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MARYS LANE ~10 Years of Rockin’ & Reeling Ohio, and Beyond the Pale We are all Americans, no matter what we put before the hyphen or the home- Editor’s land. It is hard to be the first to scale Corner down; to step back; to reset the conversa- SAFE HOME tion; to be the adult. Be the adult; be the Providing nationwide property & By John O’Brien, Jr. one to break the cycle of hate that people can call discourse, but if they are not of- casualty placement, life insurance and fering viable solutions, is really just a rant. February 2020 Vol. 14 • Issue 2 Mark Dempsey I thought, with the election, and the Founders March 28, 1964 - January 10, 2020 Cliff Carlson & John O’Brien, Jr. stories within, that February would be a Mark Dempsey, 55, passed away employee benefits, as well as complex Publisher good issue. I am so pleased to offer you John O’Brien Jr. at Grant Hospital on January 10th, Responsibilty for the Future Editor John O’Brien Jr. this issue, full of the things you expect Design/Production Christine Hahn surrounded by family and the music of foreign liability for domestic and international ild winters never bother child, not an adult. If there are no each month, like events, and humor, Website Rich Croft @VerticalLift Queen and U2. A life-long Columbus me. Mild discourse never viable solutions offered, then they reviews and recipes, sports, puzzles and Columnists resident and a proud south-ender, Mark clients in commercial products, contracts and bothers me. And celebrat- are merely ranting, as any child can perspective, as well as a few surprises, Akron Irish Lisa O’Rourke graduated from South High School Ming St. Patrick’s Day is always one do. It takes an adult to break the found within. An Eejit Abroad CB Makem and later earned an Associate’s degree At Home Abroad Regina Costello way I mark the end of the winter, temper tantrums, and have discourse So looking forward to seeing you all Behind the Hedge John O’Brien, Jr. in Business from Columbus State. In directors' & officers' liability. no matter how hard or painful it on beliefs, then on solutions. Do not out & about Ohio this month, and as the Blowin’ In Susan Mangan between stints at Deibel’s Restaurant, has been. It is still February, and we be ruled by your passions, but by Green Season comes into its own. Please Cleveland Comhra Bob Carney catering, and owning Costello’s bar in Cleveland Irish Francis McGarry still have a ways to go, I know, but your brain. say hello, before saying goodbye, so we Columbus Irish Maureen Ginley Thurber Village, Mark worked in key maybe we have turned the corner, to can share a bit of the craic. ■ Cooking Up a Hooley Katie Gagne positions for the State of Ohio, the City the winter, the toxic discourse that “Let us not seek the Republican an- Crossword Puzzle Linda Fulton Burke of Columbus and Franklin County Dublin Diaries Margaret Mary Hicks is more rant than effort to actually swer or the Democratic answer, Nuair a stadann an ceol, stadann an Fields of Glory Vincent Beach governments. accomplish something, anything, but the right answer. Let us not seek rince Illuminations J. Michael Finn Mark married Megan Stapleton, the besides ranting. to fix the blame for the past. (When the music stops, so does the Kids Craic Dottie Wenger love of his life, and they were married And that is the point; if all some- Let us accept our own responsibility dance) Madigan Muses Marilyn Madigan for nearly 30 years. Megan was his Off Shelf/On This Day Terry Kenneally one is trying to do is rant, not to for the future.” John Out of the Mailbag John O’Brien, Jr. partner, greatest supporter, and his He served as past president and was actually ACCOMPLISH something, Speak Irish Bob Carney rock – Mark was well aware of the fact an active member of the Columbus then they are acting much like a –John F. Kennedy Get More to the Story Terry From Derry Terry Boyle that he had lucked out in the marriage Shamrock Club, and was also a member More pics, and larger print too! Toledo Irish Maury Collins department. Mark’s greatest achieve- of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and @www.ohioianews.com When Irish Eyes Maury Collins ment and biggest source of pride was the 4S Club. 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2 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 3 At Home, ON THIS DAY IN IRISH HISTORY - FEBRUARY Abroad 1 February 1177 - With a small pseudonym of John Keyes Bryne, By Regina Costello contingent of knights and footmen, dramatist and writer, notably of Da Norman knight John de Courcy (1973), died. invades Eastern Ulster, seizing the 18 February 1948 - John A. Costello town of Down from it’s King, Rory (Fianna Gael) was elected Taoiseach Spring is in the Air Mac Donlevy. in the first inter-party government. 2 February 1881 - Birth of James Joyce, 18 February 1366 - English King poet, novelist, and playwright. 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4 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 5 incompetent buffoons govern our a definition of fundamentalism that a Clowns power it went sadly wrong. Terry From country. Such people instill fear; they friend once shared, fundamentalists are Continued from facing page Our elections have been manipulated destroy good will and make us fearful no fun and all mental. Fundamental- by outside forces, we stupidly placed Derry about who we are and where we live; ists, of any religion, do not engage with conscience. The senate Republicans, a reality show celebrity in a powerful their incompetency threatens our very complex issues with any real integrity, in wishing to acquit Trump of his place and it’s no joke. Now, when we’re By Terry Boyle existence. Donald Trump. rather they like to simplify things to impeachment, have judged truth and in a time when it’s hard to know what Donald Trump is one such clown. His suit a convenient agenda under an um- justice to be obsolete. is true and what is not, we need clowns. actions, though laughable, are danger- brella of pseudo-righteousness. Trump There is no fair trial if there is no We need those who can help us regain | 5PM ous. His twittering thoughts, the signs speaks their language when he reduces fair representation of the charges that our sanity. Those who can enable us of a deranged mind, are insidious. Those everything to propaganda and baseless lay at Trump’s feet. Democracy, in to laugh at those who try to control us March 7, 2020 Send in the Clowns ideas are designed to play on our fears opinion. He lies, creates fake news, and congress, has become a scapegoat for through their own selfish greed. and force us to become dependent on his it’s lapped up as though it is the truth. senators who have washed their hands It’s time for us to speak out against Saturday,Benefiting: The Irish American Charitable Foundation Clowns are fascinating. Despite the clown. They are able to address subjects capricious leadership. His clownish actions are not laughed of the truth. Instead, these politicians the senselessness and defend what we recent upsurge of despicable clowns we would normally avoid because they Clowns entertain, they subvert, and at, as they should be; instead, his idiotic prefer to pray with their wallets, while had, before it’s gone for good. Democ- who aim to frighten rather than amuse, are able to make us laugh at ourselves. we love them for it. The clown delights ways are venerated by a Republican smothering the voice of reason inside racy is at risk of becoming redundant the genre of the funny man or woman The jester, despite his skating on thin us with their wit. We love the absurdity Party who has lost its moral compass. themselves, and, as such, make a joke of as we pave the way for dictatorship. It’s is of great value. ice, is tolerated by the king more than of custard pie, the whizzing bow tie and His presidency is the result of a joke government. time to send in the clowns. ■ For example, Shakespeare’s funny anyone else simply because the funny the big foot-in-mouth shoes. Even the backfiring on us. The world we live in is sadly missing men were smart. Some have even specu- man speaks the truth. In a world full darkest clowns of Samuel Beckett can It’s one thing to be frustrated by clowns. Washington did need someone Get More to the Story lated that his jokesters were Irish. Given of sycophants, we need someone to un- make us laugh until we cry. Trump is a Washington, but it’s another thing to to wake them up. 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6 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 7 Akron Irish Wigs on the Green By Lisa O’Rourke by John Myer UK is Ireland’s largest trading partner, With the election of John Finucane, centennial of the Irish War of Inde- the Irish economy will be hurt and the son of slain Irish Civil Rights pendence, where his Government was Stormont Back in Business benefitted. Lawyer Pat Finucane, to the North going to equally honor the despised The political parties leading the Six Many financial and service compa- Belfast MP seat in the December 2019 “Black and Tans” with those fighting Counties have broken a three-year nies currently located in London have UK Parliament elections, the Unionist for Irish Independence. Upon imme- long deadlock in the Northern Ire- MP’s find themselves in the minority. diate and forceful backlash to this land Legislative Assembly. The As- Finucane, representing Sinn Fein, won tone-deaf action, Fine Gael cancelled What We Do for Love sembly, created as part of the Good the North Belfast seat, long held by the event. I admit it, I am that person…I love this theory. A quick search led to Irish Friday Accord, has not met for the DUP Westminster leader, Nigel Dodd. love! I can’t wait for Valentines’ Day, read stories that “changed history.” The quota- last three years. The Assembly, which This seat was held by the DUP since Ohio March Primary Jane Austen, watch Rom/Coms, just give tion marks are there because the history meets at The Parliament Buildings the creation of the Six County statelet Our friends in Columbus have de- it all to me! It is so pervasive that I have that they changed was personal narrative. at Stormont Estate in East Belfast, is a century ago. This tipped the balance cided to honor the Feast of St. Patrick infected my entire family, which is amaz- I was after bigger fish; did it change often referred to as “Stormont.” to a majority of the 18 seats from the by setting the Ohio Primary Election ing considering that I am at a gender the fates of countries for example? Yes, An impasse was reached three years Six Counties in the UK Parliament to on March 17th, 2020. Irish Americans disadvantage there; three to one. yes it did. The very nature of Ireland was ago when the Loyalist parties (DUP Nationalists. A certain milestone for in Ohio will, thankfully, be able to You may think that I bullied them, but changed due to love, probably not for the The Ros Tapestry on display in Wexford. This panel shows the abduction of Dervorgilla. & UUP) stopped recognition of Irish the Six Counties. take advantage of Ohio’s Early Voting. I like to think my pure enthusiasm and better, and by an O’Rourke no less. as one of the Official languages in the Any Ohio Voter can request to vote by solid belief that love is indeed the answer It happened hundreds of years ago, Ireland, Rory O’Connor, and was granted seem more attributable to him than any Six Counties, coupled with the “Ash The Dáil mail prior to the Primary or in person permeated the minds of the men in my back when Ireland was a feudal system, land in the East of Ireland, in Meath, great love for Dervorgilla. for Cash” scandal involving the DUP. 2020 will also be a busy year for the at your County’s Board of Election life. It speaks to their character that they many chiefs with many fiefdoms overseen which was known as the Pale. Rory even- So, did love change the fate of Ireland? As part of the agreement to reconvene, been eyeing Dublin or Amsterdam as Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament). Look Offices. Remember February 18th is endure me without criticism and even by a high king. Alliances between the tually bent the knee to him and retired to No, no it did not. Not unless we want to Irish Language Legislation will now be likely places to move operations to stay for Taoiseach (PM) Leo Varadkar to the deadline to register or change your appear to absorb a little bonhomie from fiefdoms were forged in some instances, the west of Ireland as the last High King call narcissism and unbridled ambition introduced for adoption. within the EU. The Border with the call a snap election for the 158 mem- voting address for the 2020 March the experience. through marriage. of Ireland. love. This was not the Valentine that I Losses in the London Parliament Six Counties is the largest issue; PM bers of the Irish Legislative body in Primary. www.Ohiosos.gov ■ In spite of all of this or maybe because Just such an arrangement occurred I first heard this story over a few pints supposed at the outset. elections this past December moti- Boris Johnson has bent to EU pressure February 2020. of it, I decided that my reading list must to a young lady named Dervorgilla, in in Cleveland. I was told was that the I wanted to