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HONORING THEIR SGT. DET. – The extended family of the late Sgt. Det. Richard Clancy gathered in front of a new memorial wall inside the Boston Police Department’s Area C-11 stationhouse on Gibson Street at a ceremony on Sept. 17 where the police held a family day celebration that featured the dedica- tion of a memorial wall presenting Dorchester officers who have died over the last three decades. The display includes an array of seven plaques featuring portraits of the officers memorialized, including Det. Sherman Griffiths, Det. Edwin Kenneally, Det. Jay Greene, Officer Patrick Donovan, Officer Joseph Zanoli, Officer Michael Baker, and Sgt. Det. Richard Clancy. Mayor Martin Walsh, Police Commissioner William Evans and Chief William Gross attended the dedication event, which included individual unveilings of each plaque and remarks from family members. Bill Brett photo Boston Irish Honors to hail seven who Irish cultural identity salute their heritage focus of EMK parley A former United States senator, the region’s new- By Maddie Kilgannon est Irish American CEO and his wife, and a pioneer- Reporter Correspondent A discussion about the cultural identity of the Irish ing Boston Irish family will be the honorees at this in the wake of the Easter Rising of 1916 and about cur- month’s Boston Irish Honors luncheon, the season’s rent events in the country at the Edward M. Kennedy premier celebration of Irish-American achievement Institute for the US Senate in Dorchester on Tuesday in . night (Sept. 27) was marked by the appearance of for- The luncheon, which serves as the anniversary mer Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and favorable celebration for the Boston Irish Reporter, will be mentions of the late US Sen. held at the Seaport Boston Hotel on Fri., Oct. 28. Kennedy’s role in aggressively “This inspiring luncheon allows us to recognize pushing the peace process on and celebrate exemplary Irish individuals and the island two decades ago. their families who share our heritage in Boston The program – “100 years The Leary family: Mary Patricia Leary Dowling, of Freedom: Then and and Ireland,” explained Ed Forry, the founder and Joe Leary, Elizabeth Ann Leary Horrigan, and Now” – was sponsored by the publisher of the Irish Reporter. Kevin Leary. Kennedy Institute in concert Former US Senator Paul G. Kirk, Jr., who suc- with the Irish Consulate in ceeded his longtime friend and mentor Edward M. Boston and the Edward M. Kennedy upon his death in 2009, will be honored Kennedy Institute at Maynooth as an outstanding public leader in Massachusetts. University in Co. Kildare, An attorney, Sen. Kirk served as chairman of the which places strong emphasis Democratic National Committee, a trustee at Stone- on conflict intervention. Former Irish Prime hill College, and as co-chairman of the non-partisan Victoria Kennedy described M i n i s t e r B e r t i e Ahern spoke at the Committee on Presidential Debates. A great-nephew her late husband as “both a student and a key player in EMK Institute on of the late Bostoon Cardinal William O’Connell, the ” as she Tuesday evening. Sen. Kirk is the son of Josephine Elizabeth (née introduced Ahern for his key- Eric Haynes photo/ O’Connell) and Judge Paul Grattan Kirk Sr., who note speech. EMK Institute served as an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial The Irish taoiseach from 1997 Court of Massachusetts. to 2008, Ahern worked closely with Kennedy, whom Jim Judge and his wife, Mary (Cahill) Judge, he fondly remembered as a loyal public servant and a Former US Sen. Paul Eversource CEO Jim true friend of Ireland. Focusing on the purpose of the will be honored for their excellence in business and G. Kirk, Jr., former philanthropy. Judge began his duties last June as Judge and his wife Chairman Democratic Mary. (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 8) National Committee. I work in Hollywood but I keep my money in my hometown-Kevin Chapman Check out City of Boston Credit Union - visit CityofBostonCU.com Page 2 October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter bostonirish.com BRETT’S BOSTON By Harry Brett Exclusive photos of Boston & events

Throngs gathered in Marshfield over the weekend of Sept. 10-11 for the South Shore Irish Festival on the Marshfield Fair Grounds that featured the singing of Sean Keene and John McDermott.

1.) Joe Foley, Weymouth; Jim Charbonnier, Marshfield; Jack Doherty, Hingham; Peter Looney, Charlestown; 2.) Ted and Linsay 1. Wiedmann, South End; 3.) Vinny Gilarde, Marshfield; Ken Matthews, Pembroke; 4.) Joseph Minehan, Marshfield; Jameson and dad Roger Kendrick, Medford; 5.) Paul and Eileen Faser, Kingston; 6.) Eileen and John McDonagh, Marshfield; 7.) Kathy Doyle, Marshfield; Sean McDonagh, Braintree; Peggy McDonough, Quincy; 8.) Beverly Caggiano, Westwood; Mary Leona Murphy, Newton; 9.) Candyce Carragher, Hull; Jacquelyn Mc- Carthy, Bourne; 10.) Avery (4 yrs.) and dad Craig Gifford, Quincy; 11.) Beverly and Ted Wiedmann, Marshfield; 12.) Viking Irish per- formers; John Maraganore, Waltham; John O’Grady, Beverly; Jake Peverada, Beverly; 13.) Jessica McCarthy, Bourne; Aine Baker (2 yrs.) Plymouth; Seanna Mcrae, Back Bay. 3. 2.

