to emerged as a powerful in the new state, they kept the events of 1689. force. From before the suppt all SQL srvrs (Suite of SSIS, SSAS, SSRS) her. She went right to a close eye on the IRA and dvlpmt & product’n efforts. Skills & Tools: ASP. the heart of the modern Flight of The Earls in other subversives. attitude to God, to hope, 1607, through the Flight During the Emergency, NET, C#, SQL 2000/2005/SQL 2008, XML, TSQL, to life and death. Here of The Wild Geese after as the Second World War SSRS & SSIS. MS in Comp Sci or rel reqd. Mail was a spokesperson for the Fall of Limerick in was known in Ireland, G2 1691 and until the British res to Costar Group Inc. 2 Bethesda Metro Ctr, a generation which now was involved in counter- Ste 505, Bethesda MD 20814 conjured up an abyss for placed a ban on Irishmen espionage, propaganda, itself, reviewing a cul- travelling to join foreign and maintaining Ire- ture she had inhabited armies in the middle of the land’s pro-Allied neutral- and helped to create one eighteenth century, Irish- ity. Officers detained and last time. She believed men fought for Austria, interrogated IRA gun- neither in an afterlife Spain, Poland, Russia, runners as well as Nazi, nor in God. This abyss, France and England. In British, and American argues John Waters, is this selection of Biogra- airmen and agents prior created by pursuing the phies, George B. Clark to imprisonment. The failed hypothesis that offers us an overview work of cryptologist Dr. humankind can live with- of the wars they fought Richard Hayes was es- out God. The despair she in, the battles that they sential to the war effort expressed is the despair turned, won or lost and as it ensured German of a generation which the profiles and attitudes codes were decrypted and believed it could create of those men who created passed to London. Draw- a utopia of reason, free the myth of the fighting ing heavily on Irish in- Unknown of the encumberments of Irish. telligence records, many tradition and the dread of disclosed for the first Commandant: the absolute. time, this compelling book Life & Times With Nuala O’ Faolain’s fills a gap in the history of Denis Barry, broadcast as his point of of Irish intelligence and departure, Waters exam- ines this trajectory of Irish Culture to this point of “Serving Greater Boston since 1971” despair. How reasonable is it to believe in noth- 1060 N. 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By Peter F. Stevens ie upbringing starkly Cathedral of the Holy hate mail for his unpopu- for his family’s friend BIR Staff contrasted with the “lace- Cross. Cushing baptized lar stance and was even and benefactor on Sept. 8, curtain Irish” label that numerous children of upbraided by the Vatican. 1970: “For three-quarters Second of three articles. embodied the Kenne- the Kennedy clan, gave Until his death, in of a century [Cushing’s] dys long before John’s the invocation at JFK’s November 1970, Car- life has been a light in “I’m no theologian,” presidential campaign. inauguration, in 1961, dinal Richard Cushing a world that cries out Cardinal Richard Cush- Cushing helped infuse and delivered the eulogy had followed the design for illumination. He will ing liked to say. His even Irish Americans re- at the slain president’s O’Connell had crafted for never have to account for self-deprecating humor sentful of the Kennedys’ funeral mass in 1963 in politics and religion, but his stewardship, for if his notwithstanding, Cush- perceived “airs” with the Washington, D.C. Cushing added his own goodness is not known to ing had no trouble wading idea that no matter what, Proving every bit as touches. Without the aid God, no one’s ever will be.” into battles theological, the Kennedys had spring formidable a friend as a of the South Boston car- – economic, parochial, and from the ould sod and a prelate, Cushing publicly dinal, it is possible that Next: The political im- political. JFK triumph would prove defended Jacqueline Ken- John F. Kennedy might pact and controversies of His predecessor, the once and for all that the nedy when she married not have captured the Cardinals Medeiros, Law, aristocratic, autocratic Irish and Catholics had Aristotle Onassis in 1968. White House. Ted Ken- and O’Malley. Cardinal William Henry Cardinal Cushing made it in America, had Cushing received reams of nedy offered apt words O’Connell, had wielded 1944-1970 finally passed through the statewide political clout “Golden Door.” Cushing from the back of wagons. that could make or break also worked tirelessly to I spoke for Jim Curley. a man’s chances of hold- tamp down non-Catholics’ I spoke for the suffrag- ing any office from city fears that a Kennedy vic- ettes and the anti-suf- councilor to governor. tory would put the pope in fragettes—anyone who The urbane cleric could – the White House. When would pay me. This was and did – steer his flock the votes were counted all outdoors—that’s how toward candidates he – controversially in Chi- I developed this present favored. cago and West Virginia style of talking indoors. In virtually every way, – and JFK was elected Then the priest said, ‘If the rough-hewn, genial president, he owed much you do any more speaking Cushing, a son of South in political terms to the for politicians or any other Boston and a man who had Boston cardinal. cause, I’m never going to risen from a hardscrabble In his long friendship give you a letter to the youth to a “prince of the with the Kennedys, Cush- seminary.’” church,” differed from the ing’s loyalties were fierce, Cushing’s long and sophisticated O’Connell. even if he chided family close relationship with In one way, the two prel- members in private for the Kennedys proved ates were joined at the various transgressions. pivotal in John F. Ken- proverbial hip: each was He had married Jack nedy’s landmark run for committed to expand- and Jackie in 1953 in the presidency in 1960. ing and cementing the Newport, at a church fit- A man whose deep Irish Catholic Church’s hard- tingly designed by Irish roots defined his persona won influence in Boston immigrant and archi- and his heart, Cushing’s and beyond. Cushing tect Patrick Kiely, who rough-and-tumble South- also reached out to the had also built Boston’s Jewish community and other denominations to AUTO BODY REPAIRS (617) 825-1760 advance the common (617) 825-2594 good for the poor and the FAX (617) 825-7937 physically and mentally handicapped. Cushing, named arch- bishop in 1944 and a cardinal in 1958, followed O’Connell’s blueprint for Free Pick-Up & Delivery Service picking moments when church and political in- terests intersected, to 150 Centre Street Cushing’s way of think- ing. As historian Thomas Dorchester, MA 02124 H. O’Connor describes in his classics The Boston Irish: A Political History and Boston Catholics: A History of the Church and Its People, Cushing first threw his influence in a decidedly public way be- hind a politician in 1949. O’Connor writes: “Coinci- dentally but significantly, the new archbishop’s ecumenical approach was also clearly in tune with the political exhor- tations of Mayor John B. Hynes, who had defeated James Michael Curley in November 1949 and who was urging the citizens of Boston to put aside their differences and work together for the renewal and reconstruction of the city.” It was a momentous EIRE development, O’Connor notes, “to have the pres- tigious religious leader pub of the community voicing the same humanitarian ideals and moral senti- ments as the city’s politi- 795 Adams St. • Dorchester cal leader…” Cushing acknowledged that politics had always “President’s Choice” burned within him, and Billy Higgins 617-201-6077 in a 1968 interview with Time, he revealed that, as a young man, he had Serving Lunch & Dinner once weighed politics as a career versus his evolving vocation: “Originally, I Every day, wanted to be a politician. All donations lovingly accepted I used to make money speaking for politicians southillchildrensfund.com 7 days a week Page 24 July 2010 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com

