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Cleveland St. Patrick-St. Jarlath Gaelic Football Club's Youth Team Snag Balls and Dream of Taking the Fields of Glory event where the end of the tunnel, was on to us to chat with as we seek out great Editor’s just down the boreen green. new additions to our OhioIANews team. Gormley’s Pub / The Irish Barber What a fantastic job by so many – a I hope I will see you Out & About, GormleysPub.com / The IrishBarber.com Corner recap is in the Fields of Glory column safe and sound. If you need a speaker, By John O’Brien, Jr. this month, but a bigly shout out to Club call. Our Irish Opportunity Corridor Chairman Vincent Beach with Assis- runs from The Northcoast, to The tant Coach and Committee Chair Jim Southcoast, Cleveland to Clearwater; Í@Jobjr June 2021 Vol. 15 • Issue 6 Coyne's efforts and leadership working CLE to shining CLE. Contact us with Publisher & Editor John O’Brien Jr. hand in hand. The tournament featured your story, event or speaker needs and Design/Production men’s and women’s teams from Buffalo, we’ll be of service. Christine Hahn Website Rich Croft Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, There are many more songs and sto- Columnists Summerfly Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. Check out ries; I hope we will write new ones - of Akron Irish Lisa O’Rourke MILESTONE & SWEET SNAPS An Eejit Abroad Conor Makem In another younger day the OhioIANews Facebook page for joy, of unification. Here, and across the more to the story, and loads of pics. At Home Abroad Regina Costello I could dream the time away pond. We are closer to a One Ireland Behind the Hedge John O’Brien, Jr. In the universe inside my room Every month I beg and beg our read- than we have been in more than 800 Blowin’ In Susan Mangan 440.990.PINT / 440.333.4418 And the world was really mine ers and organizations from throughout years. Let’s unite for America, too. 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2 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 3 On January 1 and 2nd, German planes 55,000 homes, more than half in dropped bombs on Counties Meath, The Blitz the city, were damaged or destroyed, Cleveland Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow and Continued from previous page leaving 100,000 temporarily home- Comhrá' Kildare. On the 3rd of January, Dublin constructed there. For the Royal Navy, less. 900 people lost their lives; anoth- By Bob Carney was hit again, in the South Circular aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers er 1,500 were injured, 400 severely. Road area, with twenty people injured and other vessels, a hundred and thir- The anti-aircraft guns ceased firing and extensive property damage. ty-five by the time of the blitz, were early during the raid fearing they Í@BobCarneyGTR The deadliest attack came on May 31, built at Harland and Wolff, by 35,000 might damage RAF fighters, but the when four German bombs were dropped workers. During the war, Belfast ship- RAF had not responded to the attack. in the North Strand area of Dublin, yards built or converted 3,000 ships The bombing continued until 5a.m. killing twenty-eight. During the night, for the war effort; over 22,000 others Wednesday morning. Irish military observers spotted a large were repaired there. 220,000 people fled the city in the The Blitz of number of Luftwaffe aircraft flying, not Another company, Short Brothers, aftermath; after the war, documents in formation, but independently, some manufactured aircraft. They built the discovered by the Allies stated that Belfast, 1941 appearing to be circling over the city. Sunderland flying boat and the Stir- Belfast was never to be mentioned Searchlights were put up and flares ling long range heavy bomber for the again as a potential target. Hitler had Voted Best Stone Oven Pizza At the onset of World War II, the were fired by the Irish Army, starting RAF; they employed 20,000 people. concerns that De Valera’s reaction Republic of Ireland declared its neu- with three flares the colors of the Irish Harland’s Engineering built tanks, might incite Irish-American politi- trality. Northern Ireland, as part of the flag in an attempt to warn the pilots they other companies made gun mount- cians to convince the United States Downtown Willoughby United Kingdom, did not have that were flying in neutral territory. After ings, aircraft parts and ammunition. to join the war in Europe, a move he option. However, the first bombings on a quarter of an hour passed, the Irish Textile companies made fabric for knew could bring about Germany’s the island by the German Luftwaffe, on Army opened fire with anti-aircraft plane coverings. The ports were also defeat. the 26th of August 1940, occurred in Co. guns. Local air defenses were weak and at 2:05 AM. The first landed in the minimal preparation for the impending the launching point for shipping For further reading, Stephen Douds Wexford during a daylight raid, killing the gunners poorly trained, even though Ballybough area, destroying two homes conflict. Prime Minister of Northern war materials and food to Britain, book, “The Belfast Blitz, The People’s three people. the weapons were capable of destroying and injuring many, the second and third Ireland, Lord Craigavon, said, “Ulster is sometimes under the protection of Story” is an interesting compilation That December, on the 20th of the the bombers, they were unable to hit any caused property damage, including on ready when we get the word and always the neutral tri-color of the Irish Free of entries from the diaries of people month at around 7:30 in the evening, of their targets. Áras an Uachtaráin, the official resi- will be,” when he was asked if the gov- State. who were there.  two bombs were dropped near Dún The German planes continued to dence of Irish President Douglas Hyde. ernment was ready for an attack. On the night of April 7, six Luft- Laoghaire, injuring three. About a half circle for about an hour before dropping The last bomb was delivered by a Defense experts determined in 1939 waffe bombers, flying at 7,000 feet, Bob Carney is a student of Irish history hour later, another fell near Carrickmac- three bombs over four minutes, begin- German plane that came in low and that Belfast was regarded as definite dropped incendiaries, high explosives and language and teaches the Speak Irish ross in Co. Monaghan. ning at 1:28 AM. A fourth was dropped dropped it in the North Strand area German target. The Ministry of Home and parachute mines on the docks Cleveland class held every Tuesday at PJ between Seville Place and Newcomer Affairs, however, did little to prepare, and surrounding residential areas. By McIntyre’s. He is also active in the Irish Bridge. Twenty-eight were killed, ninety aside from providing shelters in the har- mainland standards, casualties were Wolfhound and Irish dogs organizations were injured, approximately, three-hun- bor area. Belfast had the highest popula- low and damage minimal. Thirteen in and around Cleveland. Wife Mary, dred houses were destroyed and tion density in the United Kingdom, and people lost their lives and damage hounds Morrighán and Rían and terrier Mini Donuts, Bagels, Mitchells Ice Cream, four-hundred people were left homeless. the lowest percentage of public air-raid was done at the factory where the Doolin keep the house jumping. He can be German radio broadcast, “It is impos- shelters, around two-hundred, before Stirling bombers were made. reached ar [email protected] sible that the German Luftwaffe bombed the blitz. The RAF did manage to shoot Rising Star Roasters, Chill Pop Dublin intentionally.” Navigational error Four thousand households had con- down one of the bombers over Down- Get More to the Story or mistaken target must have been the structed their own shelters out of sheets patrick. The remaining ones returned More pics, and larger print too! Great Harvest Bread Co. cause according to a statement issued by of corrugated galvanized iron covered in to their base in northern France @www.ohioianews.com the German Ministry of Public En- dirt. These were effective against falling and reported to their superiors that (Located Next to the Wild Goose) lightenment and Propaganda (the name debris, the main cause of injury from Belfast’s defenses were “inferior in alone would gain my trust!). bombings, rather than the blast itself. quality, scanty and insufficent.” There were no searchlights. Some A week later, April 15, a Tuesday THE BELFAST BLITZ barrage balloons were used to obstruct Possibly, the reasons were not in- afternoon, fans watching a football aircraft from coming in too low. On the match at Windsor Park noticed a nocent ones. In April of ‘41, Berlin ground, twenty-two anti-aircraft guns launched The Belfast Blitz, causing dev- Luftwaffe aircraft circling overhead. were positioned around the city. On the That night, one-hundred and fifty astation in the city. Ireland sent rescue, first night of the blitz, only seven of the fire and emergency personnel to Belfast bombers left their airfields in north- guns were manned and operational. ern France and the Netherlands head- and DeValera formally protested the The United Kingdom military believed raid and gave his famous “they are our ed for Belfast. The air -raid sirens Belfast was at the edge of the Luft- went off at 10:40 PM, when flares people” speech. waffe’s range of operation, so the Royal Some historians believe it may have were dropped to illuminate the city, Air Force did not give the city a high and the first target was hit, the city been a warning to the Republic to stay priority. out of the war and to quit assisting waterworks. Germany’s enemies by sending aid and RMS TITANIC The bombers came in waves, drop- ping incendiaries, high explosives selling cattle to the British. After the Belfast was a major manufacturing and land mines. As the city burned, “Bringing a bit of Ireland to the 5 points” war, Winston Churchill said maybe the center before and during the war. the lack of water pressure made it 3600 west park rd, cleveland, ohio bombing of Dublin was the result of the Harland and Wolff was one of the 5pointscafe.com impossible to fight the fires. 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4 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 5 Donnybrook ON THIS DAY IN IRISH HISTORY - JUNE by John Myers of involvement in the Provisional stated and concluded that the Para’s mother of eight children, shot three 7 June, 1899– Birth in Dublin of flight from St. John’s Newfoundland. Irish Republican Army (Provo’s or were justified, as they were firing times including in the face. Her body Elizabeth Bowen, novelist and short- 16 June, 1904– This is the day that James The Home of Fine PIRA). Inspired by MLK and the upon armed members of the IRA. No was left injured for over three hours. story writer, best known for her novel Joyce first went walking with Nora European & American BALLYMURPHY JUSTICE Comfort Food American Civil Rights Movement, guns were ever found, victims carried Joseph Corr (43) shot several times; The Last September. Barnacle; it became the date on which LIVE Martin Luther King popularized the N.I. residents organized and protested no residue of ballistics fire and had Edward Doherty (28) killed while 8 June 1917– Date of the Butte, Montana, everything takes place in Ulysses and TUESDAY: Tacos & Margaritas phrase: “The arc of the Moral Uni- this extraordinary breach of civil and no history of violent involvement. walking nearby; John Laverty (20) mine disaster: 168 dead, including is known as Bloomsday. WEDNESDAY: Wing Night MUSIC! verse is long, but it bends towards human rights by the alleged Western And we now, officially know, that all shot twice, both bullets in the back; many Irish, when fire broke out 20 June 1867– Clan na Gael, a secret THURSDAY: Burger Night Justice.” For the families of the eleven SUNDAY: Daily Happy Democracy based in London. the dead and wounded were “entirely Paddy McCarthy (44), who did not die in a mineshaft. Butte was the US’s oath-bound organization, was Brunch, 9am-2pm victims of British atrocities known Ballymurphy is a housing estate/ innocent of any wrongdoing”. It is of bullet wounds, but rather a heart Hour foremost mining town at the time, founded in New York by Jerome HOURS Tues-Wed: 11:30am-10pm until 7pm! as the Ballymurphy Massacre, it was neighborhood of West Belfast, home clear that the British Government attack after British Para’s stuck a gun $ with a population of 50,000, a quarter Collins, a meteorological and science Thurs: 11:30am-10pm 2 Domestics, a long half century, but a measure of $ to a peaceful community of strong knew the civilians were murdered in in his mouth in a mock execution; of whom were Irish, mostly from Fri-Sat: 11:30am-Midnight Sunday: 9am-9pm 4 Glass of Justice was recently achieved. editor of the New York Herold. Wine Irish Republican sentiment. Over 600 cold blood; it is clear that the British John McKerr (49), died of a head shot County Cork. The formal Coroner’s Inquest re- troops of the Parachute Regiment Army and Government conscious- while standing in front of a Catholic 23 June 1919 – Royal Ulster 6757 Center Rd. (Route 303) Valley City, OH 44280 leased last month, concluded that the (“Paras”) were sent to Ballymurphy to ly lied. But the families had to live Church; Father Hugh Mullan (38), 10 June, 1944– Death of Frank Ryan, Constabulary (RIC) District Inspector eleven dead were “Entirely Innocent prominent leader of the Irish Michael Hunt was shot dead by Irish 330.483.1190 fully implement Operation Demetrius for decades with British attempts to Fr. Mullan was shot with his Roman www.GandalfsPub.com • www.Facebook/Gandalf’sPub of any wrongdoing.” It is a remark- by any means necessary and suppress smear their loved one’s names and Collar on while attempting to aid a Republican Army, who led 200 Volunteers in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, able and much welcomed sentence: ongoing marches and protests. reputations in order to cover up this victim of the Massacre, all the while Irishmen to Spain to fight against the most senior RIC officer to be “ENTIRELY” and “INNOCENT” and The Paras, Britain’s “Storm Troop- State sponsored violence. holding a white handkerchief; Joseph Franco. It is said that the character killed. “ANY” could not be any more suc- “Liam Devlin” in the Jack Higgins ers”, created to fight the Nazi’s CIVIL RIGHTS Murphy (41), survived the initial 27 June 1939– Kathleen Clarke, widow Check out archive issues of the cinct or clear. in WWII, were sent to beat down massacre, but was shot again while in thriller The Eagle Has Landed is based Over a three-day period, the British of executed Easter Rising leader Tom In August of 1971, the British protesting, unarmed civilians. It has custody of the Para’s after being beat- on Frank Ryan. Paras terrorized the community with Clarke, was elected Lord Mayor of Ohio Irish American News online at Government instituted “Operation been argued that the Paras created a en and tortured; Noel Phillips (20), an impunity. People were driven from 15 June 1919– Captain Jack Alcock and Dublin. Demetrius,” a plan of mass arrest and “Kill Zone” in Ballymurphy, which innocent bystander shot and killed; their homes, the Paras ransacked the Lt. Arthur Brown completed the first 29 June 1842– Birth of Maurice Davin, imprisonment (“Internment”) with- resulted in eleven dead and more Francis Quinn (19), killed by the Pa- houses, defecated on dining room transatlantic flight when their Vickers out need for evidence, due process or wounded. ra’s as he attempted to help one of the first President of Gaelic Athletic tables, urinated on beds, destroyed Vimy biplane landed near Clifden, Co. trial of individuals, merely suspected Formal British inquiry at the time injured; Daniel Teggart (44) riddled Association, known as “The Father of ohioianews.com religious and family heirlooms. The Galway, after a 2,500km (1,500 miles) with over 1fourteen bullets. And yet, Gaelic Football.” troops duty and obligation were to the British establishment and even an bring peace to the community, to Anglophilic American press labeled their fellow citizens, but instead they the dead as “terrorists”. brought death and violence. As no cameras were present in Vengeance and rath of the Empire Ballymurphy, it did not gain the same was unleased on a defenseless com- See the Celebrating St. Greater The Lyrics notoriety as Bloody Sunday did in munity. A reign of terror was West- Patrick’s Day Cleveland of Irish Freedom Derry. Gerry Adams responded in History, Traditions, minster’s response to the young Civil Irish Directory Notes of a documentary on the Ballymurphy and Activities A directory of Turbulent Times Rights Movement in the Six Counties. Irish performers, by John O’Brien, Jr. Massacre that “Arguably, if there A Holiday Book Sir Michael Jackson was the captain Restaurants, Pubs, had been proper holding to account for Kids Tells the story and of the Para’s unit at Ballymurphy. Businesses & of those who killed in Ballymur- Resources of and the history behind He was also the captain of the same by John O’Brien Jr. rebellious bard & ballad phy, then there wouldn’t have been World for the Irish in and Para’s who, five months later, perpe- around Cleveland from the beginning a Bloody Sunday and then there ! of Irish time. trated the events of Bloody Sunday in wouldn’t have been the huge convul- Derry with fourteen more executions. sion and radicalization that went on Sir Michael Jackson was rewarded in the relationship between peoples with a promotion to the head of the here and the two islands.” This was a British Army, and made a personal remarkable statement, and an indict- aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth. Carbon Leaf ment of the amoral British attitude As part of the British coverup, Sir First Generation Festival Fine Irish and posture towards the Six Counties A book of original poetry Michael Jackson testified at the initial Legends: Pubs of and those that live there. by John O’Brien, Jr. investigation that the Para’s were Songs and Stories Greater But let us celebrate this milestone, by John O’Brien, Jr. June 10th @ 7:30pm caught in a three-hour gun battle Cleveland albeit five decades late, that our hope A biographical look A poster of great $ with twenty armed members of the 32 in advance | GA seating in pods | Very limited number of seats available. is renewed for a victory for Truth and at the people who pubs where history PIRA. Even the British Government was made and Justice, an important step to healing made the music that now acknowledges this as a despica- defines a people memories created. and reconciliation as we prepare for a THE KENT STAGE ble lie. new and united Ireland.  175 East Main Street, Downtown Kent The Eleven dead included a mother of eight and a young Catholic Priest; Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-carbon-leaf-tickets-144729240053 Get More to the Story fifty-seven children lost a parent. More pics, and larger print too! www.thekentstage.com or 330-677-5005 The dead are Joan Connolly (44), @www.ohioianews.com All Publications Are Available at: www.songsandstories.net An O’Bent (O’Brien Enterprises) & Author John O’Brien, Jr. website ✵ www.facebook.com/OhioIrishAmericanNews ✵ www.twitter.com/jobjr.