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12. 13. bostonirish.com October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 3 Mrs. Walsh to be feted at Oct. 29 IPC banquet The Irish Pastoral Cen- tre will honor Mary Walsh at its annual fundraising banquet on Sat., Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Florian Hall in Dorchester. The event will include live music and dancing with a perfor- mance by the group Devri. Tickets and sponsor- ships can be arranged by visiting ipcboston.org. Mary (O’Malley) Walsh was born in the small Gaelic speaking village of Rosmuc, Co. Galway. The eldest of seven children of Joe and Mary Anne O’Malley, she moved to Dublin at age 15, where she worked for a year and a half before emigrating to Mrs. Mary Walsh— May- the United States. or’s mum It was at the Intercolo- involved in union issues nial dance hall on Dudley and the politics surround- Street in Boston that ing them. Her son Martin, Mary met her husband following in his father’s to be, John Walsh. John footsteps, worked for the had also come over from union and later became his family home in Carna, a State Representative. The Green-O’Leary School of Irish Dancing aloft during the 2014 Dorchester Irish Heritage Festival. Ireland only 14 miles from His campaign for Mayor Sean Smith photo her own, to find work of Boston brought Mary in America. After a two more fully into the world year courtship, they were of politics, and she was married in 1965 and made happy to campaign for Irish Heritage Festival on tap for Oct. 9 their home on Taft Street him, speaking to Senior The sixth Dorchester Irish Heritage Festival, a Carron and Erin’s Melody, The Fenian Sons, Micheal in Dorchester. There they Groups throughout Bos- Columbus Day Weekend fixture and the very model O Leary, Pauline Wells, Devri, Colm O Brien, George raised two sons, Martin ton about the importance of a neighborhood event, will take place on Sun., Oct. Keith, Liam Francis Hart, The Gobshites, Colleen and John. of electing Martin to do 9, at the crossroads of Florian Hall (55 Hallet Street) White and Sean Smith, The Dooleys, Jack Dalton, Once married, along the job. and the John McKeon Post AmVets 146 (4 Hilltop Maureen McNally, , the trio of Keohane, Ken- with raising the children, The Irish Pastoral Cen- Street), with a bevy of Boston-area and Eastern Mas- neally & Moriarty, DJ Sean O’Toole, Paudi Walsh Mary worked as a home tre, based at 15 Rita Rd. sachusetts acts. and Joe Walsh, as well as musicians with Boston’s health aide. Her husband in Dorchester, is a “ Supported by many local businesses and other Hanafin-Cooley-Reynolds branch of Comhaltas Ceól- John was a Union Laborer without boundaries” now patrons, and run by a contingent of loyal volunteers, toirí Éireann. at Local 223 who was very led by Fr. Dan Finn. the daylong festival attracts thousands of Irish/Celtic Dance performers include Kieran Jordan Dance, music and dance aficionados to watch – and occasion- Maureen Green- O Leary School of Dancing, Kenny Discussion centers on Irish ally participate in – entertainment on three different Academy of Irish Dancing, Harney Academy of Irish stages. The festival also includes family entertainment, Dance, and . Festival-goers influence on Boston Art and cultural activities, as well as food and vendor also will have the opportunity to take part in traditional The noted artists Boston Arts Association booths selling clothing, souvenirs, novelties, jewelry, Irish set dancing. Caoimhghin Ó Fraithile dedicated a mural at and various other items. For information and updates on the Festival, see (Ireland) and Michael the Harry McDonough Among the musical performers confirmed as of press dorchesteririshheritagefest.com. Dowling (Boston-US/ Sailing Center at Castle time are: The Silver Spears, Erin Og, Margaret Mc- Ireland) visited Boston Island that is a replica Public Library President of the painting “Land- David Leonard at the ing the Curragh” by the Irish identity focus at EMK Institute; Central Library in Cop- late Irish painter John ley Square last month for Skelton aA curragh is a discussion about public basically an Irish dingy). former PM Ahern is special guest art, the Irish influence on The mural was painted art in Boston, and their in a joint effort by Ja- own work, which is fea- nette Chaparro, Paul tured in the temporary Conley, Claire Conway, public art project, Tír Dennis Conway, Billy na nÓg, part of Ireland’s Frew, Dan McCole, Don 2016 Centennial of the Mejra, Debby O’Toole, Easter Rising that is Patti Steiner, and Tom now on view in the Back Steiner, on the Sailing Bay Fens. Center’s boat house wall. Julie Burros, chief of It stands thirty feet wide Arts and Culture for the and nine feet high, one city of Boston, said, “Over foot smaller than the full the past year, we’ve seen height of the wall. incredible energy around public installations in Eire Society to Boston. “Projects like honor Colm Tòibìn Tír na nÓg promote The Eire Society of public discourse, bring- Boston has chosen its ing people together in 2017 Gold Medal award conversation and helping recipient. He is Colm us reach the goals of the Tòibìn, an Irish novel- Boston Creates Cultural ist, short story writer, Plan. We are thrilled to playwright, journalist, A panel moderated by Kevin Cullen (left) of the Boston Globe discussed Irish identity 100 years after the see it in the Fens.” literary critic, and pro- Easter Rising on Tuesday at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate in Dorchester. From left: Former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, Rev. Dr. Gary Mason, former Massachusetts Senate Presi- Ó Fraithile is a visual fessor in the humanities dent Therese Murray, and Professor Robert Savage of Boston College. Eric Haynes/ EMK Institute photo artist who creates draw- at Columbia University. ings and large scale tem- His work explores sev- (Continued from page 1) by only looking in the rearview mirror. You’ll end up porary and permanent eral main themes: the gathering – the last century of progress in Ireland – in the bay.” site-specific works that depiction of Irish society, Ahern joked, “You can relax. I’m not going to give you “On both sides, we’ve done religion badly at times on reflect the nature of the living abroad, the process 900 years of Irish history.” the island of Ireland,” said Mason who then touched world, humanity, and our of creativity, and the In signing the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Ahern on the dangers of pitting one group of people against place within nature. His preservation of personal helped to establish what he called an “exclusively another. Speaking about anti-Islamic sentiment and work is also featured as identity, focusing espe- peaceful and democratic” framework for power sharing anti-Semitism, he added, “All those ‘isms’ destroy the part of Hy-Brasil: Map- cially on identity when in Northern Ireland. He noted that peace in Ireland most basic human emotion: love.” ping a Mythical Island, confronted with loss. was ultimately achieved through “inclusive dialogue,” A panel discussion, featuring Mason, former Massa- an exhibition currently The Gold Medal, which which he said has gotten substantially easier over time. chusetts