think that some thwarted vated the DUP to come to the table. and moved to soften any impact to the Varadkar, leader of the Fine Gael Get More to the Story expand. It has taken a macho turn, in an the 12th century. She was the daughter O’Rourkes were to blame for the English romance shifted history. And, not for A functioning Assembly is critical artificially created border between the party, was recently forced to cancel More pics, and larger print too! attempt to redress the omissions of my of the chieftain of Meath, a reportedly coming to Ireland! Tiarnan O’Rourke nothing, the love part sells the narrative to manage the implementation and Six Counties and Republic of Ireland. a memorial ceremony related to the @www.ohioianews.com past, catching up on fearsome Hunter S. lovely young lady who was promised by couldn’t keep his wife happy and then then and now. It sold the story and moti- impact of Brexit. This has created the likelihood of a Thompson and his ilk, the snarky, inebri- her father to none other than Tiernan couldn’t let go of the embarrassment of vated some of the chieftains who backed customs border in the Irish Sea, much Benefiting St. Malachi Church Ministries ated wise-fools that assessed the world at O’Rourke, chieftain of Breifne, who was losing her to another man and invited O’Rourke hundreds of years ago. Brexit Set for January 1, 2020 to the fury of the Unionists, who argue large and suffered no fools in the process. reportedly neither young nor lovely. the English in to fight his cause and they But love does not live in politics. Boris Johnson, the UK Prime they are being treated differently thanBenefiting St. Malachi Church Ministries 5 MILE & So imagine my surprise when in one of To complicate things further, she had never left. Politics is a sport, played by people vying Minister, with his new mandate from the other parts of the UK. In effect 2 MILE RUN/WALK Benefiting St. Malachi Church Ministries 5 MILE & these tomes, I read that love is really the some prior relationship with another, That is a heavy charge to put against for a top spot. Historians who put major the December, 2019 elections, has this will create a more united island of Benefiting2 St.MILE Malachi RUN/WALK Church Ministries Benefiting St.Benefiting Malachi Church St. Malachi Ministries Church Ministries singular motivation to human action! Dermot MacMurrough, who was the a family, love or not. I was half honor political shifts down to love really want successfully put through legislation Ireland economy as the Six Counties 5 MILE & 5 MILE & What, in one of these books? It must be chieftain of Leinster at that time. The bound and half terrified to even look into someone to blame, some vixen or en- to formally leave the European Union will still be impacted by EU regula- 2 MILE RUN/WALK 52ST. MILE MILE & RUN/WALK MALACHI5 MILE & true then. 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Shannon Enoch dual citizenship to Ireland has allowed I graduated from John Carroll Uni- from Portarlington, Offaly. Applicant potential to contribute to environmen- Lynn Schutte isn’t a day I don’t listen and sing along. 23, Wadsworth, Ohio the staple of my heritage to open endless versity in 2017 with a BA in Theology Sponsor: Fado Pub & Kitchen, Dublin, tally sustainable design. I have spent 23, Hamilton, Ohio I am a big advocate for mental health Hello! I am from Garrettsville, Ohio possibilities for my future. and Religious Studies, with a minor OH. time travelling the world and working Hello, I am a marketing professional and am working to establish annual - the birthplace of Life Savers candy! All that I am and who I’ve become is in Business and Classical Studies. I in conservation, which led me to focus with an entrepreneurial side hustle! charity volleyball tournaments to ben- I work as an Accident Liaison for the because of the sacrifices made by those basically tried cover as many different Cailin Mary Klein my career and research on promoting After graduating from the University efit that cause. Cleveland Clinic. This past year I gradu- before to emigrant to the United States. subjects as I could in my four years as 19, Ohio University environmentally sustainable behavior of South Carolina Honors College, I We trace my family back to County ated from Hiram College with a degree Applicant Sponsor: 5 Points Coffee an undergrad. Hello, I am eagerly pursuing a degree across all age groups through edu- started my business, writing blogs and Clare, Ireland. For my middle name, I in Communication and Writing and and Tea. Charity of Choice: Mercy Inter- Currently, I work full time as a high in Business and Marketing. My stu- cation and innovation; by looking to creating social media content for other was given my grandmother’s maiden have begun my next journey towards national Centre. school youth minister at Immaculate dent experiences thus far have been nature for inspiration. businesses and entrepreneurs. name of Irwin to honor my family. I entering into the field of Public Health Heart of Mary Church in Cuyahoga wonderful, l as I was inducted into the Outside of work I play Gaelic foot- By day, I’m also a marketer at a wear it proudly. Applicant Sponsor: Shannon Enoch as I study to become a paralegal. Maureen Rose Ginley Falls and am working towards my MA Schey Sales Program, accepted into the ball and camogie, enjoy horse-riding healthcare technology manufacturing Ohio Irish American News. In my spare time, I enjoy being 27, Columbus, Ohio in Theology. Women in Leadership Organization, and rock-climbing and exploring the company, helping healthcare providers involved with my local community by Hello! I live/work in Columbus. A Whenever I’m not diving head-first and I am also actively involved in the beautiful Ohio Metroparks. Yet, over- improve the patient experience. I love Christine Smyth volunteering at the Wadsworth YMCA, proud alumna of John Carroll Uni- into slip-n-slides covered in shaving DSP Business Fraternity. all my favorite thing to do is to have a reading, traveling and spending time 22, Cleveland, Ohio listening to National Public Radio versity and the NEOMFA in Creative cream with my teens, I enjoy teaching I am passionate about education, cup of tea and chat with the family at focusing on personal development. Hello! My passion is Irish dance. podcasts, learning new crochet stitches, Writing Program, I made the move from Irish Dance, drinking hot coffee, and health, and volunteerism. I am the home. Applicant Sponsor; Cleveland While in school, I was active at Irish culture is an essential part of my and writing Spoken Word poetry. My Cleveland to Buckeye Land in August watching all things superhero-related product of wonderful people; my GAA. the Catholic Center, leading small life, with having proud family roots in great-grandmother, Margaret O’Ha- 2017. with my little sister. Applicant Spon- grandparents were both born and groups and beginning my journey as Co. Clare. My future aspirations are ra, traveled to the United States from I currently work as a User Experience sor: The Harp. raised in Co. Mayo Ireland, and my Sara Scacchi a Sunday school teacher. My maternal to be an Irish dance teacher, wife, and Foxford, Co. Mayo. From dancing in the Content Writer at Huntington Nation- parents are educators. 24, Parma, Ohio grandmother was raised in Co. Cork. mother someday. kitchen to Gaelic folk tunes to telling al Bank. Here, I put my creative and Grainne Hutchinson I was raised to value education and Hello! I found my heart’s home in Although she passed away before I was Currently, I am working towards stories of Cu Chulainn and the Fianna, I editorial skills to work to create better 24, Cleveland, Ohio taught early on that it would give Tremont. I am not ready to face the born, I feel a deep connection to her opening The Smyth School of Irish am blessed to carry on my great-grand- financial experiences for customers and Dia dhuit! I was born, raised, and me the opportunity to do something fact that I am almost half-way to 50! I because her maiden name was Lynn. Dance, named in honor of my de- mother’s legacy and heritage. Applicant bankers alike. educated a Buckeye! I have a Bachelor’s meaningful with my life. attended Bowling Green State Univer- Last summer my family and I trav- ceased father. I teach classes to adults, Sponsor: Quinn Irish Radio. In my spare time, I write for the Ohio in Marketing with a Global Option, Overall, my goals follow the path that sity to obtain my BSBA in Marketing eled to Ireland, fulfilling the dream of children, and special needs students Meghan Gallagher Irish American News and volunteer which required a fantastic semester will lead me to success. I am excited to and am currently pursuing my MBA visiting her hometown and exploring so that all may experience the joy of Meghan Gallagher side-by-side with my rescue dog El- abroad at Trinity College Dublin. continue learning, meet new people, in Entrepreneurship from Ashland our Irish heritage. Applicant Sponsor: dance. 20, Cleveland, Ohio vis (who is a Friendly Pet Visitor with I now use my degree at Huntington and build my skillset, so that I can then University. Coffee Break Communications. My background as a Regional Hello, I a full-time student at Mer- the National Church Residences). My National Bank as a Customer Insights make a great impact on others. Appli- I am a proud little sister, a Champion and World Medal Holder, cyhurst University. At my university, paternal grandmother, Mary Josephine Specialist. There I utilize customer cant Sponsor: Brady Campbell Irish plant-lover, a cat mother, a very sad Molly Shonk paired with my passion for teaching, I founded the first Irish Club, where Ginley (née Loftus), was born in Bun- research and data to be the voice of the Dance. (but committed) Cleveland sports 24, Columbus, Ohio inspires my life goals. I am a student we focus on uniting students of Irish nahowna, Co. Mayo, and came to the customer throughout the company. fan & a small business owner. I enjoy Hello, I attended numerous schools at Baldwin Wallace University, study- descent as well as educating those who States at age 19. My paternal grandfa- In my spare time, I volunteer at the Sarah McInerney practicing yoga, eating too much playing collegiate volleyball, but grad- ing Arts Management, Entrepreneur- wish to learn more about the culture. ther, Thomas Ginley, has family roots in largest Ronald McDonald House in the 28, University of Akron, Ohio sushi and creating art of all kinds. I uated cum laude in Criminal Justice ship, & Dance. I love spending my I spend my time in Cleveland working the same village. My great-grandfathers world and The Royals Project, where I I was born and raised in Co. Clare believe in love, the Universe’s way of from Lourdes University, in 2018. My free time with family, and I am so as a waitress at Edgewater Yacht Club. on this side even grew up on neighbor- get to hang out with princess Anna. As on the west coast of Ireland. I moved creating strange yet perfect timing internship led me to Capital Universi- grateful to be a part of the Cleveland My roots run deep in the West Park ing farms. Applicant Sponsor: BUA Irish my brother was diagnosed with cancer to Ohio in 2017 to pursue a PhD, spe- and that it’s okay for us all to take ty Law School, where I completed my Irish Community. Applicant Sponsor: community of Cleveland, where the Whiskey. at two, charities helping kids facing cializing in the area of Biomimicry. breaks when we need it. paralegal and now work as a litigation Casey’s Irish Imports, Rocky River, community itself embraces the Irish terminal illnesses hold a special place Biomimicry is an interdisciplinary My Irish legacy descends from Cork paralegal. OH. culture with immense pride. My Irish Erin Hogan in my heart. design approach, based on the idea and every year my family coordinates In my free time, I am a competitive heritage runs on both sides of my family 24, Cleveland, Ohio Disney and Traveling are my two that natural selection has led to the a “Quinn Clan Reunion” to honor our volleyball player and travel and play Get More to the Story Maureen Rose Ginley along the West of Ireland (Claire, Achill, Hi everyone, I have strong Irish greatest passions. I hold dual citizen- development of resource efficient heritage and family. Applicant Spon- in as many tournaments as possible. More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com and Donegal) and obtaining my own roots from Co. Mayo and Co. Clare. ship with Ireland, and my family is strategies that if emulated have the sor: Gormley’s Pub. Music is one of my passions and there