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8 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 9 Photo by John O’Brien, Jr. Concessions – worked pavilion/ pre- were as follows: players are always welcome and can pared/ sold various food & drink items We hope to see you all this summer. join throughout the summer. The men’s Taking the throughout day. football team will continue training on Fields of Glory Joe Fergus, Maureen English & her UP THE CLE GAA!! Tuesdays at Impett Field in Westpark and By Vincent Beach team. In Cleveland, the fun begins June 6 on Thursdays at the WSIA – both starting Medical – provided care for injured (Sunday) at the WSIA. Football will be at 630PM. The hurlers continue on Sun- players. 3PM-415PM for all ages and hurling will days in Brecksville at the Stadium Drive Kellie King follow from 415PM to 530PM. field and have started a weekday training Event Operations – oversaw mainte- Look-Ahead. The Midwest GAA June at Edgewater Park (lower rugby field) at nance/ provided rides for whom needed it. and July Schedule includes an Adult 6PM. And, the Ladies’ will continue with Brendan Mulloy Invitational in Detroit on July 24th. The twice a week sessions. Please visit the club 2nd Annual Field Marshalls – insured games flowed/ Division looks to host clubs from the website.  managed teams & referees. Heartland and Central Division to play John Thompson, Bob Krulik, John Midwest Clubs in all codes (football and Get More to the Story More pics, and larger print too! Memorial 7’s Coyne, Mike Walsh. hurling, ladies and men). @www.ohioianews.com The Vince Beach Family – huge Cleveland Adults: Remember – new amount of hours preparing fields & every- Tournament thing else to make things happen Vince, Michelle & Kids & Tom Beach Recap (who umpired almost the whole tourna- ment). We want to give a massive thanks to all Ohio Irish American News – A true who helped organize, volunteer, donate, jewel to all NE Ohioans travel, play, and attend our 2nd Annual John O’Brien – for his on-go- 7’s held May 8th. We would ing support for us - have not had an amazing ALWAYS. event without all of you. 26 Supporters – who braved the fun and competitive foot- elements for 26 games. ball games were played; we Started off chilly & wet – then are already looking forward the sky opened up to sun & blue to our event in 2022. skies. WINNER’S The Gannon & Dunne Families Men’s: Pittsburgh Celtics (now a two- 2021 Tournament memorial recognized time winner) Sean Gannon this year. The Dunne Fam- Ladies: Milwaukee Miltown Gaels ily sponsoring the MVP trophies & Annie Men Shield: Detroit Wolfe Tones providing a generous donation. To all Supporters, Alumni, Legends and Obviously, many more people should Players, be recognized, but we all saw a very nice Thanks to all that made this past week- future unfolding with our Men’s and end a success. We were able to create (2) Ladies Teams. We entered two teams for SUBSCRIBE! terrific fields, provide a great atmosphere both and divided them equally. All four Makes and play 26 games this past Saturday. teams came away with big wins, with one Receive the Ohio Irish American a GREAT Huge thank you to the volunteers: of the Men’s team reaching the Shield News in Your Mailbox! GIFT! Ball Chasers – unbelievably great job Final and the Ladies teams both winning Published 12 times yearly, the first of each month of chasing/ retrieving balls in the muddy several times and tying for 2nd place with woods all day. the Pittburgh Banshees. We look forward First Class Delivery: Youth program to an exciting season. The winning teams One Year $36 Two Years $70 Three Years $100 Please start the subscription the month of: Live Music Have an Event Name: Live Sports or Fundraiser? Address: Authentic Host it in our beautiful City: State: Zip: Irish Fare Bridgie Ned’s Phone: ( )