Senate President Therese Murray, Professor on display in the Nor- is given to a person or per- In his remarks, Ahern’s addressed the difficult and Robert Savage of Boston College, and moderator Kevin complex relationship between the Irish and their his- Cullen of The Boston Globe, followed Mason’s remarks. man B. Leventhal Map sons who exemplify the tory: “In order to move forward, you do have to try and In closing the event, Rev. Mason remarked, “I think Center at the Boston best of Irish culture and leave a bit of the history behind.” Ted Kennedy would have enjoyed this evening’s discus- Public Library. ideals, will be presented Following Ahern, the Methodist Minister Rev. Dr. sion and debate and the speakers on the panel. I think at the annual Gold Medal Gary Mason, a research fellow at Maynooth and director he would have seen it as a great honor.” Mural dedicated at Dinner, which takes of the Belfast-based organization “Rethinking Conflict,” McDonough center place in the spring in echoed Ahern’s earlier admonition: “Try driving home On Sept. 19, the . Page 4 October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter bostonirish.com Publisher’s Notebook Commentary Summer hiatus was New team takes hold of the reins the right medicine at the Irish American Partnership y d orry B E F By Joe Leary Much has been accomplished over the past thirty Like many pre-baby-boomers, when I reached my years, during which time thousands of Irish Americans 60s I first began to notice that my walking gait was Special to the BIR For almost 30 years, the Irish American Partner- have generously supported partnership programs in not what it once was. My daily excursions took longer ship, which was founded in Ireland “to organize Ireland. to complete, a hike around Castle Island’s sugar bowl Irish American support on behalf of job creation, Hundreds of Irish primary schools and thousands of became more of a stroll, and walking alone at my own education, and economic development in Ireland,” Irish children and their teachers have benefitted from pace was preferable to slowing down a companion. has assisted the island’s primary schools, universi- American funds to assist science teaching and library There were even a few times when I stumbled and ties, and special programs in meeting their goals. building programs in rural western Ireland. Schools in fell in mid-stride, once on a curb at a favorite restau- And now, with the partnership being led by a new depressed areas of Limerick, Cork, Dublin, Belfast, and rant, and another when I hit the ground after my foot team at the top and the naming of three prominent Irish Derry have also received grants to help their teachers caught on a raised brick sidewalk in front of a watering Americans to the board of directors, the organization and students. And universities throughout Ireland hole in Lower Mills. is fully prepared to build on the have received funding that has enabled qualified dis- I slowly began to realize the fact of growing older: strength and reputation that has advantaged high school graduates to attend college. the limbs were not as nimble as they once were. I been created over the last three Working with St. Patrick’s teaching college in Dublin wasn’t truly stable on my two feet. Plus, the simple decades. and Mary Immaculate teaching college in Limerick, task of putting on my socks Michael Clune of Chicago, the the partnership has funded multiple programs to en- had become difficult, because I owner of a construction com- hance science- teacher training. The partnership has couldn’t bend to reach my right pany with offices in Dublin and also supported master’s degrees in business programs foot. It clearly was time to see throughout the United States at the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at an orthopedist to see if this body who has been an important University College Dublin, National University of could be repaired. supporter of the partnership for Ireland Galway, and the Cork Institute of Technology. So last spring, Dr. Dennis many years, is succeeding John As part of its many programs in Northern Ireland, Burke looked at my X-rays and Murray as chairman of the board the Partnership has long supported integrated schools, declared: “It’s bone on bone” in Joe Leary of directors. John, a businessman with a focus on growth schools and those getting started my right hip, and it wouldn’t who has served as chairman for 15 years and is one in mixed neighborhoods where the population is chang- self- correct. He told me a of the organization’s leading financial supporters, has ing and state funding is limited. The partnership has replacement hip surgery was led several partnership leadership missions to Ireland also supported many community organizations who needed and we scheduled it for where the visitors presented grants to primary schools specialize in cross community work. a day in late summer. and universities in both the North and South. For several years now, the partnership has helped On August 25, I was admitted to Milton Hospital, Mary Sugrue, a native of Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry who fund special training programs in Dublin and Belfast and just before entering the surgical suite, Dr Burke has been the partnership’s executive director, has been for the underemployed and the jobless. The organiza- asked: “Do you have any questions?” appointed president and chief executive, succeeding tion, named FIT and supported by local corporations “Yes Doctor. Will I be able to play the piano after- Joe Leary, who has retired after serving for 28 years. and the government, has placed or upgraded nearly wards?” “Can you play now?” he asked. “Well no, but Three prominent Irish American leaders have agreed 10,000 young non-college men and women in new more all my brothers and sisters could. They took lessons to join the partnership’s board: Donal O’, Esq. of productive employment. from the nuns at St Gregory’s, but I was too busy…” Chicago; David Greaney, CPA, of Boston; and Aidan F. The partnership has provided strong support to sci- I don’t remember anything after that. Browne, Esq. of Boston. All three have been supporters ence fairs in Ireland that encourage primary schools The good news is the anesthesia for this surgery puts of the partnership for a number of years. and their teachers to design and develop science projects you out— fast— and is infused with an amnesiac, so I Encouraged by an Irish Parliament grant of 50,000 and submit them for acceptance into formal exhibitions. have no memory of what took place in that OR. After Irish pounds in 1986, a group of Irish educators, gov- The idea is to foster enthusiasm for science, remove waking and being moved into a hospital room upstairs, ernment officials, businessmen, and politicians from some of its mystery, and show the world what can be I noticed that the part of my body where once I had a the North and South of the country came together to done by cooperating students and teachers. right leg now felt like a dead weight. form an organization whose purpose it was to create In one of its largest programs, the partnership has I was assured that pain management has taken great a supportive partnership between Irish Americans continued to support the RDS Primary School Sci- strides, and although there was some discomfort, I and Ireland. ence Fairs in Dublin and Limerick. One hundred and felt little pain. The nurses asked me, on a scale of one With the help of Irish American business and politi- eighty primary schools (120 in Dublin 120 and 60 in to ten, to grade my pain, and I honestly said it was cal leaders, the partnership has grown and prospered Limerick) participated last January. The RDS and just a one or sometimes a two. Before the surgery, I in the United States. Under the leadership of Gen. the participating schools have been very enthusiastic struggled not with the fear of the operation, but I was P.X. Kelley (USMC, Retired) of Washington, DC, and about the success of these events and are planning to anxious about pausing my daily, busy life to undergo John Murray, the organization has focused its funding enlarge the program next year with a fair in Belfast. days-weeks?