Erin Hogan Grainne Hutchinson Cailin Mary Klein Sarah McInerney Sara Scacchi Lynn Schutte Molly Shonk Christine Smyth 10 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 11 Gallagher and Philip Olwill, 1838; the and Washington families, 1848. leveland Farnan and Gibbons families and Charles Passage over the stormy Atlantic was C C. Rogers, 1839; Patrick Farley, 1840; far different in the early days from what Annual St. Brigid’s Day Mass and Celebration Irish John and William Given, 1841; Rev. A. it is at the present time. The pioneer emi- McReynolds and William Milford, 1842; grants came over in sailing vessels, and six The Ladies Ancient Order of Hiber- 9th, 11:00 a.m. @St. Patrick’s Church on the right front side of the Church of the Season, in Thorpe Hall. By Francis McGarry the West Side McMahon family, John, weeks was considered a quick passage. nians Our Lady of the Rosary Divi- West Park, 4427 Rocky River Drive, for the Hibernians, 2020 Hibernian of the Year Matthew, Thomas and Patrick McCart, The frail vessels tossed about on the an- sion’s annual St. Brigid’s Day Mass Cleveland, Ohio 44135. Family and Friends. Robert Fitzgerald; Grand Mar- 1845; Prof. Fitzgerald, Patrick W. and his gry ocean waves, followed by a calm that and Celebration is Sunday, February Seating will be reserved in the pews Following Mass, shal Thomas Scanlon; Mother son William J. Gleason; Patrick H. Bres- would last for weeks at a time. How the please join us for a of the Year Kathleen Mangan: The Originals: Part One lin, Peter F. and Patrick McGuire, Squire poor people suffered with sickness, often breakfast buffet & Inside Co-Chair Maureen Duffy, William McReynolds, Dr. Strong with hunger and thirst, but never with unfortunately, was not successful. The short program to Mohney; Outside Co-Chair It was a tad bit chilly the other day. As I excerpt from that article: and the Story family, 1847; William and despair; for on the other side was God’s The Originals English government captured its leaders, introduce the 2020 Chris Cooper. left school, I placed a knitted stocking cap The earliest settlers of Cleveland his son, Thomas G. Fitzsimons; Dennis own country, liberty, and the opportunity Continued from previous page gave them a drumhead court martial, Hibernian of the Year Ladies Ancient Order of Hi- on my head. It was knitted by a friend of number among its inhabitants a respect- and his sons John, Patrick, W.D. and L.D. to secure a home, a fortune, to be a man sentenced some of them to the gallows, and the United Irish bernians, Inc. Our Lady of the mine who is at the early stages of knitted able sprinkling of the vigorous sons and Gleason, John Holland, Patrick Walsh, among America’s free men. After 1848 there was a steady arrival of others to imprisonment for life, to banish- Societies Honorees for the first time Rosary Division Cleveland, Ohio ■ stocking caps. The end product was rather daughters of the Emerald Isle. Among the William Kenney, Patrick Monks, Patrick One of our old friends recently told us Irish emigrants, composed of a sturdy, in- ment to Australia and America, for love unique. first people of that nationality to make O’Rourke, Daniel and Patrick O’ Brien, that it took him three months and three telligent class. Those who latterly arrived of native land. Te jails were filled with One of the students commented on the their homes here and grow up in our Frank and his son, Owen Kane, Thomas days to cross from Liverpool to New York; and those who followed were impelled the rank and file who were subsequently uniqueness of the stocking cap on my community as useful, industrious and Maher, James Farasey, Patrick O’Mara, and three weeks and four days by canal thither by the sad conditions existing in released, providing that they would leave Coming Next Month: March 2020 head. Another turned to him and said, thrifty citizens were the following: Wil- Patrick Buckley, Michael Mooney, Paul boat, stage and foot, from New York to the old land. the country. Bringing you the movers, shakers and music makers “He’s Irish.” That happens quite a bit at liam Murphy, 1830; the Evans family, Ar- McGuire, Patrick M. Smith, John Shields, Cleveland, but at he end of his tedious An artificially created famine exist- The proposition was largely accepted, in our community each month. school. It has been used to explain my thur Quinn, John Smith, 1833; Dr. Robert Christopher Mullen, James Dunn, journey he found his father and mother ed in all parts of Ireland from 1846 to and thus these young Irish rebels joined 2nd Kristen & Brian Bigley (Uilleann pipes, fiddle). 7 pm, Cuyahoga County haberdashery, vocabulary and my fore- Bailey; Dr. Johnson(died 1847); Robert William Mulcahy, Luke Brennan, James and a little patch of their own ground to 1849; people died by the thousands from their revolutionary kindred in this free Library Fairview Park, OH. head on Ash Wednesday. Sanderson and Joseph Turney, 1834; Hugh McMahon, James Walsh, James Reardon, till, which repaid him for all of the hard- actual starvation; the bogs, the hedges and and prosperous country, our city getting The kids have no idea what “Irish” Buckley, Sr., and David Pollock, 1835; the Barrett, Brasell, Carr, Carroll, Collins, ships he endured. highways were strewn with the dying and its share. It was not many years until these 10th IACES General Meeting means and who the Irish were in Amer- Hugh Blee, Patrick Smith and Fathers Connelly, Costello, Daley, Day, Delaney, He has for years been one of our most the dead. Added to this was the shocking young Irish “rebels” became American 14th Claddagh Ball ica. In Cleveland we have records that Dillon and O’Dwyer, 1836; Capt. Michael Dempsey, Fanning, Farrell, Gallagher, prosperous citizens, but he has always cruelty and infamous government of patriots and took pride in fighting and 17th Mass at St. Colman’s; 178th Cleveland St. Patrick’s Day Parade elucidate who the Irish originals, includ- C. Frawley, D. McFarland, the Cahill, Galwey, Hayes, Keary, Kelley, Lynch, preserved a warm spot in his heart for the England. dying for the overthrow of human slavery, kicks off @1:04 p.m.; Gathering @WSIA after the Parade. ing an article by William Gleason in the Conlan and Whelan families, 1837; Father Lee, Manning, McGee, Nevins, Powers, land of his birth. From the time of the unfortunate for a United America and for the humil- 17th Election Day! Please VOTE! Plain Dealer in 1896. The following is an Peter McLoughlin, Michael Feely, Michael Reeves, Ryan, Sheehan, Tobin, Tierney Continued on facing page “union” down to this time Daniel O’Con- iation of their ancient and hereditary foe, nell, the elegant tribune of the Irish race, who aided the southern confederacy with 19th WSIA General Meeting appealed to the British government for recognition, privateers, cannon, rifle, shot 25th 44th Cleveland International Film Festival Kicks Off justice for his people with the same breath and shell. 27th 28th Annual Medina Charity Beer Run counseling peace and obedience to the The vast majority of the Irish race came laws enacted by an alien government. to America with a feeling of vengeance 27th Celtic Voyage: Journey to the New World (Uilleann pipes w/orchestra Finally, the long-suffering people were against the English government that will & chorale), 7:30 pm, Bay Presbyterian Church, Bay Village, Ohio driven to desperation and openly rebelled. never be eradicated until home rule is Tickets/info: KBBproductions.net The revolutionary party, known in exists in their native land. To illustrate the 28th Celtic Voyage: Journey to the New World (Uilleann pipes w/orchestra history as the “Young Ireland party,” or- supreme contempt of the Irish emigrant & chorale), 7:30 pm, Medina Presbyterian Church, Medina, Ohio. ganized throughout all of Ireland for the or exile for the British government it is Tickets/info: KBBproductions.net overthrow of British misrule in that sorely only necessary to call attention to the oppressed country. The bone and sinew of well-established truth that every Irishman Ireland were in the movement, having for worthy of the name throws off the yoke their object the tearing asunder of the hat- of England and becomes a naturalized Thirty Years of ed union with England, the establishment citizen of the United States as soon as the Traditional Irish Music of an Irish republic, the freedom of their law permits. ■ native land, the government of Ireland by the people of Ireland. Francis McGarry holds undergradu- This commendable object was led by ate degrees from Indiana University in a gallant band of young Irish patriots, Anthropology, Education and History opposed to O’Connell’s fruitless peace and a Masters in Social Science from the policy. Prominent among them were University of Chicago. He is an assistant Thomas Davis, Thomas Francis Meagher principal and history teacher. Francis is (later the commander of the famous Irish a past president of the Irish American brigade in our civil war), William Smith Club East Side. He is the founder and past O’Brien, John Mitchell, Terrence Bellow president of the Bluestone Division of the McManus, John Martin, Charles Gavin Ancient Order of Hibernians. Duffy, Kevin Izod O’ Dougherty, and 440.281.1536 James Finton Lalor. Get More to the Story 323 Prospect Ave., Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio The “rising” took place in 1848, but, More pics, and larger print too! flannerys.com @www.ohioianews.com www.kilroyceiliband.com

12 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 13 Help us to forgive and enable us to act Again, my mother was the one that out of the oven. We adigan onto that path. St. Brigid Pray for us. took care of my Aunt after she left the even made a special M On St. Valentine’s Day, the com- hospital. I again helped my mother and Dublin Diaries cookie with extra Muses mercial world celebrates the day with she reminded me that my grandmother Hershey Kisses on it sentiments of love with cards, flowers used to call me her little nurse. Finally, By Margaret Mary Hicks for Santa. By Marilyn Madigan and more. Nurses demonstrate and I recognized the signs God was sending Christmas Day was witness love every day of their careers.; me. I changed my career goals from great, but also a bit Midwives and nurses in the delivery teaching to nursing. draining. Jessica had room welcome us to the world and I had the privilege and honor to be twenty people over for witness the love of our parents; nurses a nurse for forty-one years at Uni- dinner and it has been Year of the Nurse are in the Emergency Room to help us versity Hospitals. During that time, I 2020 Vision - Growth and awhile since I have had when we are hurt or experiencing a life witnessed the love of parents for their a big Christmas with In honor of the 200th Anniversa- There are still many concerns with altering condition; nurses are in the child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Inspiration for the Future a lot of people around. ry of the birth of Florence Nightin- health care in Ireland. Nurses have Operating Room, making sure that are Unit. The love story that will always Nonetheless, it was gale, the World Health Organization spoken out and continued to do so; needs are take care of when we cannot stay with me was when a mother told us The last couple months have been a remember for the rest of my life. great to meet everyone; (WHO) has declared 2020 as the Year nurses are truly the best advocates speak for ourselves; Nurses are in our to stop CPR and let her child go home whirlwind. It was so busy, but I got to My dad was so happy to find out I they were so welcom- of the Nurse. WHO Director General for their patients and health care in patient rooms and in Intensive Care to God. have so many wonderful experiences was visiting Vienna; his mom’s family is ing and thoughtful. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus general. Units, providing care so that we can What a blessing that was for her packed into a very short amount of time. actually from Vienna. I learned so much Getting to meet stated, “Nurses and Midwives are the heal; In hospitals, your best friend and child. I thank God that I was able to I also managed to make a lot of progress about the history of the country and got more of my grandma’s backbone of every health system: in St. Brigid’s Prayer for advocate are the nursing staff; Nurses touch many lives as a nurse and work in becoming more independent and to see where some of my family came family was so lovely 2020 we’re are calling on all countries Compassion and Justice are out in the community, teaching with the best nurses and other health growing to be confident in doing things from, which was awesome. My time in and it made me feel to invest in nurses and midwives as I think it is fitting to write about the us how to care for ourselves to remain care workers. on my own. Vienna was well-spent and it made me more at home even part of their commitment to health for Nursing profession in the Month of healthy. Their impact is felt every day; Nursing has been recognized as one In early December, I had the opportu- more comfortable with traveling in that though most of them all.” February, for February is the month we are blessed. of the most respected professions. In nity to see Hozier live for the second time. I could navigate a country that does not were only meeting me Nurses and midwives have dedicated that we celebrate two important Feast our nation’s capital, there are only two I saw him for the first time in concert have English as its first language. for the first time. I am themselves to providing care for those Days: St. Brigid and St. Valentine. St. Little Nurse monuments dedicated to women. How about five years ago when he played in After Vienna, I spent a few days back so blessed to have such in need from birth to death, since the Brigid’s Prayer for Compassion and I did not originally plan to become a fitting that these monuments recognize