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10 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 11 the Mississippi River. Thanks, Aunt the fish. Fish sales were booming too. problematic; the main problem was the Over 1,000 barrels of fish were sold to unreliability of batch tempering, which 1 Baguette Loaf Cleveland Irene. 2 tablespoons Olive Oil The Western Basin is west of San- Clevelanders in a day. Cozzens Grocery meant that anglers had to test every Cooking Up Irish also had fresh lobsters and oysters im- hook before they used it. However, the 1 bunch of fresh Basil – approximate- dusky and the Eastern Basin is east of a Hooley ly 15 leaves By Francis McGarry Erie, PA. The Central Basin is all points ported from New York, with saltwater Norwegian firm Mustad, which was fish. founded in 1876, paved the way for By Katie Gagne Slice the strawberries and place in a in between. That’s us. bowl and sprinkle the sugar on top and The Western Basin contains more THE LIMERICK HOOK modern and reliable hook production to begin by introducing hook-making set aside. shoals and islands and an average Those were not the only fish-related machines to its factory. Slice the basil leaves into thin rib- depth of 24’. It is mostly a mud bottom. ads in the Plain Dealer. N.E. Critten- Even if the quality control was bons. The Eastern Basin is generally deeper den’s had the hook, or hooks. He had difficult for the Limerick Hooks at Slice the baguette on the bias to ½ than the rest of the lake, with the deep- Spring Snap Hooks, Griswold Fish N.E. Crittenden’s Store, there were still inch thickness. Arrange on a baking est point in the lake being 210 feet. The Hooks, Yankee Doodle Fish Hooks and Got My Wishy 10,000 of them available there. Many sheet and drizzle with olive oil and Central Basin deepens to 60 to 78 feet, the best hook of the all, the Limerick Perfect sprinkle with garlic salt and black “Murray Hill is the foothills of the would only use the O’Shaughnessy with a base of mud, sand and clay. Hook. Crittenden’s had 10,000 Limer- pepper. Bake at 350* for about 8-10 Appalachian Mountains.” Aunt Irene Limerick Hook, or even the hooks out The variety of the lake is a result of ick Hooks for sale. minutes until lightly toasted. always reminds us when she wants of Dublin. Both had the reputation of Little Fruit the last ice age. The variety is repre- The Limerick fishing hooks were Remove from oven and immediately to get Italian food, but won’t just say seldom breaking, although they might It really could be the perfect fruit. sented in the location of commercial known all over the fishing world. spread the goat cheese on the warm it. She sometimes treats us to more bend on occasion. “The English hooks, It’s strawberry season, and this time of fisheries. Lake Erie produced histori- Daniel O’Shaughnessy conceived of bread slices. interesting facts. The Appalachians made of cast steel, in imitation of the year those red berries are so sweet and cally nearly a third of all the fish in the the hook while fishing for salmon in Top with a few sliced strawberries for were once volcanic and used to be some Irish ones, are the worst of all,” ac- bursting with flavor. I love the adven- Great Lakes. the Shannon River. He was the most each slice and then sprinkle the basil of the tallest mountains in the world. cording to the Field Book, Sports and ture of picking my own each June. I The Western Basin is primarily famous fishing hook maker of his time. leaves in top. Aunt Irene watches her Nat Geo. Pastimes of the British Islands. usually get way too ambitious and pick responsible for those numbers. Calm Daniel O’Shaughnessy was not the Drizzle each with a small amount of Please don’t get her started on the Ice so many, I don’t know what to do with and shallow water combined with an first to make a hook. The earliest true A LOT OF HOOKS Balsamic Vinegar. Age and Lake Maumee. I will have to them all after making copious amounts abundance of fish made commercial hooks date back to the Neolithic age The population of Cleveland was Place on a serving plate or tray. give it to her; she provided some great of jam and lots of tarts and shortcakes. fishing a considerable industry in the and were usually made from bone, only 17,000 in 1850. That is a lot of This taste best served at room tem- background information when re- One thing I discovered over the years is west. Cleveland never had a substantial shell, horn, bird’s beaks, or constructed hooks! Which would indicate that perature. searching fishing in Lake Erie. how great they work in savory dishes as fishing economy. We chose industry with a wooden shank and a flint point, there was some fishing going on, just Makes approximately 14 slices. Lake Erie is the 12th largest lake in and getting fish imported. well as the sweet ones. Here is a quick which meant that they had to be quite not commercial. In 1849, Jesse Enos and easy appetizer using these little red Enjoy!  the world. Commercial fishing on Lake Advertisements appeared in the Plain large. requested the city to lease the “West Erie dates back to Commodore Perry’s gems that you will end up making all Dealer as early as 1845 for white fish at The Bronze Age saw the appearance Fishing ground.” Frank Pinckney Katie Gagne teaches English at Trini- defeat of the British Fleet in 1813. The summer. $7 per barrel, and $6 for pickerel and of smaller hooks, made from an alloy made a similar request for the “East ty High School in Garfield Heights. She first fishery was near the Maumee Riv- herring. If you needed lard, the canal which contained much more copper Fishing Ground on Bath St” the same STRAWBERRY BRUSCHETTA is also the owner of her in-home bakery er, which at one time flowed towards boat unloaded 1,131 pounds of it with than modern bronze, and consequently, year. Those are the only requests Ingredients Sassy’s Sweets and Oh So Much More. would have been much harder. Iron noted in the Plain Dealer. 1 pint of Strawberries – sliced You can contact her at (440) 773-4459 hooks also have a long history. 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12 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 13 Parliament would rule the kingdoms. nanters, who were defying Advancing relentlessly, the Irish around 300 men killed. Two days Thomas Davis wrote in his Lament Hibernians and Division Historian for It also included rebellions (in Ireland) the rule of the king. The pikemen overran the British artillery later, O’Neill followed up his victory for Owen Roe O’Neil, “Yes, they slew the Patrick Pearse Division in Colum- Illuminations and civil wars (in both England and rebellion developed into positions and came to “push of pike” by advancing towards Clones and with poison him they feared to meet bus, Ohio. He is also Chairman of the By J. Michael Finn Scotland). Those who fought for the an ethnic conflict between with Monro’s front line infantry. Irish chasing the Laggan Army back to its with steel.” Napoleon Bonaparte Catholic Record Society for the Diocese monarchy of King Charles I were Irish Catholics on one side, pikes had the advantage of longer strongholds in counties Derry, Done- was quoted as saying, “If Owen Roe of Columbus, Ohio. He writes on Irish known as Royalists and those who and English and Scottish shafts than those of their opponents. gal and Tyrone, leaving the Confed- O’Neill’s life had been spared, he and Irish-American history; Ohio histo- fought on behalf of rule by Parliament Protestant colonists on the The tightly packed Scottish in- erates with the only army in the field would have been more than a match ry and Ohio Catholic history. You may were known as Parliamentarians in En- other. fantry were forced in on top of one in Ulster. for the infamous, but warlike, Crom- contact him at [email protected]. gland, or as Covenanters in Scotland. In 1642 at Kilkenny, the another. Monro’s forces were gradual- well!”  The Irish Confederate Wars took Association of the Confed- ly pushed back by the pikemen, until THE REIGN OF TERROR BEGINS Get More to the Story place in Ireland between 1641 and 1653. erate Catholics of Ireland their formation collapsed. Despite Confederate victories, the J. Michael Finn is the Ohio State More pics, and larger print too! This was the Ireland component of was formed to organize and A second cavalry charge by Mon- British Civil War raged on. King Historian for the Ancient Order of @www.ohioianews.com the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The control the Catholic war ro failed to disrupt the Irish lines. Charles I was executed by the Par- The Battle conflict in Ireland also had political, re- effort. Military units were O’Neill ordered Irish Cavalry Colonel liamentarians January 30, 1649. The ligious and ethnic aspects. The main is- established in all four prov- Farrell to attack Monro’s left flank. Parliamentarian leader Oliver Crom- of Benburb sues were Catholic land ownership and inces. The fighting spread As a result, the whole Scottish line well was named Lord Protector and whether Ireland would be a self-gov- throughout the country, but was turned around and forced back he landed in Dublin with his army on Three hundred and seventy-five years erning kingdom under Charles I, or was most fierce in Ulster. towards the River Blackwater, where August 15, 1649, beginning his reign ago, on June 5, 1646, a battle took place subordinate to the rule of the English OWEN ROE O’NEILL many drowned. Monro’s cavalry fled of terror and destruction that ended in Ireland, considered by some as the parliament. It was the most destructive and, as darkness began to fall, Mon- any Irish resistance. OHIO (in Irish: Eoghan Ruadh biggest and most important victory conflict in Irish history. ro’s army collapsed in the confusion. Sadly, on November 6, 1649 Owen RUN Ó Néill), was an Irish sol- of the Confederate Irish in the entire The war in Ireland began with the Over 3,000 of Monro’s forces were Roe O’Neill died of a still mysterious Jeff McGowan Memorial 5K dier, born about 1585, and Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The Wars Rebellion of 1641. Irish rebels tried to killed in the battle and the rout that illness at the O’Reilly stronghold in was one of the most fa- Also Virtual 5K/1 Mile Run/Walk of the Three Kingdoms, also known seize control of the English adminis- followed. Major-General Monro County Cavan. Legend has it he was mous members of the O’Neill dynasty strong. The Covenanters also had six as the British Civil War, was a linked tration in Ireland. They wanted: 1) An managed to escape, abandoning his poisoned by English agents work- of Ulster. He was the nephew of Hugh cannons; the Irish Confederates had Columbus, August 1, 2021 series of civil conflicts that took place end to anti-Catholic discrimination; 2) troops in the field. His army lost all ing for Oliver Cromwell (some have O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone. As a young none. between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms greater Irish self-governance; and 3) a their artillery, most of their weapons, attributed his death to natural causes). Race is in Memory of Jeff McGowan and Mark Dempsey man, O’Neill left Ireland (probably in O’Neill had previously avoided of England, Scotland and Ireland, all roll back of the Plantation of Ireland. their baggage train and 2-months Local tradition is that he was buried at 1607 during the Flight of the Earls). fighting pitched battles, preferring | ruled by English King Charles I. 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14 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 15 GREETINGS Cén chaoi a bhfuil tu? (kay hee will Is breá liom mé. (iss braw lum may) I day of summer; and, of course, is the Speak Dia duit (dee-uh gwit)* Hello lit. God too) How are you? Connacht dialect love it. Toledo longest day of the calendar year. In Ire- to you (Mayo) An bhfuil Gaeilge agat? (ahn will land, celebrations on this day date back Irish Dia daoibh (dee-uh yeev) God to Cén scéal agat? (ken shkale ah-gaht) gway-la-guh ah-gut) Do you speak Irish? Irish more than 5,000 years. The celebration