- of recuperation. Type A that I am, it was in Ireland on assisting Irish education as an effective With a new chairman, a revitalized board of direc- difficult to admit that maybe I would need some extra way to help strengthen Ireland in the years ahead. tors, and the enthusiastic talents and experience of its help in making a recovery. In its early days, the partnership was seed-funded new president, the partnership is looking forward to With almost divine intervention, a dear friend, Rev. by American philanthropist Charles Feeney, and its substantial growth in the years ahead. Tom Kennedy, called me and encouraged me to spend a spokesman and public advocate was the former speaker Editor’s Note: The author of this article has just week in recuperation at the Sherrill House in Jamaica of the US House of Representatives, the Honorable retired after serving as president and CEO of the Irish Plain. Those early days after the operation are better Thomas P. “ Tip ” O’Neill Jr. American Partnership for 28 years. He has been named spent there instead of at home, he said. Imagine ev- president emeritus. eryone’s surprise when I actually accepted his advice! After three hospital nights, I was transported to Off the Bench the Sherrill House. And what a marvelous facility it is! The physical therapists there took me twice daily for an hour’s PT, while the nursing staff saw that I received my meds like clockwork, 24/7. How about a presidential ‘do-over’? After nine days I was back home, and with the help of three visits from a nurse and a therapist, I was able By James W. Dolan and find better candidates. If not, we’ll make you do to manage alone at home. On September 15, I caught Special to the Reporter it over and over again till you get it right and we, the a ride to the office and spent three hours at my desk, Why is it election choices people, have a choice between qualified and respect- surprised that somehow the business had gotten on are often so unattractive that able candidates. without me. voters feel they have to choose If we can’t change the nomination process, we can And on September 26- just one full month since between the lesser of two or more at least nullify it. the good Dr. Burke installed my new titanium hip, flawed candidates? I propose a Can you see it now? It’s election night and all the I resumed regular daily work hours. The road ahead constitutional amendment that networks are covering the returns. Tom Brokaw includes daily PT workouts at home, and soon I’ll begin would permit the electorate to announces the polls have finally closed in Ohio and more physical therapy at an outpatient PT facility. express its dissatisfaction with turns to the screen. Donald Trump – 846,000; Hillary The advance advice I heard about hip replacement the candidates on the ballot. It Clinton – 1,059,000; and Do-Over – 1,456,000. “That is that most wish they had done this a lot sooner. I would require the addition of places Ohio in the Do-Over column along with Florida cannot say I am there yet, as the biggest issue I deal another choice, marked simply and North Carolina,” Brokaw exclaims. “We may be in “Do-Over.” for an historic night when a majority of the electorate with now is a struggle to get sleep overnight, when James W. Dolan the discomfort in my leg seems to come and go in the By choosing that option, voters rejects both candidates and retains President Obama wee small hours. But as I write I’m five weeks post-op, would be saying they will not until the parties offer an acceptable alternative.” doing the PT every day and I’m feeling pretty good. vote for any of the candidates and would be instruct- Donald Trump later appears at his headquarters And next week, I might even begin taking piano ing the parties to come up with better choices. The claiming the election was rigged while heaping scorn lessons! amendment would provide that the sitting president on “Never Sober Do-Over” until a campaign aide tells would continue to serve until such time as an electable him Do-Over is not a person. He can’t believe he’s been candidate wins. The rejected candidates would not have beaten by a nobody and has to be helped off the stage. the option of again appearing on the ballot for at least Hillary Clinton is more circumspect; she congratulates Boston Irish two election cycles. the Do-Over supporters and jokes that at last she can Presidential elections, in particular, are too important be a housewife, her life’s ambition. REPORTER to limit the choice to candidates who have managed At Trump headquarters, US House Speaker Paul The Boston Irish Reporter is published monthly by: to survive the rigors of an increasingly incoherent Ryan breaths a sigh of relief and whispers to US Sen. Boston Neighborhood News, Inc., nomination process. Voters should have the option of John McCain that he, too, voted for Do-Over. McCain 150 Mt. Vernon St., Suite 120, Dorchester, MA 02125 saying “none of the above” by requiring the process to smiles and says so did half the Senate. An excited Sen. [email protected] www.bostonirish.com begin again. It would simply be the institutional ap- Ted Cruz runs up onto the stage, grabs the microphone, Mary C. Forry, President (1983-2004) plication of that familiar adage: “If at first you don’t and announces he is running again. Meanwhile, Donald Edward W. Forry, Publisher succeed, try, try again.” Trump is helped to his limousine, muttering: “Beaten by Thomas F. Mulvoy Jr., Managing Editor nobody, what a disgrace. How will I ever face myself?” William P. Forry, Editor In what other important life decisions are we required Peter F. Stevens, Contributing Editor to choose between the first two or three options. If Television executives are thrilled at the prospect News Room: (617) 436-1222 none are appealing, it’s usually back to the drawing of doing it all over again. “Think of all the revenue it Ads : (617) 436-1222 board: Come up with another plan or find me a better will generate as a new Survivor series,” one exclaims. Fax: (617) 825-5516 [email protected] prospect. The pending presidential election is a perfect “Maybe we can encourage Kim Kardashian to run next On The Web at bostonirish.com example of a rigged system. Not because it’s unfair time.” At the White House, President Obama sighs and Date