Cleveland at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. in Dublin suffering with tonsillitis before wonderful people so days of Florence Nightingale. Accord- Justice is a Prayer to St. Brigid that to nurse. I always wanted to be a History the Nursing profession. I loved that concert because I got to go heading to Manchester for Christmas. close to me. ing to the WHO, the world “needs 9 me can be said by Nurses. Teacher. God had other plans for me. The first Monument is the Nuns of with my cousin, and I remember it being This was only my second time on a flight After almost a week Margaret Mary enjoying a cheesecake-flavored pretzel in million more nurses to achieve univer- St. Brigid of Ireland, blessed woman He gave me signs that I missed. When the Battlefield, dedicated in 1924, rec- a phenomenal show. alone, so I was a little nervous I’d mess in Manchester, I had the Spittelberg Christmas Market in Vienna, Austria. sal health coverage by 2030.” of endless generosity, fill our hearts I was 4, my grandmother was in a very ognizing the Sister Nurses of the Amer- Being able to see him again in Dublin something up or forget to go through to (reluctantly) go back Irish Nurses with a desire for peace and a love for serious accident. For her recovery, ican Civil War. The second Monument was amazing. He has a beautiful voice customs or something. home to Dublin. While I was glad to get Dublin, and I am in love with everything Last February, I had the honor to justice and compassion. Inspire us to she came to my house for my mother recognizes the Nurses of the Vietnam and is an extraordinary performer. See- I got to the airport super early, but settled back in and see friends and family, about it. My apartment is small, but it march on O’Connell Street Dublin be advocates for reconciliation in the to take care of her. There were times War. Nurses should be recognized for ing the show in Dublin was a reflective I was glad because it gave me time to it was so hard to say goodbye. We were all has everything I need inside and there with the Irish Nurses in bringing their face of conflict and strengthen us to when my mother asked me to keep my all their contributions, not just at War. moment for me because back when I saw get more accustomed. Everything went sad, but we quickly reminded ourselves are so many amenities that are just a few concerns to the public. The concerns speak for the poor, the homeless and eye on my grandmother. My grand- We all know someone who is a nurse. Hozier in Cleveland, I was a first-semes- according to plan and I didn’t miss my that it’s only an hour flight between us minutes walk away. that the Irish Nurses were address- those who cannot speak for them- mother used to call me her little nurse. During this Year of the Nurse, make it ter freshman at Ohio University. It was flight or board the wrong plane, thank and we will have another visit again soon. It is also nice to have my own space and ing were the same as Nurses have in selves. St. Brigid of Kildare, help us to I forgot about that after her death. a point to thank a nurse for her service a time of major personal growth for me God. When I got back to Dublin, I started be able to decorate and plan what I want the United States. These concerns find within us the patience, vision and When I was a Junior in High School, and dedication. ■ and the same can be said for the last show Upon arrival in Manchester, I was out the search for my own apartment. for the apartment. Moving out made me are always patient focused, and deal will to stoke the fire of compassion still planning on being a History in Dublin. greeted by my lovely cousins. When I was While I enjoyed living with my aunt, it realize just how much I missed being with working conditions that prevent and charity to help those who need teacher, my aunt hurt her foot and de- Get More to the Story I am at a crossroads in my life and a child, they came to visit my family and was time for me to become independent independent and having my own space, nurses providing the best care to their our support and guidance-especially veloped Tetanus. For over a month, we More pics, and larger print too! these past five months in Dublin have I in Cleveland several times and it was now that I am pretty familiar with Dub- so I am really happy everything fell into @www.ohioianews.com patients. those who hurt us or disappoint us. did not know if she would live or die. inspired me to grow in ways I never like no time had passed at all between us. lin. With the housing crisis going on here, place. imagined. While both shows were great, The last time I saw my cousin Jessica was I was genuinely worried about finding a My second semester at Trinity starts it was a special feeling being able to hear when my grandmother passed away, so it place, especially as a student. I started out on January 27, so I am counting down his beautiful music live in Dublin. It was has been about six years. by sifting through listings on Daft.ie; it is the days to go back. While I enjoyed this a very memorable experience and I was It was great to catch up with her and a great tool to find places, and I found my well-deserved break, I miss my friends Every Friday and so glad to be able to see him in his home the rest of the family and I was thrilled to apartment through this site. and the buzz of campus. It should be country. meet the kids and spend time with them. I was extremely lucky to find my apart- busier than the last, due to the pressure In mid-December I made a somewhat Before going, I was worried I wouldn’t be ment. It was actually the first viewing I of completing my thesis in July, but I am Saturday Night, impulsive decision to go to Vienna with able to connect with the kids because I went to and I did not know what it was excited to be booked up again. my friend Beck. I am so happy I went. am not around kids their age back home, going to look like beforehand, but I was Slán go fóill. ■ Austria is a beautiful country and Vienna but it was great because they were just as pleasantly surprised. That day alone, this Starting January 3rd until April 25th! is filled with so much history, art and excited to meet me as I was to meet them. apartment had seven viewings scheduled. Margaret Mary is a postgraduate student "We put the FUN in funeral...." culture. I brought over Hershey Kisses so we I was so worried it would not work studying marketing at Trinity College Dublin. I was so lucky to be able to experience could make Christmas cookies (which is out, but through it all I ended up getting She is an alumna of the E.W. Scripps School Kennedy’s Theatre at Playhouse Square it during Christmas. The Christmas Mar- pretty much only an American tradition, it. 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16 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 17 standard GAA foundation and Level football from January through April. Taking the Fields of 1 classes held in prior years. The See our flyer or visit our website and second application was for an annual Facebook page (clevelandgaa.com or est ide rish merican lub Glory: GAA Monthly Youth tournament to be held in June @clevelandgaelic) for more informa- W S I A C each year. The Midwest invitational tion. Live Music & Food in The Pub every Friday By Vincent Beach would be held in Detroit in 2020, Go raibh míle maith agaibh (thanks UPCOMING EVENTS then rotate amongst the Midwest y’all) to our readers and supporters. youth clubs with the idea of becoming Consider getting involved at any February 1 February 22 self-sustaining and actually revenue level. Fáilte (welcome) to all. The New Barleycorn in the Pub Derek Warfield & the Midwest Gaelic generating. Gaelic Athletic Association is Ire- Young Wolfe Tones land’s largest sporting organization February 2 Night at the Races and a bit of home for the Irish abroad Super Bowl Party February 29 Athletic Association Cleveland GAA and the WSIA here in the US of A. Beyond sports, (Contact Dan: 216-701-6108) marching units jointly host the annu- the Association also promotes Irish Junior Unit Exhibition Dance With the Gaelic Athletic Associ- the first time, youth indoor hurling al event on February 15th out at the music, song and dance, and the Irish ation (GAA) being the largest Irish has its own dedicated nights running club in Olmsted Township. Tickets language as an integral part of its ob- February 15 organization outside of Ireland, the once per month in January through include a full chicken dinner and jectives. Cleveland GAA is open to all Night at the Races Irish Department of Foreign Affairs April. Being an introductory session, open bar of Guinness, Harp, Miller who want to play competitive sports, and Trade (DFAT) provides annual hurling will be free. Check out our Lite, and wine meet new people, and join an athletic, grants to strengthen website and the flyers. There will also be free childcare in the fitness-minded club. communities abroad. Clevelandgaa.com/ Abbey Room, where kids play games, do Follow @ClevelandGaelic on Face- Local GAA clubs youth. crafts, and enjoy pizza. With sideboards book, Instagram, and Twitter for the provide the support The adults also par- and the pub full of great raffle baskets, 2019 activities for Men, Women, and Annual Raffle system for new arriv- ticipate in the Global there are many chances win beyond the Youth. Or, visit ClevelandGAA.com. ■ Tickets Available! als and maintain the Games Development race picks. Contact clevelandgaa@gmail. 440.235.5868 Contact Heather at cultural links of Irish Grant. Funding last com for more information including Vincent Thomas Francis Xavier GENERAL MEETING 216-440-0801 3rd Thursday of every month descendants with year ignited the growth tickets, sponsorships, and raffle dona- Beach is a proud Greater Clevelander Since 1931 their ancestral nation. of the club into two tions. This is always a sell-out event, so and emigrant of Michigan. He joined 8559 Jennings Rd., Olmsted Twp., Ohio 44138 | wsia-club.org In collaboration with the GAA in men’s teams and a new ladies’ team. do not wait too long. the St. Pat’s Gaelic Football Club in Croke Park, the DFAT packages the The goal is the same this year. 1999 and, with much help, is the current funding under the guise of the Global Indoor sessions will begin after St. St Patrick’s Day caretaker of the Cleveland GAA. His Games Development Fund. In the Patrick’s Day on a weekly basis and March with Us: Supports, players, Irish is a cross of dialects from the Uni- past, Cleveland has secured grants will lead into the outdoor season. The families, and friends are welcome to versity of Cincinnati and An Cheathrú to help offset adult and youth indoor Cleveland Memorial 7’s outdoor tour- march with the GAA in the St. Patrick’s Rua. With his wife, Michelle, he enjoys rental and new equipment costs. This nament will be fast approaching. Day parade on Tuesday, March 17. Con- watching time absolutely fly by as their year Cleveland continues its youth The development grants are not tact [email protected] for more children, Ambrose (10), Bernadette (8), program of free trial nights for new limited to clubs, and the Midwest Di- information. and Cedric (5), grow. and perspective players during the vision has requested funding for two months of January and February for specific items. 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He adventure, Corrigan gave his plane returned to New York by ship, his Jewelry kept a scrapbook of newspaper articles a name. ‘I had always considered my license suspension had been lifted, he % of things that interested him, mostly plane as a little ray of sunshine,’ he was a national celebrity, and a mob Belleek China Off about Irish events. There was one said, ’so now I put the name Sunshine of autograph seekers met him on the Flags 17 article about “Wrong Way Corrigan,” on the cowling.’ gangway. ONE REGULAR with his handwritten notation; “He In July 1938, Corrigan piloted the Now for the Toledo connection; Parade Apparel PRICED IN-STOCK knew exactly where he was going.” single-engine plane nonstop from the annual St. Patrick’s Mass at Penny (The Saint) Collins & Irish Foods & Candy ITEM WITH THIS History.com tells the story of California to New York. Although the the Historic Church of St. Patrick Monsignor Vasko COUPON! Douglas Corrigan. The last of the transcontinental flight was far from in downtown Toledo took place greet the pilot with a significant gift. early glory-seeking fliers, takes off unprecedented, Corrigan received on March 17, 2019. At the end of Rich in local history, Mrs. Daly Excludes food, gift cards, lucky St. Patrick’s Day will be finds, & previous purchases. from Floyd Bennett field in Brooklyn, national attention simply because the the Mass Msgr. Christopher Vasko said her grandfather cut blackthorn Here Before You Know It! Coupon exp. 2-29-20 New York, on a flight that would press was amazed that his rattletrap accepted what he reckoned as the from Magee Marsh near Bay View finally win him a place in aviation aircraft had survived the journey. historical Irish “key to the city.” Park and shellacked the weapon for history. Almost immediately after arriving Pat Foy Daly traveled from Defiance, presentation, only to refuse to give it Eleven years earlier, American in New York, he filed plans for a Ohio, to present her grandfather’s to Mr. Corrigan because his ancestry Charles A. Lindbergh had become an transatlantic flight, but aviation shillelagh to Monsignor Vasko. Mrs. included being an “Orangeman.” She international celebrity with his solo authorities deemed it a suicide Daly said the historical weapon was added that her grandfather’s ancestors nonstop flight across the Atlantic. flight, and he was promptly denied. supposed to remain in her family’s lived along the border of Northern Corrigan was among the mechanics Instead, they would allow Corrigan lineage after her grandfather, then- Ireland and had many troubles with who had worked on Lindbergh’s Spirit to fly back to the West Coast, and Toledo city councilman Dominic the Orangemen, so much so that her of St. Louis aircraft, but that mere on July 17 he took off from Floyd Foy’s, refusal to give the gift to famous grandfather swore to never return to Shamrock Club President’s Luncheon footnote in the history of flight was Bennett field, ostentatiously pointed pilot Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan. Ireland. “So Wrong Way Corrigan Back Row: Mary Grady-Strickland, James Graham, Molly Byrne not enough for the Texas-born aviator. west. However, a few minutes later, Mrs. Daly added that Mr. Corrigan was an Orangeman; grandpa kept the In 1938, he bought a 1929 Curtiss he made a 180-degree turn and was one of few pilots at the time, shillelagh,” she said. Middle Row: Tom Byrne, Bob Basbagill, Brian O’Reilly, Patrick Fallon, Jr., Mike Redmond, Pat Graham Robin aircraft off a trash heap, rebuilt vanished into a cloudbank to the and as tradition, he was scheduled Crediting Monsignor Vasko for to “barnstorm,” buzzing the barns of his diligence in up keeping both the Front Row: Patrick Byrne, Mike Murphy, Rich Clemons, Bob Donnelley, Joe Byrne, small communities and rally locals to Historic Church of St. Patrick and Towney Quinn, Brendan O’Reilly, Francis Doyle, Mike Moriarity, Tony Hatem a small landing strip in Toledo. Per Immaculate Conception Catholic Irish tradition, a local politician would Church, Mrs. Daly said she felt

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20 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 21 times as a child, the tales of Hog- to the Cleveland Indians. Finally, thing - treat others the way you would blowin’ warts spoke to my now adult daughter irm he was hired by The Cleveland Plain want to be treated.” through her Air Pods as she traveled F Dealer and then moved to Cleveland. Paul married Jackie Demeter, a in across London, navigating the Tube like Foundation com (owned by the same company as teacher who became Superintendent By Susan Mangan a native. She visited Platform 9¾ King’s By Ken Callahan The Plain Dealer), where he will begin of Schools in Mentor, where the couple Cross, and journeyed to Edinburgh, his 37th year covering the Indians, resides. They have two boys, Ed and @SueMangan @KennethRCallahanJr Í Scotland and the places that inspired Í when spring training begins Feb. 11 in Jimmy and four grandchildren. J.K. Rowling to create her iconic tales. Goodyear, Arizona. It has always seemed to me that When I visited Katie in London, Including spring training, that is Cleveland has been fortunate to have I brought her to one of my favorite north of 6,000 baseball games for the some very good sports writers: Gordon Actually, Love literary haunts, The Charles Dickens Paul Hoynes PD/Cleveland.com alone. When asked Cobbledick, Chuck Heaton, Hal Lebo- “It does not do to dwell on dreams human. It is that often elusive “some- Home and Museum in Bloomsbury. In the book Irish Americans and how much travel that requires, he vitz, Bob August, to mention a few. and forget to live.” thing” which your heart cannot live A bit unsure of her taste for Victorian Their Communities in Cleveland, the replied: “Well, I have 300,00 Marriot When Paul Hoynes leaves behind his –Albus Dumbledore, J.K. Rowling without. My son referenced my love literature, she didn’t know if she would authors note the obvious phenomenon points.” He guesses he flies 100,000 last deadline and Marriot Point, he will for literature as his primary example. be interested. of the tendency of the Irish Ameri- miles a year, and never on the team be a member of that esteemed club, and My youngest is a man of few words Indeed, the seeming truth that emits In my mother’s heart, I knew Katie cans of Greater Cleveland to radiate plane like others in the media, because part of Cleveland journalism history. ■ and many unspoken ideas. When he out of the mouths of babes. would be enchanted by this special out, on both sides of the river, parish by of the constant pressure of deadline. does decide to share his thoughts, they My son, however, is obviously not place. After all, I have spent years wax- parish. It is asserted therein that on the On growing up in the St. Ann com- Get More to the Story are of value. In some instances, his sage a mother, so he does not understand ing poetic about the Christmas Carol to east side, from the Cathedral Parish, munity, Paul says the Catholic, “envi- More pics, and larger print too! words take my breath away. how the cry of a child or the howl of my children. Immaculate Conception, St. Philome- ronment was a big part of my life.” My @www.ohioianews.com Shortly after midnight on New Year’s a beloved pet can cause one to move Decorated in fragrantly fresh Christ- na, St. Aloywiches, and finally, to St. parents told us to, “always do the right Eve, my youngest and I began to talk, from a place of dreams to immediate mas greens, our visit to the museum did Ann’s,“the last Irish parish on the east The 2020 Irish American not about his future, but the goals and action in a millisecond. In time, he may not disappoint. This is my second visit to side.” Archives Society aspirations of others. He explained that learn. Until then, let him think that my Charles Dickens’ home with two out of St. Ann’s was founded and estab- when a person discovers that one thing defining act, my reason for breathing, my three children. The magic is real. lished almost single handedly by Fr. that actually causes his or her heart to is the creation and discovery of words. that those hours spent reading and the As Katie and I gazed into the mir- John Mary Powers, who, as an assistant Walks of Life hurt, that is passion; that is the reason My motivation is actually love. joy of time spent with a book are lying ror in Charles Dickens’ parlor, I could at St. Thomas, was directed to do so for waking up each day. A Mother’s Love dormant in my children’s hearts and feel his creative presence. I knew that by Bishop Farley in 1915. Fr. Powers Awards Dinner According to my young druid, that Throughout the years, my greatest are just waiting for that moment of literature is not just the stuff of dreams, remained in his leadership role for Honoring passion is not always for another acts as a mother do involve those pas- quiet stillness to manifest. but impacts our personal journeys, the fifty-one years. Timothy J. Cosgrove sions that cause my heart to tremble. As At times, this literary epiphany rises unique calling of our own realities. Between 1954 and 1970, the elemen- Paul Hoynes Squire Patton Boggs, my youngest explained, knowledge and not from the still depths of quietude, More than ever, I felt encouraged to tary school enrolled an average of 1,250 Cleveland State University literature always seem to entwine the but out of the din of a city filled with holdfast to my passion for literature. students a year. Fr. Powers was a relent- famous Cleveland Heights and St. Ann Board of Trustees moment. traffic, diverse people, bustling shops, I renewed my commitment to share less advocate for fair housing, for the- family that produced, among others, Mary Quinn Griffin I can still feel the scramble of my and grand architecture; a place where my experiences with others through atre, and in pursuit of his singular and former presiding Judge Nancy and Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western C three children clambering for space charm, history, and magic marry in a words and teaching. Above all, I felt successful construction of the current attorneys Jim and Billy. Billy is always “Bringing a bit of Ireland to the 5 points” Reserve University on my lap, near the curl of my hair, most exquisite coupling. For my daugh- such privilege to gaze into a mirror Church and its unique furnishings. among the color guard for the St. Pat- 3600 west park rd, cleveland, ohio close to my heart, as we settled in for ter, this place was London. that allowed my daughter and I to see Among those students was fu- rick’s Day Parade. “Bringing a5pointscafe.com bit of Ireland to the 5 points” Helen C. Malloy bedtime stories. We read their favorite Study Abroad into the past, while beholding a present ture and now longtime Cleveland.com/ Paul was a twin to Mary Claire 3600 west park rd, cleveland, ohio West Side Irish American Club 5pointscafe.com stories for hours: Curious George at Her journey to study abroad was a moment that will in the future become Plain Dealer sportswriter Paul Hoynes (deceased), brother Billy and sisters Patrick T. Murphy the candy factory, Madeline and her quest of self-discovery, a search for a treasured memory. and his siblings. Paul’s dad, “Jimmy” Susan and Patricia “Tish.” He attended Dworken & Bernstein CHAMBERS schoolmates, the broom that carried a dreams, the rediscovery of her heart- I suppose my young sage was correct. Hoynes, also grew up in the parish - Cathedral Latin High School and grad- United Irish Societies of Funeral Homes witch, a cat, and a dog, and the ethereal beat. Interestingly, my daughter’s My passion for literature has always the family business was Central Elec- uated from Marquette with a degree in Greater Cleveland W tale of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, odyssey evolved from a passion for defined my life. In time, the trust that I trotype on East 22nd. journalism. Hon. Leo M. Spellacy Full Service and Cremation who sailed off one night in a wooden literature. put into words will inspire and comfort Paul’s mom, Billie Marie (nee Cook), Paul’s early career in sports writing Retired Judge, 8th District Services Pre-Need Specialists shoe. As a young child, my only girl loved those for whom my heart aches with a native of Saskatchewan, met Jim on was by necessity, and given the vicis- Court of Appeals This memory of my children - the the stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder. A unparalleled joy, and at times, un- vacation to a farm owned by Billy’s dad situdes of the newspaper business, W sound of their sighs, the smell of their curious three-year-old, she wanted bearable pain, but actually and always in Kingston, Ontario. Billie Marie was varied. He began covering all sorts of Thursday, February 27, 2020 Family-Owned and Operated milky breath, the trusting weight of know where Laura lived and if she with love: my greatest inspiration – my the daughter of Bill Cook, and niece sports from the now-departed Paines- Windows on the River Serving Greater Cleveland and their tired bodies, makes my heart could see her. I explained, as her heart children. ■ of Bun Cook, both of whom are in the ville Telegraph, including high school 2000 Sycamore Cleve OH 44113 Northeast Ohio Since 1933 hurt. This ritual of nighttime reading broke, that Laura lived with the angels, NHL Hall of Fame, having played with sports, but also Little League baseball. seemed to last for hours, but in the but we could always listen to and read Susan holds a Master’s Degree in En- the New York Rangers in the 1920s and He later moved to the News-Herald, 6:00 Cash Bar 6:30 Dinner 7:30 Awards Ceremony North Olmsted 329150 Lorain Road great expanse of time was over in a her stories. glish from John Carroll University and 1930s. where he focused on the Browns and Donation $75 ($35 tax deductible) Berea 386 Adalbert Street fleeting second. As a schoolgirl, the adventures of a Master’s Degree in Education from Cleveland’s Al Sutphin, who owned sports generally. Like a desert traveler, Now, such episodes of literary Harry Potter became her literary obses- Baldwin-Wallace University. She may be the old Arena, hired Bill Cook to coach he moved to the Cleveland Press, until Send check & names of guests by February 17 Cleveland 34420 Rocky River Drive reckoning are spare and last a mere sion. She once told me that the books contacted at [email protected]. the Cleveland Barons of the AHL. that proud institution succumbed to to Irish American Archives Society P.O. Box 91756 Cleveland OH 44101-3756 moment. Bedtime reading has been brought her to magical places that Bun Cook also coached the Barons for the market realities that would no lon- [email protected] for more info supplanted with SnapChat and Netflix. she wished to return to over and over Get More to the Story several years. ger support an evening and morning 216.251.6566 More pics, and larger print too! www.ChambersFuneral.com My heart hurts, but not in a good way. again. In truth, she has. Paul‘s grandfather, Dan Hoynes, paper in a single market. @www.ohioianews.com “Preserving Our Heritage, I comfort myself with the knowledge Having read the entire series many traced his roots to County Mayo; he Paul eventually returned to the Sharing Our Stories married Loretta McDonnell of the News-Herald, where he was assigned