By Bob Carney you’all What’s your story? What’s up? Tá beagáinín Gaeilge agam. (taw By Molly McHugh marked the end of the long, dark winter Dia’s Muire duit (dee-us mor-ah Tá mé go maith. (taw may guh mah) bee-ah-gahn-ing gway-la-guh ah-gum) I and happily welcomed the return of gwit) response to Dia duit, God and I’m good or well. speak a little Irish. the sun. The sun brought back life that Í@BobCarneyGTR Mary to you Tá mé go breá. (taw may guh braw) Go hiontach ar fad! (guh hee-un-tahk would again revive and enrich the Dia’s Muire daoibh (dee-us mor-ah I’m fine. ar fahd) That’s wonderful! environment. yeev) response to Dia diut God and Níl mé go dona. (neel may guh dun- DO YOU LIKE...? At that time, so long ago, it wasn’t ah) I’m not bad. Mary to you’all An éisteann tú le ceol? (ahn ash-tahn uncommon for people to partake in *Phonetics are in a Munster or Kerry INTRODUCTIONS too leh cyol) Do you listen to music? Midsummer festivals or to host bon- Bualadh le dialect, in Mayo it would be pro- Is mise Brian. (iss mee-sha bree-un) I Éistim/Ní éistim (ash-tum/nee ash- There is a fires in the local communities and nounced jee-uh ghitch. Using the audio am Brian. tum) I listen (yes) I don’t listen (no) throughout the country. Although Daoine section of teanglann .ie, the free on-line Roibeárd is ainm dom. ( ruh-bard iss An maith leat ceol traidisiúnta? (ahn Grand Stretch Midsummer festivals are a part of dictionary, you can listen to the pronu- ann-im dom) Robert is the name on me. mah layt cyol trad-ah-shun-ta) Do you history, we will now have to settle for Meeting people can be an exciting ciation in all three regional dialects. Cén t-ainm atá ort? (ken tan-im like traditional music? the “grand stretch in the evening” to way to use Irish when travelling in the The above greetings are more of a for- ah-taw ort) What is the name on you? Tá sé ceart go leor. (taw shay kyart guh in the Evening! celebrate summer. Gaeltacht. In the April issue, we talked The other most notable day of the mal way of saying hello. They are still (Connacht) lore) It’s ok. th about the topic of weather as being an popular in Ireland and would be used Cad is ainm duit? (kahd iss ann-im An bhfuil ceol agat féin? (ahn will cyol It is hard to believe we are approach- month is, of course, on June 4 , Na- ice breaker (no pun intended). This when meeting someone for the first gwit) What is your name? (Kerry) ah-gut fayne) Are you musical yourself? ing the halfway mark of the 2021 calen- tional Hug Your Cat Day! For anyone month let’s go a bit further by getting to time or when you wish to show respect. dar year, but it is true! June is upon us, who may have adopted a furry feline C’ainm atá ort? (kan-im ah-taw ort) GOODBYE set out know those we encounter a little more. What is your name? (Ulster) and so is the first day of summer and pet during quarantine, like I did, (Her LESS FORMAL GREETINGS Goodbye can be a complicated affair to meet We will cover different greetings we Is mise Daithí. (iss mee-sha da-hee) I the longest day of the year, the summer name is Orla!) you now understand this Haigh (hi) Hi! for someone beginning Irish, but there st one of my situation, it was can use, how to introduce ourselves, am David. solstice. On June 21 in Ireland, the momentous day! Conas atá tú? (kohn-us ah-taw too) is no need to fear! There is one word that cousins at the always an excep- learn to ask others their names and You can see if there is an Irish ver- sun will rise at 4:56 am and will set at Here’s to wishing all Ohio Irish How are you? works in all situations, so if there is any pub around 7 pm. tionally good conver- what they like to do. As always, try to sion of your name at “Behind the Name: 9:57 pm, allowing for a full seventeen American News readers a happy and Kerry dialect (often pronounced kohn- doubt, just say, Slán! The inside of any pub sation starter or a great way  use these new words and phrases in Irish Names”. hours of daylight. Here in Toledo, we healthy summer. Go Hens! us tawn too) Slán (slawn) Goodbye tends to be quite dark, so when we were to fill a gap. your everyday conversations as well. Tá sé go deas bualadh leat. (taw shay will be greeted by the sun at 5:59 am, Cád é mar atá tú? (kah-jay mar ah- Slán leat. (slawn laht) Goodbye to ready to leave around 11 pm, I natural- The summer solstice, of course, is not Get More to the Story So let’s begin, bualadh le daoine (boo- guh jess boo-la laht) It’s nice to meet you. and it will descend at 9:12 pm, giving taw too) How are you? Ulster dialect someone going away ly assumed I was going to be setting out just about the stretch in the evening. More pics, and larger print too! lah le deen-ya) meeting people. Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú na laethanta seo? us fifteen hours and twelve minutes of Slán libh. (slawn liv) Goodbye to more for home in the dark. The summer solstice marks the first @www.ohioianews.com (kay hee will too na lenn-ta shuh) How daylight. But wow, seventeen hours of than one person leaving To my surprise, there was still a are you these days? daylight in Ireland? That will certain- Slán agat (slawn ah-gut) Goodbye to glimmer of light in the sky at that time. Tá sé go deas tú a fheiceáil arís. (taw ly lend itself to a grand stretch in the someone staying behind That is when I truly understood the shay guh jess eh-kuhl ah-reesh) It’s nice evening! Slán agaibh (slawn ah-giv) Goodbye to “grand stretch.” to see you again. I often think back on my time living more than one person staying behind The extension of the seventeen Cé seo? (kay shuh) Who’s this? abroad in Ireland. It was really import- est ide rish merican lub Slán abhaile (slawn uh-wall-yuh) Safe hours of daylight on summer solstice W S I A C Seo é Brian. (shuh ay bree-un) This is ant for me to experience day to day home. is helped by daylight savings time. Ire- – Trip Advisors Brian. living, absorb and embrace the culture; June 4th The New Barleycorn 2015 Certificate Slán go fóill (slawn guh fall) Kerry land officially adopted daylight savings of Excellence Seo í Bríd. (shuh ee breedj) This is and yes, even pick up on a few colloqui- – 1:00pm Winner (slawn guh foil) Mayo Goodbye for now time in May 1916, just weeks after the June 10th Forever Young Meeting Closed on Sundays Bríd. (bridget) alisms here and there. I didn’t feel like Feicfidh mé thú. (fek-ay may who) I’ll Easter Rising. Up to then, according to Cé h-iad seo? 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16 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 17 Troubles, when the sense of uncertainty change and yet are unchanged. Since the wards brokering peace, is now in jeop- need to leave beautiful like rickets and polio no longer exist but Terry From has dominated so much of our lives. It’s brokering of Brexit by bumbling Boris ardy. The cross-border collaboration Hawaii, and to see the plague poor countries like Indonesia. It been over a year now. There are those Johnston, there has been a lot of unrest that has evolved over the past decades At Home, mainland. Traveling made him feel, “glad I was born under Derry of us who believe the dust is beginning among Unionists, who feel they have is now threatened by a weak decision to Abroad with his mother and this flag.” By Terry Boyle to settle. been betrayed yet again. The border is- rob Peter to pay Paul. By Regina Costello grandmother via Listening in on these conversations While their optimism is admirable, sues, one of the main obstacles to freeing It might seem strange for me, coming plane to Seattle, between these two men, both giants, I’m not sure how warranted it is. There the U.K from the E.U, has been sort- from a Nationalist background, to then by bus to San sharing stories about hardships experi- are others, like myself, who are optimis- ed, or has it? In agreeing to have a sea defend the Unionist position, but I Francisco, a train enced while growing up, mental health tically cautious. We’re waiting for the border to monitor goods coming from value the democratic system. Putting to Arizona, with and anxieties along the way, struggling to scientists and experts to rally the call the U.K, the British government has in my own aspirations aside, I can only a stop in Kansas fit into a society that can be prejudiced in for celebrations before we let our guard effect agreed to treat Northern Ireland say that such mindless decisions do not and a visit to Chi- many ways to all types of people, serve as New Realities down. However, there are others who differently from the rest of the U.K., and make for a happy United Ireland. The cago, gave him a reminder that we are not alone trying These days it feels as if we’re con- are yet to be convinced that the loss of this is a matter of great consequence. decision to separate the country in 1921 Are we a true under- to figure out this thing called life. Both stantly on a see-saw of emotions when millions of people is anything more than For many Unionists, this decision to was not a good one, especially since standing of the acknowledge much of their success to a it comes to living in our new reality. a hoax. They will remain unbelievers consider N.I differently is reminiscent of it established a form of government ? vastness of this huge ego, true grit and an unrelenting Living through a pandemic feels like a regardless of the evidence. the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement, when that should never have been allowed to Born to Run great land. desire to make the American dream bipolar experience. There are moments Amid the global suffering, life goes on. the British government made the deci- exist. If we have learned anything from Life’s journey of eternal crossroads The Pres- available to all, while recognizing the of elation, followed by fear and depres- The same issues of contention remain sion to legitimately involve the Republic history, assuming we can indeed learn forces us to constantly check in with ident rec- importance of airing the ails in our soci- sion. as controversial and unresolved. The of Ireland in the affairs of N.I. Unionists from history, it should be to try and ourselves, that sometimes requires us to ollects that ety and paying tribute to the bread and I cannot think of another time in my recent outbreaks of violence in Northern saw this decision of ‘going over their avoid making the same mistakes over make tough choices. Such is the human experience with thoughts butter of America – the working class lifetime, apart from the Northern Irish Ireland is a good example of how things heads’ as a deliberate betrayal, and a and over again. condition – a struggle and a challenge. of “man, imagine where you can go… down that toil every day to provide for their refusal to acknowledge the wishes of a You cannot back a whole community, Answers and solutions that we find you can do anything, be anybody.” The roots in his 30s. families. N.I majority. Flash forward to 2021, and whether they are Catholic or Protes- along the road with maturity, experi- two share stories of young adulthood, Acknowledging his fears I think we need to run to find our- Thirty Years of in order to get a quick termination of its tant, into a corner and not expect there ence, and family, bring inner peace and beat up cars that conked out frequently, that day and opening a scary can of selves. We can run in different ways; we Traditional Irish Music links to the E.U, the British government will be trouble. The self-interest of the an anchor. no cell phones and no accessible help worms forever changed his life. He can immigrate; we can take to the road; has once again determined to act outside British government holds no loyalty In “Renegades: Born to Run”, a at hand. got married and found a way to keep we can change cities; we can run from the wishes of Unionists. Northern Ire- to anyone on either side of the divide. podcast with President Obama and Neither had money, and through en- what he deemed to be his freedom. He our families. Sometimes we feel the need land will remain part of the E.U single Decisions made in our favour could Bruce Springsteen, both came to the countering these and other hardships continued to take to the road and ride to do these things and it can be hard to market, despite the fact that Unionists easily be made against us. We have conclusion that we are not born to run; found glimpses of their souls, learned into the sunset on his motorbike. Most do at times. Sometimes the right decision voted against such a decision. seen the Modus Operandi of the British rather we can run and should run, but to enjoy the surprises and adventures of importantly, he was able to come home is the more difficult choice. After some we need to get home too. While the two BREXIT AT ANY COST government at work and it is never for life while trying to come to terms with and wanted to come home. President running, we will recognize the proverbial the good of Irish people north or south icons seemingly come from different the nagging need behind it all, that one fork that is ours to take. That is the road It was only a matter of time before Obama responds to him by saying, “we of the border. backgrounds and cultures, the similari- day they knew they would have to settle home, which looks different for all of us. Protestants in the north began to doubt need to run, but we need to come home Gracious acts, such as sharing the ties along their paths in life are strik- down somehow, and somewhere. Such We are lucky if we find it and enjoy the the British government’s intentions too.” vaccine with the Republic and the ing. Both felt lost, both wanted to run, thoughts arose along the darker patch- solace and anchor that it provides. Never regarding Northern Ireland’s status as President Obama found his roots Queen’s visit, are commendable, but and both struggled to find that sweet es of road – the loneliness and uproot- in a million years did I think I would run part of the U.K. Working class Prot- and home with Michelle, whom he when it comes to structural decisions spot in life, where one can live with ed angst. Both philosophize about the from Ireland to the U.S. and take root estants feel betrayed by the British describes as the embodiment of a place that affect the island as a whole, we oneself, function in society, and find opportunities they were both afforded in my new home abroad. While I was government and their own politicians. and community. With her, he could should question the British govern- contentment. in different ways, and how they found not born under this flag; I am glad to be 440.281.1536 The controversial decision was made see all the parts of life coming together, ment’s actions. Ideally, the people of The episode, Travelling“ the U.S. and mentors and guides to show them the living under it – in my home abroad. Cleveland, Ohio against their wishes and, from man/ and Hawaii being a part of that, despite Northern Ireland should have the right Finding Home,” touches upon this top- way on life’s journey. Sources consulted: Spotify: Renegades woman on the street’s perspective, the fact that he wanted to leave the www.kilroyceiliband.com determine their own fate. When this ic, together with the loss of innocence Feeling ill prepared for the adult life, – Born in the U.S.A.  Unionist politicians simply rolled over island. right is taken away, and decisions are that the 1960s brought to many Ameri- which is settling down, creating a home and accepted it as a fait accompli. Boris Both in this conversation expressed made against the wishes of the people, cans with the onset of the Vietnam war. and future in a committed relationship, Regina is a postgraduate from the Na- Johnson’s agenda was clear throughout the importance of the feeling of being it’s inevitable that suspicion and fear Discussion of seeking solace for many, enter the conversation. They felt that tional University of Ireland. Former Cu- the talks, Brexit at any cost. His prag- American, and when they first felt this escalate into violence. including President Obama and Bruce the symbols and heroes of male adult- rator with the Irish American Archives matism has not been warmly received, strong pride. For Bruce it was reciting The riots should not shock us. It’s Springsteen, was found on the open hood at that time were personified in Society, former Executive Director of the and the subsequent riots are symp- the pledge of allegiance that indicated symptomatic of a larger problem. It is road, days travelling and meandering characters like John Wayne, who saved Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Com- tomatic of a deepening mistrust of his a sacredness for him. For President the government’s job to not to simply the length and breadth of the country the town but never stayed. The “man” mission and former Executive Coordi- government’s intentions. Obama it was the landing of the Apollo address the symptom but the cause. with fleeting thoughts of settling down, always moved on. nator of the Northern Ohio Rose Centre. It has been frightening to see the Program Capsules in the Pacific. He sat However, when the cause is the govern- but both fearing the “domestication” Director on the Boards of the Mayo tensions in N.I rise at a time when the THE MAN on his granddad’s shoulders looking ment itself, it is easy to distract us by element that came with it. Society of Greater Cleveland and The world is in such dire straits. The de- Springsteen and President Obama into the sky and believed him when focusing on the symptoms. Talk of the never-ending horizon Irish American Charitable Foundation. struction of property, and of good will, both resonated with this symbol of he said Neil Armstrong was waving to It’s an age-old trick to blame the with no planned destination offered a She resides in the Greater Cleveland has brought us back again to the sec- the adult male and felt that life did him. May 7th Sean Benjamin 7-10pm effect without addressing the cause. sense of true freedom and with it, the area with her husband and together tarian hostilities we thought were gone. not prepare them for true adulthood. He was six years old, but proud and May 14th Donal O’Shaughnessy 7-10pm As this pandemic continues to intro- opportunity to reinvent oneself makes enjoy their family of two spirited teen- Any sane person who knows anything Both tried to escape it by staying on the aware that they were fellow country- duce us to new realities, let’s not forget for an interesting conversation to listen agers and beloved wheaten terrier. She May 21st Thor Platter Band 7-10pm about N.I knows that establishing any move. Bruce shares that he eventually men, and felt grounded by this thought. there are some old realities that need to. Funny thing though, Bruce only would love to hear from you and can be May 28th Jim & Eroc Classic Rock Duo kind of border, no matter how compro- crashed psychologically and found As he traveled overseas to Indonesia, to to change if we are ever to maintain a learned to drive when he was 24 years reached at [email protected] 7-10pm mised, is wrong. himself in a therapist office, where he a life very different to what he was used sustainable peace process.  old. The prior ten years found him The majority of the people in N.I do broke down and cried for a solid ten to, he became acutely patriotic and hitch hiking across the U.S. of A. appreciative of the many things taken Get More to the Story 1114 Center St. Cleveland, OH 44113 not want go to back the violence prior minutes. He wanted to have his cake More pics, and larger print too! Get More to the Story The universal belief that the grass for granted in this country – democra- 216.696.6968 to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. 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This would like to plan an extra day in includes choice of Braised Short Rib, deadline for program ads is June 10, [email protected]. The first time it popped up was on year marked another anniversary. If Cleveland), through Saturday, June Chicken Milanese or Vegetarian 2021. Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club page Easter signals the anniversary of the 26th, 2021. Rooms are available for Strudel. Each dinner entrée includes This is an opening for individuals, Get More to the Story in the guise of a new chick lit thriller. birth of the terrible beauty, May 3, $109.00 per night, with breakfast salad, potatoes, seasonal vegetable organizations, and corporations to More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com I was excited to have my indulgent 2021 was the anniversary of the birth included, plus applicable taxes, until and dessert. read be set in Northern Ireland, a rare of the proverbial red-headed stepchild May 28th, 2021; reservations after Full Package (includes registration setting for that type of thing. of that beauty, one hundred official this date will be subject to availabili- and all events): Member: $170.00 The plot centers on two sisters; one years of partition, the birth of Northern ty: https://bit.ly/3hh6lq4 Guest: $145.00. a new mother, the other shown on the Ireland. We hope you will join us for our evening news robbing a bank with of people in the North to take shelter Orange Order, nothing. REGISTRATION DEADLINE I don’t think that anyone celebrated. “Sock Hop” Icebreaker on Friday known IRA operatives. One sister tries when they hear a loud noise, being I don’t expect anyone to be an apol- It is a crazy thing to look at a map and evening. Ladies, time to pull out June 10, 2021. Please make checks to prove the other’s innocence while unsure of the source. ogist for either side, but to act like this see that arbitrary border on such a being pulled into dangerous territory. About a third of the way in, my hopes is a randomly motivated group of thugs small island and try to make sense of The book is called “Northern Spy” by were sunk. The author took the stance is dishonest. And okay, I already said it. It looks more like the solution of a Flynn Berry. that the Irish discontent in the North that it was chick lit and it is not every frustrated parent dividing the backseat Collage seems to be the only way to I began this book with the hope that was kind of vague and had more to author’s job to delineate the political of a car on a too long road trip. Northern Exposure look at it, a prism to try to view all the pop culture might shed some light do with the stereotypical depiction of landscape of their novel, but they ought The conclusion seems as inevitable as Continued from previous page contradiction in the six counties. It is where often it has proved heavy-hand- the Irish forgetting everything but a to be responsible in their approach, or the resolution of those road trip fights. €900,000 just on the high holy day of a collection of divergent facets much ed and biased. It bore the marks of grudge. The author did not mention a set the book in South Carolina. Clearly the day will come when the in- the Orange Order, July 12 last year. more than it is any one thing, at least research, noting things like the reflex single Unionist paramilitary group, the visible lines disappear, and it will be the GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT Why should the Republic take that on, for now.  one small country that it is to the eye. Just as I was stewing about the especially when they are still finding But the resolution should not come anglophile spin that so much literature their financial feet? If and when the too quickly, as I was convinced by an Lisa O’Rourke is an educator from puts on their depiction of Ireland, the country becomes reunited, there will essay that I read this last month. Tak- Akron. She has a BA in English and a Unionist side raised their collective be many angry, mobilized Unionist ing on the six counties now is a mug’s Master’s in Reading/Elementary Edu- heads. Rioting in the streets broke out paramilitary groups who are already Aggressive rd game. I completely understand that cation. Lisa is a student of everything in Belfast on, no less, than the 23 prepared to provide years of trouble. this idea is heresy and flies in the face Irish, primarily Gaeilge. She runs a Anniversary of the Good Friday Agree- Time wounds all heals and needs to Creative. of the entire WolfeTones’ catalogue, but ment. While the target of mob anger pass to allow tensions to diffuse, rather Gaeilge study group at the AOH/Mark I think that reunification of the coun- was gates and walls instead of people, it than be forced into the open. Heffernan Division. She is married to Successful. try is an idea whose time will come, was a sad refrain of things past and the The full implementation of Brexit Dónal and has two sons, Danny and Patrick T. Murphy, Esq. eventually. worst violence that has occurred in the seemed to put the North in the news. It Liam. Lisa enjoys art, reading, music, Why? Because the North is a mess, North in years. just kept popping up, looking for atten- and travel. She likes spending time with Cleveland Office Painesville Office and the group that broke it can buy it The cause of the turmoil was Brex- tion and demanding a look, a reflection. her dog, cats and fish. Lisa can be con- 1468 W. 9th Street • Suite 135 60 South Park Place and own it for a while longer. It is cur- it. The anger was really a feeling of That is the way with the place; it’s not tacted at [email protected]. Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Painesville, Ohio 44077 rently an expensive and fractious place abandonment. Despite the multiple easy and it probably won’t be so any- 216.861.4211 440.352.3391 in which to maintain order. assurances that came from Boris time soon. Beautiful, but complicated, Get More to the Story Police service in the North cost Johnson to the contrary, a hard border angry and unpredictable would be the More pics, and larger print too! www.DworkenLaw.com @www.ohioianews.com has emerged as a result of Brexit, in Continued on facing page six counties’ dating profile.