of Next Issue: November, 2016 to the candidates, but because it is unfair to voters. says: “The way things are going, we may be here for Deadline for Next Issue: Monday, October 24 at noon They’re stuck with candidates with high unfavorability the long haul. I so looked forward to being a former president, but I’m willing to take one for the team to Published monthly in the first week of each month. ratings. They now can only express their dissatisfac- The Boston Irish Reporter is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond tion by staying home or voting for a fringe candidate. keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office. the cost of the space occupied by the error. The right is reserved by The Boston Irish A vote for a “do-over” is a vote against the electoral James W. Dolan is a retired Dorchester District Court Reporter to edit, reject, or cut any copy without notice. process. It says you can do better than this. Go back judge who now practices law. bostonirish.com October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 5 Point of View TURNING BACK THE TIDE OF HATE For today’s Irish Americans, 1856 offers crucial lessons By Peter F. Stevens of voters whose entire ranks are not the “bucket of Party, which teemed with the haters and the disaf- BIR Staff deplorables” of Hillary’s comment. That said, there fected of the era who believed the White House was The first 2016 presidential “debate” – more World is no question that Trump has brought the simmer- theirs for the taking, ran former President Millard Wrestling Federation than political discourse – is ing stew of toxic Nativism to a fresh boil, seasoned Fillmore. While many Boston voters cast their ballots history. If recent past is prologue, Hillary vs. Trump with more than a dollop of racism. for Fillmore, he captured but one state, Maryland. II and III will decide whether or not a Nativist can- The Irish of the mid-nineteenth century in Mas- The onset of the Civil War would shove the Nativists, didate will take up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania sachusetts were “the other” when Nativists mounted or Know-Nothings, into history’s backwaters. Still, Avenue in January 2017. For any Irish Americans their most serious previous attempt to seize the prejudice toward immigrants would endure, but it with even a shred of historical memory, the very presidency. In the spring of 1854, they carried galvanized the Boston Irish to do what the Know- real prospect of a Trump victory should give pause. elections in Boston, Salem, and other cities. With Nothings had done: Seize power through the ballot Only the truest of Trump’s true believers could the fall Massachusetts legislative and gubernatorial box. The Boston Irish proved far better at holding believe he bested Clinton in the debate. Former races looming, the Nativists, or Know-Nothings, had on to that clout than had the Know-Nothings. Republican strategist Steve Schmidt labeled Trump’s their collective eyes on higher office, where they That is why today’s Irish Americans should think turn at the podium “a historically bad performance”; could enact laws targeting foreigners and Catholics. long and hard, should remember their own families’ still, lest the Clinton team celebrate too early, Mitt Across the nation, the movement’s ranks swelled history, before casting a vote for Donald J. Trump. Romney soundly defeated Barack Obama on the first to over a million in 1854, their confidence leading Yes, the nation needs to control its borders and 2012 presidential debate. them to anoint themselves the “American Party.” find its way to a sensible and humane immigration Interest in Hillary vs. Trump has soared in Ireland What they knew all too well was that they loathed policy. The next president and Congress must find and across the globe, Trump’s Nativism and xenopho- anything Irish, anything Catholic, any immigrant ways to help the many Americans left behind by bia having rattled friends’ and allies’ collective nerves except the right kind, anything they deemed “un- the economy and the politicians who enabled the for over a year now. According to the Associated American.” They proclaimed that they needed to suffering of millions. Press, Ireland’s Paddy Power betting house—they save the nation from going broke to pay for “Paddy As the adage preaches, we ignore the past at our take bets on everything under the sun—took the and Bridget,” who were arriving in unprecedented peril. One hundred and sixty years ago, America’s pulse of Irish viewers to proclaim that the house’s waves. Anyone who was not a native-born, Anglo- voters rejected the Nativists. In 2016, the nation “political traders felt that she [Hillary] was the clear Protestant was not a real American, but a threat to will have another chance to say no to hatred, fear, winner of the debate and landed some clever blows.” them. Again, the outsider, the other. In short, the racism, sexism, xenophobia—and Nativism. If Irish Paddy Power’s Feilim Mac An Iomaire told the Nativists “wanted their country back.” Today, the Americans heed the whispers of their ancestors, AP.: “Hillary may have failed to land a knockout phrase has an all-too-familiar ring. today’s Know-Nothings will not hold the key to 1600 blow, but she was the significant points winner in the In the 1856 presidential election, the American Pennsylvania come next January. eyes of our customers who backed her relentlessly following the debate.” Striking a grand tone for Clinton supporters, he Famine exhibit on tap at Whaling Museum said, “The the odds of the US having their first female At the New Bedford Whaling Museum, a major rebels were sent to Australia, sentenced to life im- president are looking much shorter now.” How much new exhibition, “Famine, Friends and Fenians” is prisonment with hard labor. O’Reilly escaped aboard shorter? Powers contended that “Clinton’s chances of an evocative and exciting juxtaposition of local and the New Bedford whaler Gazelle. A few years later, winning in November went from 63.6 percent before international scope, featuring a stunning array of O’Reilly, John Devoy, and other Fenians pulled off the debate to 71.4 percent after, while Trump’s fell artifacts, period paintings, documents, photographs, perhaps the greatest prison break story of the 19th from 38.1 percent to 33.3 percent. video, music, and interactive displays that looks at century—the rescue of six desperate Fenian pris- Now, back to Irish Americans, especially Boston New Bedford’s extraordinary charitable role during oners from Australia by the New Bedford whaler Irish Americans. Our ancestors, the immigrants of the Irish famine, and how that Quaker community Catalpa. the 1840s and 1850s, were in many ways as reviled supported efforts to relieve the plight of starving Famine, Friends and Fenians opens on Fri., Oct. by “real Americans” as the “Mexicans, the Muslims, peasants in Ireland. 21, and runs through October 2017. For full details and the dangerous immigrants” who have fueled Among other historical notes, the exhibition will and information, please call 508-997-0046, Ext. 135, the hateful platform of Trump and a huge swath present how John Boyle O’Reilly and other Fenian or visit whalingmuseum.org.