22 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 23 An bhfuil grá agat dom? (ahn will graw ah-gut dom) Do you love me? Nach bhfuil grá agat dom? (noch will graw ah-gut) Don’t you love me? Cornamusa Comes to Cleveland and Cincinnati SÍp@BobCarneyGTReak Irish Tá tú an-álainn! (taw too ahn awl inn) You are very beautiful. Scottish & Irish Event Features Song, Dance & Pipes! By Bob Carney Mo mhíle grá. (moh vee-la graw) My thousand loves. Í@BobCarneyGTR Mo rún. (moh roo-in) My secret (love) by Wolfgang Ribbert explore the rich Celtic song tradition, dramatic storytelling distinguish the Society, 5290 Dry Ridge Road [email protected] Tá grá ag Pádraigin do Bhrian. 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Dance Company in compelling, March 15 - Danube Swabian @www.ohioianews.com Dathúil (da-hool) handsome Intricate, harmonious a cappella original dance choreographies In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day, I thought we could cover some ways to express Cara (kar-ah) friend renditions of old and new ballads Musicality and a passion for our loves, likes, preferences and even our dislikes. Before we get into that, however, LOVING THINGS I’ve shared in the past one of the things that draws me to Irish speech and literature is Is breá liom brioscaí. (iss braw lum bris-kee) I love cookies. the beauty and expressiveness of the language. Is breá léi a bheith ag rince. (iss braw lay-ih ah veh ehg ring-kuh) She loves dancing A column in The Irish Times by Manchán Magan titled, “A magical vision is hidden Is breá leis úlla. (iss braw lesh oo-la) He loves apples. Speak Irish Nach maith leis an madra a bheith ag in the Irish language – we need to rediscover it,” was recently brought to my attention. An breá leat úlla? ( ahn braw laht oo-la) Do you love apples? Continued from previous page rith? (noch mah lesh un mah-dra uh veh Originally published on July 14, 2018, it is well worth searching out on-line if you’re a Nach breá leat úlla? (noch braw laht oo-la) Don’t you love apples? Níor mhaith. Ba mhaith liom caife. ehg rih) Doesn’t the dog like running? student of Irish or just have an interest in your Irish heritage. Is breá. Is breá liom úlla. (iss braw. Is braw lum oo-la) I do. I love apples (neer wah. Buh wah lum kaf-ay) No. I PREFER Ní breá. Is breá liom brioscaí. (iss braw. Is braw lum bris-kee) I don’t. I love cookies. would like coffee. Is fearr liom tae. (iss far lyum tay) I TERMS of ENDEARMENT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE Ar mhaith leis an bpáiste bainne? (ar prefer tea. Tá grá agam duit. (taw graw ah-gum gwit) I love you. Ar mhaith leat tae? (ar wah laht tay) Would you like tea? wah laht lesh ahn baw-stchuh bahn-ya) Is fearr léi torthaí. (iss far lay-ih tor-hee) Tá tú ag féachaint go hiontach. (taw too ahg fay-cant guh hee-on-tach) You look Ba mhaith. Ba mhaith liom tae. (buh wah. Buh wah lum tay) I would. I would like Would the child like milk? she prefers fruit. wonderful. tea. Continued on facing page Nár mhaith léi an briosca? ( nawr wah Ní fearr le Brian siúcra. (nee far leh bree- Airím uaim thú. (ah-reem oom who) I miss you. lay-ih ahn bris-kuh) Wouldn’t she like the un shoo-kra) Brian doesn’t prefer sugar. cookie? Ní fearr liom a bheith ag rith. (nee far CONWAY LAND TITLE COMPANY MORE THINGS TO LIKE lyum uh veh egh rih) I don’t prefer run- Uisce (ish-kuh) water ning’ 162 Main Street Painesville, OH 44077 Siúcra (shoo-kra) sugar Is fearr liom a bheith ag siúl. (iss far Briosca (bris-kuh) a cookie lyum uh veh ehg shool) I prefer walking. Brioscaí (bris-kee) cookies An fearr leat tae no caife? (ahn far lyat Úll (ool) apple tay no kaf-ay) Do you prefer tea or coffee? Úlla (oo-la) apples HATE Tae (tay) tea Is fuath liom brioscaí. (iss foo-uh lyum Caife (kaf-ay) coffee bris-kee) I hate cookies. Ceapaire (kya-puh-ruh) a sandwich Sometimes there are things that you Learn To Play Irish Music! Bainne (bahn-ya) milk don’t love or even like, to say that you hate ACTIVITIES something all you need to do is take the Group Irish music instruction in the greater Cleveland area Ag foghlaim (ehg foe-lum) learning sentence expressing what you like and All ages and melody instruments welcome Ag léamh (ehg lay-uv) reading change the word maith (mah) for fuath Ag taisteal (ehg tash-tuhl) travelling (foo-uh).. 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24 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 25 John Quincy Adams. ever, is one of the unlucky ones in that inspired her, a woman in her eighties, In his speech, England refuted some an- regard, and she is forced to marry the to travel to Nigeria to listen to people’s Illuminations ti-Catholic sentiments that the President Off The Shelf man who impregnated her. When she stories. Edna O’Brien has written more had expressed some years earlier. By Terry Kenneally gives birth to a girl instead of a hoped- than twenty works of fiction, several of He proclaimed that Catholic belief was for boy, her standing in the which have been reviewed By J. Michael Finn @TerryKenneally not an enemy of democracy and stressed Í community diminishes. in this column over the its compatibility with republican values. Eventually she escapes years. Recently her name The bishop’s sermon, which lasted two with her baby and a friend has come up as a possible hours, was so well received that 21 mem- and finds her way back to Nobel Prize recipient in bers of Congress immediately encouraged with the live, “I was a girl once, but not her village, despite a series literature. “Girls” is an ut- An Irishman Named England him to publish it in book form, which he GIRL: A NOVEL anymore.” of challenges and horrors. terly unique achievement did. By Edna O’Brien The book begins when masked men Her troubles are not over, and this month’s TOP Many bishops, priests and religious of and imprisoned in Australia, led to the A striking phase of Bishop England’s Farrar, Straus and Giroux invade the girls secondary-school however, because it was SHELF read. ■ Irish birth or descent are credited with establishment of the Catholic Church in apostolic character was manifested in ISBN- 9780374162559 2019 230 pp dormitory, pretending to be sol- one thing to be a former beginning and growing the Catholic Australia. his spiritual care of African Americans. diers come to protect them from the kidnapping victim and Terrence J. Kenneally is faith in early America. One of these was In July 1820, Pope Pius VIII established In 1830, he established in Charleston the extremist insurrection raging in the quite another to be the an attorney and owner of Bishop John England, a native of Ireland, the Diocese of Charleston, South Caroli- Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, who were In April 2014, Boko Haram kid- country. The intruders, however, are mother of a jihadi child. The Kenneally Law Firm who became one of the most recognized na, which was formed from the Archdio- to devote themselves to the sick, provide napped 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, the insurrection, and soon the girls Women and girls released in Rocky River, Ohio. churchmen of his time. cese of Baltimore. It encompassed 140,000 education to African American women England, France, Italy, wherever he could a town in Nigeria. Boko Haram is a find themselves in the back of an open or who escape from Boko He defends insureds and John England was born on September square miles and consisted of three states: and provide for their religious instruction. obtain money, vestments, or books. jihadist terrorist organization based in truck hurtling through the jungle. Haram captivity often face rejection insurance companies in defense litiga- 23, 1786 in Cork, Ireland, to Thomas North Carolina, South Carolina, and In 1834 he further promoted education In 1841, he visited Europe for the last northeastern Nigeria. Boko Haram has The girls are herded into an encamp- upon returning to their families due tion throughout the state of Ohio. He England and Honora Lordan. John was Georgia. and charity by the introduction of the time. On the long return voyage there killed tens of thousands and displaced ment, where they are subjected to a to a culture of stigma around sexual received his Master’s in Irish Studies the eldest of ten children. He completed Father England was serving as parish Ursuline Sisters into the diocese. was much sickness, and he became 2.3 million from their homes. Irish au- verbal diatribe by a fundamentalist violence. from John Carroll University and his primary education at Cork. priest at Bandon, 16 miles from Cork. He The Bishop celebrated an early Mass seriously ill due to his constant care for thor Edna O’Brien travelled to Nigeria emir; forced into hard labor; repeated- O’Brien’s book is a novel of pro- teaches Irish literature and history at In 1802 he entered St. Patrick’s College also was the Vicar Foreign and Secretary in the cathedral for African Americans others. Though very weak, on his arrival and met some of the girls who had been ly assaulted by men who use rape as a found and ever-renewing empathy Holy Name High School where he is in Carlow, where, while he was still a of the Diocese, from May 1817 until he every Sunday and preached to them at in Philadelphia, he preached seventeen taken by the group. From the experi- drug with which to fire themselvesWe up are and your grace conne of a ctiongirl who, to Irelandafter brutal and the alsoWorld the President. student, he taught and also preached at resigned in August 1820. At that time, he this Mass and at a Vesper service. He nights consecutively, also four nights in ence her novel, “Girl”, came about. for battle. abuse as a slave to Nigerian jihadists, the cathedral. By dispensation he was was notified from Rome that he had been was accustomed to deliver two afternoon Baltimore. With his health broken and his “Girl” is narrated in the first person The girls pray they will be rescued, escapes, and with dogged persistence, Get More to the Story ordained before the prescribed age on Oc- named as the first bishop of Charleston, sermons. If he was unable to deliver both, strength almost exhausted, he prompt- by Maryam, one of the schoolgirls pray to survive, and pray that they will begins to201 rebuild9 Group her shattered Tours life. More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com tober 11, 1808, by Bishop Francis Moylan South Carolina. It was speculated that his he would disappoint the rich and cultured ly resumed his duties on his return to kidnapped by Boko Haram. It opens not become pregnant. Maryam how- Give O’Brien credit for the grit that at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Cork. appointment and exile to America may who flocked to hear him, and preach to Charleston, where he died on April 11, England/Scotland/Wales/Ireland August 15 – 26 While a priest in Cork, he was also have been an effort to silence his political the poor. 1842 at the age of 55. appointed chaplain to the Presentation activities in Ireland. In the epidemics of those days, he At the time of his death, Bishop West Side Irish American Club Tour of Italy Convent, the Magdalen Asylum, and Consecrated Bishop of Charleston exhibited great devotion to the sick. His John England had become well known October 19 – 30 2020 the city prison. He served as inspector of at Cork on September 21, 1820, in the priests and the Sisters of Mercy volun- throughout the United States. His dio- the Catholic poor schools. 