20 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 21 FOOD cucumbers or egg salad or the like, cut An Eejit I’m sorry, where were we? Food, yes. into quarters and eaten in three bites. Abroad If you’ve ever stopped into a shop of There’s something so deceptively deli- any kind in Ireland, you’ll no doubt agree cious about such a simple concoction. By Conor Makem with me that their selection of chocolate They can be combined with the next 2021 bars and crisps is second to none. From contender, a bowl of veg soup for a Tayto Cheese and Onion and Buffalo perfect lunch. Take either of them sep- Riverfront Hunky Dorys to Lion Bars and Cadbury arately and they’re just what the doctor Flakes, the difficulty is selecting just one ordered for a quick pick-me-up. and not filling up several plastic bags And if you’d like to complete the Irish Festival These Are with the top twenty. Inevitably, we all trifecta, just pull up a seat in front of a have our favorites, but there always peat fire, a ham sandwich, a bowl of veg seems to be something you’ve never soup, a small Coca Cola and a few red June 11-13 a Few of My tried before, and exploration is half the embers to blow you some heat. fun, isn’t it? Not to be missed for snacks are chips The First Festival Of The Season! Next up on our culinary tour is the (that’s fries to some folks), cut thick Favorite Things staple of all staples, the full Irish break- with malt vinegar. Don’t get me wrong, fast. I’ll admit to you, one of these bad Come enjoy the several local craft breweries we have this It would be no surprise to Ohio Irish I’m a ketchup lover, but chips and year, along with Guiness and Harp Irish beers; the best in boys is enough to satiate my desire for a vinegar sometimes hit the spot. Many’s American News readers that I’m a con- week or so, but when the calling comes regional and local Irish bands; Irish craft vendors; siderable enthusiast of the Irish food a night I’ve sat contented on a barstool If you can’t make it to Ireland for a carvery lunch or Cheese and Onion Crisps, check out the ads peppered and the best in festival food vendors! back, it’s a strong one. Given a choice, with nothing to focus on but a plate of throughout the OhioIANews. You’ll be able to snag an imported Crunchie Bar or satiate the calling for a full revolution taking place over the past I’ll skip the mushrooms, and fill up decade or more. The gastro pubs and chips. And I miss it. Irish breakfast. We look forward to being back for our 26th year, on sausage, hash browns, beans, black farm to table offerings have explod- pudding, fried tomatoes, fried eggs and TEA you can’t make the trek over to the ould could use a little help right now.  of his photos are on Instagram under and seeing you back too! ed, and as far as I’m concerned, are toast. These all slightly edge out potato Last up is the classic pot of tea. I sod. In fact, perusing the OhioIANews, cb.makem. world-class nowadays. Ireland has been farls, white pudding and Irish bacon (I drink more tea than you can shake a you’ll be able to locate Irish restaurants, Conor Makem spent 22 years travel- Visit cbmakem.com or email con- in a perfect position to experience the Failte ar ais! know, send in the hate mail). It’s the one stick at, but it never reaches Nirvana pubs and import shops with a lot of the ing and honing petty gripes as an Irish [email protected]. melding of the old with the new. meal I promise myself to snarf down (Welcome Back) There are times, however, when all like back home—steeped in a metal pot grub in this column obtainable through musician, and enjoyed a further 13 whenever I head back over. Get More to the Story one wants is a bit of nostalgia, the with sugar cubes on the side, real milk them. You’ll be satisfying your belly years of people not returning his calls Since I only ingest the occasional full and small tea mugs. while supporting the Irish-American as a journalist. He is fluent in English, More pics, and larger print too! return for a short while to less com- @www.ohioianews.com plicated days when calories, choles- Irish, I skip the urge to fill up at the air- With all of that said, all is not lost if community. And every small business American and old Kerry farmer. More terol, climate change, animal welfare, port on the way into the country. Sure, it food allergies, nutrient intake and the will have all of the ingredients, but for me like weren’t constantly in the back of the full Irish isn’t meant to be eaten in an the mind. Such is the state of affairs ultra-bright, fast-paced, plastic-chaired running around my gray matter this operation. It should be savored in an morning as I amble around the streets establishment with at least a modicum of Galway on Google Earth, recollect- of charm or character, especially if you’re ing the spiritually fulfilling nosh we only having the one. Do yourself a favor used to not even appreciate. and find a real restaurant or pub. Especially during these Covid years, And speaking of pubs, I couldn’t skip when travel is only starting to enter the one of my favorite ways to spend an eve- conversation again, I thought I’d run ning, sipping a pint with a simple packet wned and O down some of the Irish food experienc- Family O perated of bacon fries with plenty of old wood, es I miss the most, while sitting on this stimulating conversation and a stunning side of the Atlantic. lack of lighting. I suppose the food and And I’ll start with carvery lunches, drink takes a back seat to the atmosphere which is what originally sparked this with this one. McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio column. In particular, I digitally zipped I recall a night I spent sharing a few past the Skeffington Arms Hotel and Funeral Homes started salivating at the thought of with an old gentleman in Sligo in a pub fresh carved turkey breast, mashed with no televisions and no stereo. Just a spuds, rolls and a few ladles of gravy. handful of folks, a choice of snugs and Picture, if you will, sliding your tray quiet conversation. It’s a shame that these along the rails, studying each of the types of places are becoming relics. It steaming comestibles behind the glass might be ne’er impossible to find a pub separator. The chef, with blade in fist, without something to distract patrons 440-942-0700 asks which of the meats you’d prefer. nowadays. Michael F. Coyne ◆ Kevin M. Coyne ◆ Tony Vitantonio You study the roast and the turkey, Next on my ravenous list are tea sand- but there’s no correct answer. They wiches. We’re talking two pieces of white We are family owned & operated both look juicy and delectable. “A bit bread filled with only a slice of ham and Happy Father's Day! of both,” you say. “A wise choice,” he butter, or a slice of cheese and butter, or replies.