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By Bill O’Donnell attention and have played critical roles in past elec- through that day 75 years ago when the first “Yanks” Team Ireland Looks At Billions In Tax Di- tions. But unlike the evangelicals, their voting habits arrived. Eventually, there were over 300,000 GIs lemma – As everybody surely knows by now a Eu- are rarely analyzed. stationed in the Northern Irish capital. The celebra- ropean Union ruling wants Apple Corporation to pay In early, September Clinton was doing better than tion of our troops entry into Belfast will be formally Ireland 13 billion euros in unpaid corporate taxes for Trump with all voters, but doing 25 points better with observed this coming January (the original landing of the 2004 –2014 decade. Sounds easy enough but the Catholics in the polls. She was said to be ahead by the GIs at the Belfast docks was January 26, 1942). Irish government, which would receive the money, double digits among Catholics. The Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum is doing does not want to accept the windfall. E.J. Dionne, a national columnist and a Catholic, the planning for a modest ceremony, more than likely Led by Taoiseach Enda is fond of noting that “There is no Catholic vote,” then near the City’s Dockside where the troops landed. Kenny, a supportive Irish quickly adding, “and it is important.” Boston College Oral History Moves To The Dail voted on Sept. 7 to ap- Belfast Energy Team Creates Wave Power – Courthouse – One aspect of its oral history project peal the tax ruling. The gov- Paul Brewster and Tim MacDonald, two ocean on conflict in Northern Ireland, begun with all good ernment’s appeal means engineers who are part of the Northern Irish team intentions by Boston College years ago, will be the that the 13 billion euros that has traveled to Rhode Island and the US from subject of court action initiated by former IRA member would be collected, put in an Belfast, are pioneering something called wave power. Anthony McIntyre. He has cleared the first stage in escrow account, and remain Most people know something about wind power, his legal move to stop police in Northern Ireland from unspent until all litigation which has had modest success in New England and gaining access to his confidential tapes. A subpoena is complete. California, but wave power, directly from the sea, is seeking the tapes has been served on BC. Detectives The EU decision has cre- seen to have a strong potential and Belfast’s Pure want the material as part of their investigation into ated a firestorm of charges Marine Company in the Irish North is at the cutting alleged offenses reaching back some four decades. back and forth between edge of using waves for energy. McIntyre, formally of Belfast but now resident in the those who would not appeal The main ingredient in activating wave power is a Irish Republic, was one of the main researchers with and accept the money and double-hulled ship-like seagoing craft that holds ma- the project. The current hearing is preliminary. The Bill O’Donnell those, including some EU chinery used to activate and churn waves into energy. case will proceed to a full hearing in November for a member countries, who The name they gave it is the “Duo” and the Belfast decision on who controls McIntyre’s tapes. disagree with Ireland accepting the EU fiat and the team is one of nine finalists in a federal Department New ‘Repair & Lease’ Plan For Homeless – The money. of Energy contest with a top award of $1.5 million. Housing Minister for the Irish government has come Kenny has launched an angry attack on the Euro- “We’re not going to power the world on wave energy,” up with a scheme designed to provide once vacant or pean Union, asserting that the ruling “was a reverse MacDonald says, “but we can make an important under standard homes back into use for the homeless. to economic development and job creation in Ireland contribution.” Brewster, with Pure Marine, designed Homelessness remains a major problem in Ireland, and all across the European Union.” The taoiseach the double -hulled device, an he believes the Duo has especially in rural and sub-standard urban areas, maintains that Ireland never had a special deal with an advantage over competitors because it generates while vacant homes could be made available in this Apple, pointing to the longstanding policy of seek- power from both the up and down motions of the innovative plan for those in need. ing industrial investment to contend with economic waves, as well as the side-to-side movement. One aspect of the plan would be to offer landlords disadvantages and spur job creation at home. He The US Department of Energy estimates that the five years rent for vacant properties that could be argued that the 12.5 percent corporate tax rate was amount of wave power that could be developed off US refurbished and help ease the short term housing an integral part of that strategy, supported by a coasts is equivalent to just under a third of the total demands until delivery of new homes could be pro- young, educated population and Ireland’s proximity annual electricity usage in the the nation. Tapping vided. There still remain thousands of uninhabited to the 500 million EU market. into just five percent of that resource could power homes incomplete or shuttered or un-serviced as From an American, tax-collecting viewpoint, Apple five million homes, says DOE. incompletely developed sites were abandoned as a is a US-based international corporation, and when Boston in Good Company Bypassing 2024 result of the recession of 2007 and the housing bust small European countries like Ireland create a paper- Olympics – There are some Boston residents who at the time. hosting company identity in a particular country, disagree with Mayor Marty Walsh’s decision to run, Senator Warren Takes WF Chief To The Wood- there are corporate taxes to be paid eventually when not walk way from the Olympic games when we could shed – Wells Fargo and its CEO, John Stumpf, revenues are repatriated. have had