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26 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 27 My Roots particularly the famine years. Continued from facing page I have become more knowledgeable about Irish culture and customs. Tá Lynch’s Irish Imports in 1859. Father O’Callaghan was an mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge (I’m learning Our mission is to bring the imposing individual, standing six feet Irish). As a reader of the Ohio Irish tall with dark hair and blue eyes. He American News, I know you’ve seen best of the Emerald Isle to was highly intelligent, articulate and the ad for the classes held in the con- your home for you and your skilled at making legal arguments. He vivial atmosphere of P. J. McIntyre’s. clashed often with the bishops and If you’ve been hesitating to sign up, family to cherish. wrote what were considered subver- just do it! The classes are fun, in- sive letters using a pseudonym. structors Bob and Vincent make the Wilde Irish Chocolates Hatman of Ireland, He spoke out passionately for classes interesting, and you’ll meet the rights of his fellow priests and some nice people. Cleveland has a (exclusive to our store in the USA) Hanna Hats of Donegal advocated for fair treatment and vibrant Irish American community, (Men’s & Women’s) compensation. He represented Father and there are so many things to see Clonfadda Handmade Soaps Branigan Weavers Quinn in his appeal. Unfortunately and do. I have started to explore what (exclusive to our store in the USA) for Father Quinn, his appeal with the it has to offer. Inis Colognes Vatican was rejected, and the matter So to Father John Quinn (1824- Celtic Tweed Clothing was referred to the Diocese of Cincin- 1887), Father Eugene Mary O’Cal- (Men & Women’s) Rosaries & Crosses nati. laghan (1831-1901), and Father Robert The issue was never resolved. Fa- Father Robert A. Sidley A. Sidley (1827-1904), for ministering Celtic Jewelry, Irish food & teas, and much more... ther Quinn suffered a stroke in 1884 to the needs of poor Irish immigrants How Three Irish and lingered until 1887, when in died paring for the priesthood at St. Mary’s cemetery where Father John Quinn is who came to northern Ohio, and for Located in the lovely downtown square in Wooster, Ohio. at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Toledo. Seminary in Cleveland. In reading buried. inspiring me to explore my own Irish LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON! I wanted to know more about Fa- his obituary, I learned that during the Although I still have many un- heritage, I say with gratitude in your Immigrant Priests Helped ther O’Callaghan, so I started reading American Civil War, he would row a answered questions about my Irish native Irish tongue, Go raibh míle 116 S. Market Street, Wooster, Ohio 44691 other articles about him. One source boat from Sandusky, Ohio, to John- ancestors, the journey to discover who maith agaibh (Thank you). ■ Me Find My Roots stated that his papers and a copy of son’s Island in Sandusky Bay, where they were and where they came from 330.601.0160 [email protected] his will were kept at the University of there was a Confederate prison camp. has been a meaningful one. To under- Get More to the Story by Sheila Ives Notre Dame in Indiana. That got me (Johnson’s Island was named for its stand their lives, I have spent hours More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com thinking. owner at the time, another Irish immi- reading about the history of Ireland, Did Father Quinn have a will? grant, Leonard Beatty Johnson, from Part II Buíochas le Dia —Thank God—he did! Co. Wexford, Ireland.) As I was reading scanned pages from about where they were sent to serve. I will never forget how astounded I Although there had been a regularly the book about Father Eugene Mary Also, these priests could be arbitrarily was to read the section where he listed appointed chaplain, the Confederate O’Callaghan, I found many interest- sent to another location if they were the names of his brothers and sisters, soldiers disliked him. In Father Sid- ing things about my great- great uncle considered troublesome to the bishop. his parents, a nephew and one of his ley’s words, “They hated him—and all Father John Quinn. He was born in This is what happened to Father uncles. because he was a Northerner—a man 1824 in Kanturk and had studied at Quinn. He had a dispute with Bishop Finally, I had a breakthrough with furnished by the government against St. Patrick’s College in Maynooth, Richard Gilmour, and as punishment this information about my grand- which they had rebelled. And so, near Dublin. he was reassigned from his large mother’s family. So, I got busy locating when I went there as a Catholic priest, In 1852 he immigrated to the parish in Toledo, Ohio, where he had parish baptismal records and found being neither North nor South, I was United States, and in 1854 he entered built a school, to the small parish that Father Quinn had had ten sib- welcomed. I served Catholics and wned and O Family O perated St. Mary’s Seminary in Cleveland, in Wakeman, which only had thirty lings. A few had remained in Ireland; non-Catholics alike.” Father Sidley Ohio, where he was ordained in 1858. families and no school. Father Quinn a sister went to Liverpool, England; served for many years as the pastor of He and many other Irish born young filed an appeal with the Vatican about one brother to Australia and three SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in men became priests to minister to the this assignment, and that’s where brothers had immigrated to the United Sandusky. McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio growing Irish population in Ohio. Father Eugene Mary O’Callaghan States. There in the parish records he kept, He served in various parishes in entered the picture. Their parents were named Timothy another family mystery was unlocked Funeral Homes Lucas, Sandusky and Huron counties. Father O’Callaghan was born in Quinn and Mary Daly. With further for me. At this time these areas were under 1831 in Newmarket, a small village research I discovered that my grand- In a baptismal record from 1884, the jurisdiction of the Cleveland dio- near Kanturk, Co. Cork. He arrived mother had had five brothers. written in Latin by Father Sidley, I Direct Cremation: $1490 cese. I had never given any thought as in Toledo, Ohio in 1847 and worked Father John Quinn had named found the maiden name of my moth- to why he was serving in Wakeman at as a day laborer on the Miami and another Irish immigrant priest, Robert er’s maternal great-grandmother, the time my grandmother arrived to Erie Canal. He received his education A. Sidley, to be the executor of his will. Margaret Johnston. When Margaret 440-942-0700 stay with him. at the University of Notre Dame in Father Sidley had been born in Co. died in 1898, Father Sidley entered However, in reading the book, I Indiana Limerick in 1827. As a young boy he her death information and recorded Michael F. Coyne ◆ Kevin M. Coyne ◆ Tony Vitantonio learned that these early Catholic In 1856 he entered St. Mary’s Sem- came to Geauga County, Ohio, with her place of birth as Ireland. Margaret We are family owned & operated priests were considered “missionary inary in Cleveland and was ordained his family. Johnston is buried in St. Joseph Cath- priests” and as such had little say Continued on facing page He was ordained in 1856 after pre- olic Cemetery in Sandusky, the same

28 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 29 I think the talent comes from both That song got an honorable mention other verse.” I did, and he told me to all about. I literally left everything I Cleveland sides really. My dad played a bit of the in American Songwriter this year and walk with him. loved to do this; it’s a burning de- guitar too. He got me into Bob Dylan is also in the running for the Inter- I was singing him bits of old folk sire I just can’t get away from. Every Comhrá when I was thirteen. I was surrounded national Songwriting Competion in songs as we walked. I think he was disappointment I say, “Oh I just can’t By Bob Carney by music. Nashville as well as, “The King’s Fool,” amused, he brought me along to the do this,” but it’s a curse. But that song Í@BobCarneyGTR When did you de- also on the CD. I’m really gig, at some point I must have sung came from those frustrations and it cide to pursue music happy about that! “The Fox.” He said, “Maybe you’ll turned into something great, so I’m as a career? “The King’s Fool” is sing that with me.” He was really delighted. I got the guitar when going to be the first single really nice to me, that was 1993 in I was sixteen, and after and “Love is the Holy Dublin. You can listen to Siobhán O’Brien Singer-Songwriter learning some chords, Grail” will be released sec- Will your tour bring you back to on Amazon Music, Spotify, Facebook, I wrote my first song ond. Everyone here seem Cleveland? or YouTube, or visit her website: Siobhán O’Brien about four months to be converging on those I would love to, but it’s hard to book www.siobhanobrien.com, to puchase after that. I never two, but my Irish friends in cities where people are unfamiliar a CD of your own. ■ Limerick native Siobhán O’Brien re- and have become a big fan. Siobhán thought that I would seem to prefer the last two with you. Even when you send out located to the Washington D.C. area in took time from her hectic schedule be able to do that. I songs on the CD, “Sanc- CD’s, most people won’t even look Bob Carney is a student of Irish the spring of 2017. Within six months to speak to us as she prepares for the thought that was like a tuary,” co-written with at them unless you’re highly recom- history and language and teaches the she had secured an opening slot at the launch of her new cd, You Can’t Run godly thing that these people that write Eamonn Hehir, and “Mother.” mended. I hope from the radio and Speak Irish Cleveland class held every famed Birchmere Music Hall and has Out of Love. songs do; I didn’t think it was possible OhioIANews: They seem to be very PR campaign that I can come to the Tuesday @Pj McIntyre’s. He is also ac- been selected as a North East Regional OhioIANews: Did you grow up with for me to do it! personal. attention of some of those types of tive in the Irish Wolfhounds and Irish Folk Alliance Folk-DJ Showcase Artist music in the house? I got my first gig at eighteen. I saw They are, maybe that’s why the people people. dogs organizations in and around by DC radio icon, Mary Cliff. Siobhán: Oh God yes! My dad had a Tracy Chapman perform when I was in that know me prefer them. I’m really I’m trying to get out of the bar Cleveland. Wife Mary, hound Mor- Siobhán’s solo work blends traditions huge record collection, a lot of croon- the south of France and I wrote home looking forward to them coming out. scene, but it’s a Catch 22, because I righan and terrier Doolin keep the of American song, including folk, blues, ers and good singers, he was into good to my father and told him I was going Hopefully it will bring me to another need to make money, but that’s what house jumping. He can be contacted rock and country, as well as English, singers. On my mom’s side, she’s a sing- to play music the rest of my life. So that level of touring. I’d love to get on the we all do. I hope next year I can at [email protected] Scottish and Irish traditional music. ing teacher, her dad was a conducter, was the point it happened. road with my band. I recorded the al- elevate, that’s not to make little of the Her latest recording, “You Can’t Run composer and a music teacher. His There are some great songs on bum in Austin and the band is down bars; I’m trying to move to the next Get More to the Story Out of Love” has just been released. parents had an opera company; they your new CD, “You Can’t Run Out of there. We launched there Jan.17, and Siobhán O’Brien level. More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com I was invited to her Cleveland per- used to travel all around the English Love.” I really like “Love is the Holy the radio play should be happening That’s what “The King’s Fool” is formance at P.J McIntyre’s last October speaking parts of the world. Grail.” around then too. Public radio, Sirius XM, everything and anything! I’m When I came back to the studio, looking forward to what comes out Martin started messing around with of it. them and I was like, “ Oh my God! This is your third full length CD, What is going on here!?” So we decid- isn’t it? ed to go forward and invited Paddy It is. I did a lot of EP’s and tapes Moloney along and he was delighted. when cassettes were still around; my He invited me to sing with The Chief- QUINN & CUSTY first cassette was under the name tans as a guest vocalist at the Boston THU 2/13 IRISH REELS - FREE SHOW “Millie Tumblweed,” (laughs). I was Symphony Hall. That was really cool! ST. PATRICK’S BRUNCH romanced by the western movies, that After that came my first all-orig- SCYTHIAN was when I was nineteen or twenty. inal full length album in 2013. It WED 2/19 GRASSROOTS CELTIC GYPSY ROCK with THE PORTERSHARKS I had another tape after that called, sounds crazy that it took so long, but “What’s it All About,” then “Mumbo that’s the way music is now; we can’t NEIL DIAMOND TRIBUTE Jumbo Bla Bla Bla.” They did pretty always give it (recording) our full FRI 2/28 SUN 3/15 well on Irish National Radio. attention because we have to make a by THE DIAMOND PROJECT The first full-length album was a living; plus it takes a lot of money to cover album called “Songs I Grew Up do these kind of things. I’m the Little SAT 2/29 VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE CLEVELAND STORIES: To,” featuring Paddy Moloney of The Red Hen, trying to do it all on my by NITEBRIDGE & COLIN DUSSAULT Chieftans on the pipes; that’s been a own. federal takedown of the cle very successful one. 