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Summer Break... A Time to Make Memories! Have you ever wondered how sum- needed to help with farming. There all over the world in the 19th century; you are survivors of however you had mer break from school came about? may be some truth to that but, the real the temperature in the city became so to “go” to school this year. Some say the school calendar was set reason is because as urban cities be- hot. As you enjoy your lazy days of sum- up that way because children were came more crowded with people from Many families, if they could af- mer, be sure to take advantage of your ford to, would escape the city in the time away from school. Some fun ideas summer for the cooler countryside to enjoy the outdoors might be to ride and would not return until the cooler bikes to a new park and pack a picnic Make Homemade weather arrived in September. This, of lunch or check out one of the amazing course, was before the invention of air beaches along Lake Erie and spend the Vanilla Ice Cream! conditioning! day with your toes in the sand. You I always think back to the end could go to the Zoo, the aquarium, Ingredients: of each school year and remember or one of our famous museums and • 2 cups heavy whipping cream • 2 cups half and half the fun activities that my teachers pretend it is the class trip you did not • 1 cup sugar planned. My favorite memory is of get to take. • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract our 8th grade trip to Cedar Point. I Maybe you could learn a new craft. remember that my class really lucked There are YouTube videos to teach you Combine all the ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar completely. Pour the ice cream mixture into a shallow out with perfect weather on that day. how to do anything! container (glass or metal work best) that you’ve propped This school year has been hard to say Another way to enjoy your summer in the freezer previously to get nice and chilled. Store the least. I am sad for all of you that is to volunteer some of your free time. in the coldest part of your freezer until almost firm, but will not be able to enjoy those end of You could have a lemonade sale and do- still soft enough to be stirred. For the next three hours, the year trips and fun activities this nate the profits to a charity. You could check the ice cream every 30 minutes and stir or mix year. It has been hard for teachers too, work at an animal shelter. You could with a hand mixer to keep it aerated and creamy. and we look forward to all those trips collect food from friends and relatives as much as you do! and donate it to a food bank. You could Some of you were brave enough to even just help some of your neighbors Literature Corner go to school every day since August. with small jobs around their house. Trapped in a Video Game Some of you had to overcome the Whatever you decide, make your sum- Ever wish you could get inside your video game and play? Find challenges of remote learning. All of mer something to remember! out what happens to Jesse Rigsby and his friend, Eric when they get sucked into the game, Full Blast. A mysterious figure starts to follow them, and they do not know if he is trying to kill them or help them! JOKES If they cannot figure out what is going on they might be trapped