them. I was just one of the opponents of who walked away with a $19 million pay check last The US Treasury is in the process now of amending the aromatic Olympic adventure and months later year, might be able to con their stockholders but the some of its tax policies related to corporate headquar- it clearly reflects the right judgment by the mayor. Bay State’s Senate expert on banking scams, Eliza- ters and tax collection from US operations in Europe. Further proof of the correctness of sending the beth Warren. was able to show that his company’s Some in Ireland contend that the EU tax ruling 2024 Olympics elsewhere is word that the mayor of campaign to load up its clients with expensive extra would leave Ireland as a winner either way, regard- Rome, Virginia Raggi, late last month rejected the services without its clients knowing it was a “scam,” less of what happens with the appeal. If Ireland loses Olympics setting up shop in that ancient, beautiful plain and simple. the appeal it will receive a huge windfall, about 2,600 city along the Tiber, saying the city needed to focus At a senate hearting late last month, Warren euros per person. If Ireland wins its appeal, others on its domestic problems. pointed out that the bogus add-ons did nothing for say, the country will be seen by corporate America The contenders for the 2024 games have shrunk WF clients and only added to the company’s bottom as its only friend in Europe, a decided advantage to a precious few, with only Los Angeles, Paris, and line revenue. Stumpf bristled at Warren’s description given Ireland’s already strong relationship with US Budapest in the running. Earlier, Italian Premier of its illegal tactics, rebutting her claim by describ- companies and its appeal as an employer. Mario Monte stopped Rome’s plans to bid for the ing the sales approach as “deepening relationships,” Another opinion comes from Michael O’Leary, 2020 Olympics, citing financial concerns. in real terms a new prize winner for the business Ryanair founder and owner, who is saying, “Ireland Immigrants In Detention Deserve Fair Play – euphemism hall of shame. should threaten to leave the EU over the Apple tax Two things I quickly learned about the indignity and RANDOM CLIPPINGS ruling.” In any event, there is a long slog ahead before careless treatment of immigrants: (1) Immigrants Game of Thrones won again at this year’s Emmy an answer to the homeless tax money and, maybe, in detention and afterwards are big business in the awards show. The series, filmed in Northern Ireland, Ireland’s 12.5 percent corporate tax. United States, and (2) The average bond for detained has won 38 Emmys, an all-time record. … Perfect Tim- Who Won/Lost During July ’81 Hunger Strike? immigrants usually falls between $5,000 and $8,000. ing: Governor Chris Christie’s legacy will be on trial It has long been a tearful tenet of Irish Republicanism These fees are multiple and non-refundable. in New Jersey so no WH job for the arrogant, bullying that the brutal intransigence of then British Prime The above facts were part of a report by Global Christies if Donald Trump is elected. … Immigrants Minister Margaret Thatcher was the only thing that Sisters, allies of the Nuns in the Bus. They monitor are now getting city-issued ID cards that could make stood between life and death in the case of a handful federal detention centers; they teach English as a the GOP’s “stop the vote” campaign toothless. … In of Irish hunger strikers in Long Kesh Prison in mid- second language; and they help provide education newest surveys there has been a significant increase summer of 1981. However, there is a an conflicting and health services for the poor and undocumented. in support of a united Ireland. … Let’s hear it for narrative, first published in two Richard O’Rawe If you ever wondered what became of the good sis- gutsy Boston Globe columnist Scot Lehigh, who books, that makes a strong case that, contrary to IRA ter in her habit, you likely know they are dressed charged the US Attorney of “prosecutorial overkill” lore, there was indeed a “good offer” from Thatcher to in mufti, live together in urban settings, and serve for indicting the AFL-CIO’s’s Tim Sullivan on flimsy the hunger strike leadership, including Gerry Ad- those who need help, regardless of religion, race or grounds. … The Senate in California has passed a ams, that was not put before the men still on strike. immigration status. bill to toughen the penalties following the Berkeley It would have eased the British demands, softened Their contact email for information or to help the balcony collapse. … The PSNI (NI police) paid $15 public opinion re Thatcher, and freed the remaining works they do is Globalsistersreport.org. million to former officers for hearing loss suffered hunger strikers from certain death. Temperate Climate Means Fall In Ireland at firearms training. … Just 9.1 percent in US now In so many words, the counter narrative goes, the – Whether it’s flights in and out of Ireland, the top lack health insurance – Attn: Senate Majority Leader offer could have resolved the ongoing hunger strike hotels, scenic beauty spots, new air carriers, or the Mitch McConnell. … The Eire Society of Boston, and saved from four to six men on Long Kesh pal- Great Atlantic Way, fall is a ideal time for Dublin, which celebrates its 80th birthday next year, will lets. What happened? Derry, Belfast, or over to the west coast. A new listing honor novelist & playwright Colm Toibin as its Gold There was general belief among the strike leaders, (more hotel ratings are on their way, I’m sure) has Medal recipient in the spring. … The NY Times has including Adams, Danny Morrison and Bik Mc- six Irish hotels among Europe’s finest. The best rated fallen on hard times as it has become the target for Farlane, all front-line IRA leaders, that the Thatcher start off with Powerscourt Hotel & Spa in Wicklow; widespread media criticism, well earned by some care- proposal was “a good offer.” The British government Dromoland Castle, Clare (honeymooned there years less reporting. … A