Save the Date for the Irish Cultural Centre’s 20th Annual Golf Tournament to be held at the Easton Country Club, South Easton, MA ICC Welcomes back Ireland’s Best Folk Group!

Enjoy this great Irish Concert Friday, September 10, 2010 under the stars on Friday night Registration and Lunch: 11:00 am • Shotgun Start: 12:00 pm

Dinner and Cocktails at the Irish Cultural Centre: immediately following the tournament JULY.23.2010 Proceeds will benefit the Irish Cultural Centre’s mission and programs to promote and organize Irish cultural, educational, Concert starts at 7PM sporting and social events. We aim to establish and sustain a facility Tickets: $20 ICC Members/$25 Non-Members where current and future generations of the New England community Call ICC 781-821-8291 to purchase your tickets. can participate in activities that promote Irish culture and heritage.

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PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF IRISH CULTURE FRIDAY- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th-19th 2010 Ticket Pricing is as follows: Live Irish and Celtic Music, Members Current with Annual Dues Step Dancing, Children and - $10 per day or $25 for a Weekend pass Family Activities, Food, (Weekend passes are good for Friday, Saturday and Sunday) Amusement Rides, Genealogy, General Admission - $15 per day or $35 for a Weekend pass Author Readings, Shopping and (Weekend passes are good for Friday, Saturday and Sunday) So Much More. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a paid adult. Hours: FRI. 6-midnight; SAT. 11am-midnight; SUN. noon-9pm For information or to pre-reserve your tickets or passes please contact the Irish Cultural Centre at 888-GO-IRISH or email [email protected]. We are still seeking sponsors and vendors for more information or vendor application please call the Irish Cultural Centre at 781-821-8291.