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A. A. your listening ears! Walk slowly and listen to all the sounds you hear missed summer school? all! at it miss didn’t I teacher, No around you. Can you identify where each sound is coming from? Do Age Divisions: Ages 7, 8, 9 • Ages 10, 11 & 12 Submitting Your Entry: you know what is making each sound? Maybe keep a journal and Color the picture on this page, or download and color it. draw pictures of what you hear! The Listening Walk Megan is a Reading Intervention educator at Andrew J. Rickoff Elementary in the Cleveland Prizes: Each Age Group winner will receive a Gift Card to Kamm’s Entry and entry info (Name, age, city and Parents Name and Phone Municipal School District. She holds a BA in Humanities from Hiram College and a BA+ in Ear- Corner Ice Cream, or the OhioIANews Advertiser of their choice! Number) must be dropped off to PJ McIntyre’s or the OhioIANews or ly Childhood Education from Ashland University. She resides in Avon Lake with her husband, scanned and emailed to [email protected] Joe, and their five children. Megan enjoys being part of the Brady Campbell Adult Ceili team, est. 2006 Official Rules and Regs: One entry per child Or mailed to: 14615 Triskett Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44111-3123 trying new restaurants, and traveling. She may be reached at [email protected] One winner in each age group. by the 15th of the following Month (December 15th, for the November Gab in Gaelic The Colours of Ireland Participant must color page without assistance. Contest). Get More to the Story Participant may use crayons, markers, or paint. Participants name and contact information will not be displayed during Monthly Coloring Contest Use your imagination! The weather is beautiful today! = Ta an aimsir go halainn inniu More pics, and larger print too! judging, but first name and age will be noted after judging for public @www.ohioianews.com Coloring page is also printable from: view. (pron: taw an eyeim-shur guh haul-inn inn-you) www.OhioIANews.com Winners will be showcased in the OhioIANews.