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32 OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 WWW.OHIOIANEWS.COM OHIO IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 33 Photo by CB Makem A man wrote a letter to the IRS: “I mistake.” When Irish Eyes have been unable to sleep knowing “A sponge!” exclaims the other. “Do An Eejit that I have cheated on my income tax. you feel much pain?” Abroad Are Smiling; I understated my taxable income and “No pain at all,” says the first, “but I Be Very Afraid have enclosed a check for two hundred do get thirstier than I used to!” By CB Makem dollars. If I still can’t sleep, I will send By Maury Collins the rest.” The students in a second-grade class were asking their teacher about her A rookie police officer was assigned newly pierced ears. “Does the hole go Discovering Dracula Two kids went into their parents’ Grandma?” He lit up and said, “Can I to ride in a cruiser with an experienced all the way through?” “Yes.” “Did it bathroom and noticed the scale in have a cookie?” partner. A call came over the radio tell- hurt?” “Just a little.” “Did they use a the corner. “Whatever you do,” said ing them to break up a group of people needle?” “No, they used a special gun.” and Playing with Fire one youngster to the other, “don’t step A police officer was escorting a pris- loitering. The officers drove to the street Silence followed, and then one solemn on it!” “Why not?” asked the sibling. oner to jail when the officer’s hat blew and observed a small crowd standing voice quietly asked, “How far away did Last year I signed off on a “to be beș. It has a population of about 24,000, “Because every time Mom does, she lets off down the sidewalk. “Would you on a corner. The rookie rolled down his they stand?” continued” column, leaving readers on so visualize a town about the size of out an awful loud scream!” like me to get that for you?” asked the window and said, “People, move off this the edge of the precipice, so to speak. Ennis, Co. Clare, with the caveat that prisoner. “You must think I’m an idiot!” corner!” No one moved, so he yelled, A man returns from an overseas trip The topic was a three-month adventure the similarities end there. Mother: Why are you crying? said the officer. “You just wait here, and “Get off this corner now!” Intimidat- feeling very ill. He goes to see his doc- in Romania, which the other half and I For example, where Ennis boasts Mark: Dad hit his hand with a ham- I’ll get it.” ed, the group of people began to leave, tor and is immediately rushed to the had just begun. many reputable mobile phone shops, mer. looking puzzled. Proud of his first offi- hospital to undergo a barrage of tests. I had yet to even be served my first not one of them also doubles as a car Mother: I’m surprised you’re not The woman pulled her car over to cial act, the young policeman turned to The man wakes up after the tests in a breakfast when I ran out of Ohio Irish rental business. Ho-ho! That’s one laughing. the side of the road when she heard his partner and asked, “Okay, how did I private room at the hospital. The phone American News space, so you can for Sebeș. Also, the residents of Sebeș Mark: I did. the police car’s siren. “How long have do?” “Not too bad,” replied the veteran, by his bed rings. imagine how many letters I’ve received are quite adept at keeping their bus you been driving without a taillight?” “especially since this is a bus stop.” “Hello. This is your doctor. We have from everyone concerned about what schedules a well-guarded secret. Ennis A three-year-old had been told sev- demanded the officer. received the results from your tests. happened next. I’ll give you a hint, it’s plasters the information all over the eral times to get ready for bed. The last “Oh, no!” screamed the woman. She One morning a woman said to her We’ve found you have an extremely smaller than a breadbox, but less than place for any nosy vagabond to misuse time his mom told him, she was very jumped out and ran to the back of the husband, “I bet you don’t know what contagious virus.” “Oh, no!” cried the one. as he or she sees fit. Chalk up another insistent. His response was, “Yes, sir!” car. day this is?” man. “What are you going to do?” Close to a year later, I’ll set the stage one for the little Transylvanian town Correcting him, she said, “You would “Just calm down,” said the officer. “It “Of course I do,” he indignantly an- “Well,” said the doctor, “we’re going for the second act with my promise to that could. say, ‘yes, sir,’ to a man. I am a lady, and isn’t that serious.” swered, going out the door on his way to put you on a diet of pizzas, pancakes, you that I will never again leave anyone And finally, Ennis is bogged down you would say ‘yes, ma’am,’ to a lady.” “But wait ‘til my husband finds out!” to the office. and pita bread.” hanging on a topic that has so little to with low-income, late night trouble- To quiz him on this lesson, she then “Where is he?” “He’s in the trailer that At 11:00, the doorbell rang, and “And that will cure me?” asked the offer in the way of interest. makers, known in some circles as mu- Once a year, Romanians head out into asked him, “What would you say to was hitched to the car!” when the woman answered it, she man. Libby and I had just set ourselves sicians. When I asked our host in Sebeș fields to whirl around balls of fire. Daddy?” was handed a box containing a dozen The doctor replied, “Well, no, but it’s down in a quaint restaurant in a town where to find some quality live music, “Yes, sir!” came the reply. “Then Alex: Weren’t you afraid when the long-stemmed red roses. At 1:00, a foil- the only food we can slide under the called Sibiu in the region of Transyl- she replied, “Er… there might be a tivity at the same time, with 50-gallon born in a village called Sighișoara, what would you say to Mama?” “Yes, robber pulled a knife on you? Will: No. wrapped box of her favorite chocolates door.” ■ vania. It was a beautiful area and our wedding or something.” (This actually barrels and bonfires blazing hither and and yes, it’s still standing, along with ma’am!” he proudly answered. “Good I knew he wasn’t a professional. The arrived. Later in the afternoon, a bou- nerves were still aflutter from the very happened.) thither. I will add that the event was the town’s original fortified walls, its job! Now, what would you say to knife still had peanut butter on it. tique delivered a designer dress. Get More to the Story real concern that we weren’t going to Nonetheless, we were determined to hosted by the fire department and there thirteenth century clock tower and the The woman couldn’t wait for her hus- More pics, and larger print too! be allowed into the country the night immerse ourselves in the local culture, were firemen and firewomen aplenty to house in which he was born. band to come home. “First the flowers, @www.ohioianews.com before. so with that in mind, this same woman keep things as sane as you can imagine Libby and I had no option but to then the candy, and then the dress!” When last I left you, the waiter was and her husband brought us out for something like this could be. check out his home when we were in Dracula to give you a tour of the old village she exclaimed when he walked in the bringing black tea, which I would later a traditional Romanian celebration a It was during these festivities, town. A tourist trap indeed, it was Continued from facing page onboard his tuk-tuk (that’s one of those door. “I’ve never had a more wonderful find out is only ordered in Romania couple weeks later. Lots of fun, we were friends, that I realized that I had to worth the $1.25 entrance fee. We even the thirteenth, and hearing an owl coo, open-air motorcycle cabs you see in Groundhog Day in my whole life!” when someone is feeling ill. There was promised. know more about these people, and it saw the man waiting in the coffin to is up there with the eeriest. But that’s places like Vietnam. ■ also breakfast on its way and let me just The first thing I’m going to do is was a topic that Libby and I were both scare us strolling around town later exactly what happened. A man arrived at the emergen- say on that topic that the Romanians admit that yes, it was more fun than I more than happy to research. Every that day and he seemed a nice chap. Surrounding the old village are the Conor Makem spent 22 years travel- cy room with both of his ears badly are quite fond of meat. Not that I don’t could have imagined. Secondly though, once in a while, we’d up and leave our The entire village of Sighișoara is so newer sections of Sighișoara, a bustling ing and honing petty gripes as an Irish burned. “How did this happen?” the love it as well, but they could take over I’ll say that there isn’t an insurance temporary abode in Sebeș and take a well preserved, it boggles the mind, city of banks, shops, restaurants and musician, and enjoyed a further 13 doctor asked. “I was ironing my shirt the world if they could figure a way to company that would ever allow a town week or two to travel somewhere new thus, I suppose, its designation as a homes. It’s where most of the people years of people not returning his calls when the phone rang, and I answered transfer their collective arterial plaque or city to host this sort of thing here in in Transylvania. World Heritage Site. The network of who aren’t tourists go about their daily as a journalist. He is fluent in English, the iron by mistake,” explained the to the leaders of other countries. the States, or at least I hope not. narrow cobbled streets hosts two- and lives. Be prepared for busloads of tour- American and old Kerry farmer. More man. “Well, what about the other Now, to put you at ease—and maybe You see, this nighttime event cen- TRANSYLVANIA three-story pastel colored shops and ists in the nicer months. of his photos are on Instagram under ear?” the doctor inquired. “Oh—that I could have fit this into the column a tered around wrapping bits of cloth I’ll dispense with everyone’s first Tran- homes, most from the fifteenth century As you can well imagine, it’s one of cb.makem. happened when I called for the ambu- year ago—the breakfast was unevent- onto a thin wire, setting the fabric sylvanian thought at the get-go: where and earlier. the country’s most visited sites. If you’re Visit cbmakem.com or email contact@ lance.” ful. Sorry for the wait on that one. Now alight and whirling the fireball around was Dracula from? Irish author Bram Now I’ve seen and done a lot of looking for advice on where to stay, I cbmakem.com. we’ll move on. in wild abandon. If this sounds dan- Stoker based his most famous of char- things, but walking past the old couldn’t find a reason to steer you away In the doctor’s office, two patients are gerous as a solo affair, imagine a field acters on Vlad the Impaler, the fifteenth Sighișoara graveyard on our way back from the hotel we used, within walking Get More to the Story talking. “You know,” says the first, SEBES of hundreds of participants—including century Romanian tyrant known for to our hotel on the evening of Friday distance of the old village: Casa Cu More pics, and larger print too! “I had an appendectomy last month, @www.ohioianews.com We found ourselves in a town called Se- children of all ages— engaged in the ac- impaling people on stakes. Vlad was Continued on facing page Cerdac, where the owner will be happy and the doctor left a sponge in me by

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2009 Fantastic February Fun Facts The holiday season may have ended, but if you’re About visiting the Emerald Isle, there are plenty of noteworthy dates in February: Leap Year:

February 1st is the Feast Day of St. Brigid of Kildare Sometimes babies born 2012 The Irish note this day as the beginning of spring, as it falls halfway between on Leap Day are called the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Brigid was an early Christian nun and Leaplings (and on years a founder of many convents. Although Brigid is one of Ireland’s patron saints, her when February 29th special day is observed as far away from Ireland as Australia and New Zealand. Congratulations to Marys Lane, is not on the calendar, celebrating their 10th Anniversary Rockin’ & Reeling 2013 This design is called a St. Brigid’s Cross. It’s often made with straw, and is thought to keep evil, fire and hunger from the home in which it is displayed. they can choose to cele- Irish America, and Ireland too! Here is a little look back! brate on February 28th February 14th is Valentine’s Day or on March 1st… how This is celebrated much the same way in Ireland as it is here in the cool is THAT?) United States. But there are some Valentine highlights specific to Ireland. In Dublin, for example, tourists can visit the shrine to St. Valentine at the The U.S. Presidential Carmelite Whitefriar Street Church, where the saint was laid to rest. Elections and the Sum- They can also take a stroll down a Dublin street called Love Lane, mer Olympics happen where romantic quotes are written on the wall. And in the Tannaghmore during Leap Years. Gardens in County Armagh, there is the famous “Kissing Gate.” Legend states that couples who kiss over the gate will get married within a year! It’s also a popular spot for wedding photos. An Irish custom is for Kissing Gate women to propose to 2019 their men on Leap Day. Leapin’ Leprechauns! 2020 is a Leap Year, and Leap Day is recognized on February 29th. A leap year occurs every four years, Go take a leap! Have when there are 366 days in the calendar year instead of 365. This has to do with the earth and the sun: it a contest with your takes Earth 365 days to make a complete orbit around the Sun. We call this a solar year. The solar year should line up with our calendar, but since it’s not exactly lined up, friends or family to we have leap year to make things neat and tidy. see who can jump the Get More to the Story farthest. How about a More pics, and larger print too! @www.ohioianews.com jump rope competition?

2017 * Dottie taught kindergarten and second grade for a total of thirty-two years, and she now handles marketing and promotions for Yorktown Service Plaza in Parma Heights. In her spare time, Dottie is a baker extraordinaire, and also enjoys participating in 5K events 2015 in order to offset collateral damage from this hobby.

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