24 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS We’ve Always Been Green JUNE 2021 JUNE 2021 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 25 the village to join up with the Ulster War for Independence. 105 (K)______, County Kilkenny Off the 36th Division in 1916. They leave behind McMenamin’s depiction of the war Crossword 106 (K)______, County Laois Towns in Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, & Laois them Annie, Archie’s sister and Fran- is graphic. Nothing is spared in the Puzzle 107 (K)______, County Laois By Linda Fulton Burke Shelf cie’s love. In a few months they will face visceral language used to describe the 108 (B)______, County Laois By Linda Fulton Burke By Terry Kenneally the terrors of the Somme (in total over horror. He compellingly uses the books 109 (B)______, County Laois 110 (O)___(L)______, County Carlow a million men from both sides became interchanging structure of the war in 111 (N)______, County Carlow casualties during the battle). Before Europe and the War of Independence @TerryKenneally Í they leave, Francie swears to Annie that to build increasing tension. The novel DOWN he will keep her little brother safe. shifts between the race to the south and ACROSS 1 (K)______, County Kilkenny The Sunken Road The story opens in May 1922 in a slow reveal of what happened between 3 (A)______, County Laois 2 (B)______, County Kilkenny Northern Ireland, with police consta- Francie, Archie, and Crozier in the 3 (A)______, County Carlow By Ciaran McMenamin 4 (I)______, County Kilkenny 5 (G)______, County Kilkenny Harvill Secker ISBN 9781 78 7301900 bles kicking down the door of a cottage Western Front. 6 (C)______, County Kilkenny where they believe Francie is staying. Essentially what Francie is telling 12 (C)______, County Laois 7 (C)______, County Laois 2021 250 pp. After surviving the war, Francie joins us is that if you had seen what he, and 13 (M)______, County Kilkenny 8 (B)______, County Laois “Dulce et decorum est pro patria the IRA. He quickly becomes notorious Wilfred Owen, had seen, “you would 9 (B)______, County Laois 14 (C)______, County Laois 10 (C)______, County Laois mori” is a line from the Odes, by the for brutally killing people, including not tell with such high zest… the old 18 (C)_____, County Kilkenny 11 (C)______, County Carlow Roman poet Horace. The line trans- a pregnant woman who tried to shield lie: “Dulce et decorum est pro patri 21 (N)______, County Laois 13 (M)______, County Laois lates, “It is sweet and fitting to die for her Inspector husband, killing both her moi.” The Sunken Road is a gem of a 22 (E)___, County Laois 15 (R)______, County Carlow the homeland.” Horace’s and her unborn child. book, and Highly Recommended.  23 (D)______, County Laois 16 (S)__(M)______, County Carlow line was quoted in the title The man pursuing 24 (T)______, County Carlow 17 (M)______, County Kilkenny of a poem by Wilfred Owen, Francie is his former staff Get More to the Story 25 (A)______, County Laois 19 (G)______, County Kilkenny “Dulce et Decorum est,” sergeant, Crozier, an Or- More pics, and larger print too! 32 (W)______, County Kilkenny @www.ohioianews.com 20 (B)______(i)__ (O)______, County Laois published in 1921, describ- ange bigot who has made 33 (K)______, County Laois

35 (L)______, County Carlow 26 (S)_____, County Laois

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ing soldier’s horrific experi- life miserable for Francie N 27 (T)______, County Carlow W W N L N

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E E 36 (R)_____(O)___, County Carlow

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ences in World War I. because he was a Catholic E 28 (U)______, County Kilkenny

A A E D I H Y L L A B N I H S E L L I K N R G

N N N E A I D R A N E L L I K R I I 37 (C)______, County Laois

A A I L H W O C A M L I K E E N E E H A

The Sunken Road is a in a Protestant unit. After R 29 (V)______, County Laois

M M T Y O M L A G L O N K Y O W

R R 38 (G)______, County Kilkenny A A E U L H I E L L H N W O T S L U A P

historical novel about two A N N O L L A B E O H A N A H S T L S A T T I R B Y L L A B T

the war, still burning C 30 (D)______, County Laois

E E A B L H A L U K A M

L L 40 (P)____(L)______, County Laois

U U P A C S L A O B I N I V A D L I

pivotal stories in Ireland’s with hatred, he becomes K G G Y H P R U M Y L L A B H D T E P P 31 (T)______, County Kilkenny

I I N I T T A D R A M O N W O T S T E K C A H

R R 46 (C)______, County Carlow

A A W C O R R N A W S E H

history, the foundation of relentless in his quest to T 34 (K)______, County Kilkenny

R R E W O R E H T D R A Y T T E R C N W O T S E M A J G

G G T N A N I L Y L L A B L R S W E R O M H G A L L A

B B 47 (S)______, County Kilkenny

S S O Y L N A O R Y L L A B E

the State, and the Protestant find Francie. N 39 (N)___(I)___, County Laois

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N N 49 (R)______, County Kilkenny H H E G D I R B S T T E N N E B C T G A E H B E N I U M

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memory of World War I. With this year mark- F 41 (B)______, County Laois

J J R I M Y N N A G O M L I K O M A

G G 53 (B)______, County Carlow

E E L A I D C A R E M O C E L T S A C N

T T L R L G H D R O F H S E R F R W

Nothing is spared in the ing the centenary of the N 42 (T)______, County Kilkenny

H H Y A L G T E G A H Y O

W W 54 (C)______, County Carlow

L L G O T I N A O R A L L U T B U O T L T

O O 43 (J)______, County Kilkenny

L L U M R K M R S A N N A R B A N I L L A B L S visceral language used to describe the Partition, The Sunken Road couldn’t D

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D D 56 (M)______, County Kilkenny

P P C E O R N E E N O M W O L R A C N S I R R O B T B I I W W H

C C 44 (H)______, County Kilkenny

S S A I I N N B N G horrors of war: “bodies float into the be timelier. After eluding Crozier at the F

N N L L Y P N U I D R E T R A U Q R E V I R G G 58 (D)______, County Kilkenny

H H L L R S W D R O F Y E N O T S W R D O E

U U 45 (M)______. County Laois

O O U A O A O E R O M N O L C M H

sky before raining their parts down on cottage, Annie accompanies Francie as H 59 (K)______, County Kilkenny J J T B S N T E S I O A L T R O P N F A N A R W O G W

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the men below.” he makes his way to the Free State bor- O 48 (D)______, County Kilkenny O O L R D N W O T E L T S A C N Y C L

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Two farm boys from Co. Ferman- der, at Pettigo, a village split between U

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L L L L I V S K L O C U T E

P P 51 (B)______, County Carlow

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agh, a Catholic turned atheist Francie the two states on the Donegal border. A

G G H V I R R N W O L L U T B O T R R 65 (F)______, County Kilkenny

E E R O M H G A N O D O I A M Y O M E N W O T W E N

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N N L T R B H G O L C E H T L M U M

Leonard and his Protestant best friend Francie joins up with the other IRA R 66 (C)______, County Kilkenny O O L A L L D Y S L O N U

L L U R O O O D A H G A N O L C T A V A N I L L U M E E L S A N O L

C C 55 (R)______, County Kilkenny

C C C O B H L B L

Archie Johnston, are seduced by the forces and they face the British and L 68 (K)______, County Kilkenny

C C G N A L L A C G E G O I T S I N I

E E O B A H G A B K K 57 (P)______, County Laois

Solution: Solution: drama of the war in Europe and leave Crozier in the last major battle of the Burke Fulton Linda 71 (R)______, County Laois

Towns in Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, and Laois Laois and Kilkenny, Carlow, Counties in Towns 72 (M)_____(B)_____, County Carlow 61 (A)______, County Kilkenny 73 (B)______, County Kilkenny 62 (R)______, County Laois 74 (K)_____, County Kilkenny 63 (K)______, County Kilkenny Coming Next Month July 2021 76 (B)______, County Laois 67 (C)______, County Kilkenny : 77 (B)______, County Laois 69 (J)______, County Kilkenny Bringing you the movers, shakers and music makers in our community each month. 79 (B)______, County Laois 70 (F)______, County Carlow 81 (J)______, County Laois 73 (B)______, County Laois 2nd – iIrish Songs, Stories & Shenanigans Podcast 33 drops at 5pm. 16th – iIrish Songs, Stories & Shenanigans Podcast34 drops at 5pm. 82 (C)______, County Laois 75 (B)______, County Laois Listen any time after, forever. Signup ohioianews.com Listen any time after, forever. Signup ohioianews.com 78 (S)______, County Laois 83 (T)___(R)_____ County Kilkenny 80 (G)______, County Kilkenny 4th – Independence Day 19th – #OhioIANews eBulletin drops in your inbox at 3:10 p.m. 84 (T)___(S)____, County Laois 86 (M)______, County Carlow Shamrock Club of Columbus General Meeting Signup ohioianews.com. 85 (H)______, County Carlow 87 (A)______, County Carlow 88 (P)______, County Kilkenny 5th – #OhioIANews eBulletin drops in your inbox at 3:10 p.m. 23rd – Cinci Celtic Fest 90 (B)______, County Carlow 89 (T)______, County Laois Signup ohioianews.com. 90 (B)______, County Carlow 28th – August Issue Arrives! 91 (K)______, County Carlow 92 (C)______, County Laois 12th – Irish American Club East Side (IACES) Monthly Meeting 97 (B)______, County Laois 30th – iIrish Songs, Stories & Shenanigans Podcast35 drops at 5pm. 93 (A)______, County Laois Listen any time after, forever. Signup ohioianews.com. 99 (S)______, County Laois 100 (B)______, County Carlow 94 (P)______, County Carlow *Subscribe or Download the Free Biweekly Podcast from www.WHKRadio.com and listen anytime. 95 (K)______, County Kilkenny 101 (P)______, County Kilkenny 96 (C)______, County Kilkenny **Sign up for the Biweekly Free eBulletin at www.OhioIANews.com or Facebook: Ohio Irish American News 102 (G)______, County Kilkenny 98 (T)______, County Kilkenny 103 (R)______, County Laois 104 (E)______, County Laois

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