new science study predicts that offer met almost in full four of the strikers’ five de- ago); The Shelbourne, Dublin; The Conrad, Dublin; the Titanic wreck will dissolve by 2030. The cause: mands, including a core call for the right to wear their and the Westbury Presidential Suite, Dublin. extremophile bacteria, whatever that is. … Given own clothes in prison. The criminalization of the IRA The newest (four fast years old) and most intriguing the huge hacking of the Yahoo site, the Irish Central prisoners was at the center of the hunger strikes. sight in Belfast – voted Europe’s leading tourist at- Bank’s alerts on cyber attacks are timely. … Gerry The main reason that the strikers were never con- traction – is the Titanic. We visited there on our last Adams, newly accused of being involved in the death sulted on this “good offer,” according to O’Rawe and visit to Ireland North, and the multi-level exhibits of a former British spy in the IRA, is saying it is not a committee of leading republicans, is that it was a put you inside the historic liner. Since its opening, a case of “if” he will step down as Sinn Fein Leader, way to ensure the safe election of Owen Carron in the exhibit has welcomed 3 million visitors from 145 but “when.” … The US House Intelligence Committee a by-election to succeed Bobby Sands. The theory countries. The Titanic can hold 3,547 visitors at any has finally agreed officially thatEdward Snowden goes that if the hunger strikes suddenly stopped, the one time, the same number as the passenger capacity (hiding out in Russia) is a criminal. … Since the Sands/Carron parliament seat could be lost to another of the original ship. Manhattan real estate mogul said the “birther” move- nationalist, or a divided nationalist vote could elect Exciting news for readers are plans by Norwegian, ment is over, I quit looking for the birth certificate. a unionist, not Carron. Any of these results would Europe’s low-cost airline, to open with Cork to Boston … The North’s First Minister, Arlene Foster was have crippled Adams’s political strategy for the Irish flights next March, featuring introductory fares as in the colonies drumming up American business in republican movement. So they did the deal, and six low as $69. The company is finalizing transatlantic mid-September. … Victim family survivors recently additional hunger strikers died needless deaths. flights on 737s. marked the 45th anniversary of eleven shot dead by Catholic Vote A Key Factor for Hillary Clin- WOW Air will be flying direct from Ireland to Ice- the British Parachute Regiment in the Ballymurphy ton – Along with African American and Hispanic land three times a week beginning next April. And Massacre. … A farewell salute to former Medford voters, an extremely important voter segment is one this November, the airline will inaugurate a one-stop Mayor John “Jack” McGlynn, a wonderful politi- that is often overlooked or hurriedly assigned to an service from Dublin to New York. cal leader and a super effective public employee over early brush-off despite the fact that they make up a Belfast to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of US many decades, who died recently. quarter of the electorate. Troops Arrival – Catholic voters are reliable poll-goers. They pay There are yet many residents of Belfast who lived bostonirish.com October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 7 Irish International Immigrant Center

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IIIC welcomes Ra- with your application or additional information is re- chel Reisman – The IIIC quired to continue the immigration process. Then they is delighted to welcome will ask for personal and sensitive details and may our new Wellness direc- demand payment to fix problems. The scammer may Start Your Holidays Early! tor, Rachel Reisman, who tell you to make a money transfer or go to a store to IIIC 2016 Solas Celebration was born in London to purchase a money order, voucher, or make some other Irish parents and at age 8 type of money exchange, payment, or withdrawal. They Thurs., Dec. 1 immigrated to the United may threaten you with deportation or other negative States with her family. consequences if you do not pay. Seaport Hotel, Boston Through this upbring- If you receive a call like that, we urge you to hang On Thursday evening, Dec. 1, the Solas Awards ing, she developed her up immediately. USCIS will never ask for any form Celebration will be held at the Seaport Hotel in passion for immigrant of payment over the phone or in an email. If a pay- Boston. This annual event, hosted by the Irish identities, stories, and ment is needed, USCIS will mail a letter on official International Immigrant Center, gives recognition rights. She has practiced stationery requesting payment. Do not give payment to men and women whose leadership and service social work for twenty over the phone to anyone who claims to be a USCIS Rachel Reisman make a difference in the community. years in the greater Bos- official. In general, we encourage you to protect your This year, the recipients of the Solas Award ton area while meeting immigrants from all over the personal information and not to provide details about will be Martin T. Meehan, 27th president of world. “Working with this diversity,” she says, “gives your immigration application in any public area. The the University of Massachusetts; Her Excellency me a real reflection of our world.” first line of defense to the scammer is you – so be aware! Anne Anderson, the Republic of Ireland’s am- By cultivating a genuine understanding of our Legal Clinics – Tues., Oct. 4 – IIIC, 100 Franklin bassador to the United States; and Reverend Dr. world, Rachel hopes to cultivate mental wellness St. Lower Level, Downtown Boston. (Entrance is at Ray Hammond, founder and pastor of Bethel with Boston immigrants. We’re excited to see how 201 Devonshire Street). Tuesday, Oct. 25 – South A.M.E. Church in Boston. Brian O’Donovan, the depth of her experiences expands the breadth of Boston Labouré Center, 275 West Broadway, South WGBH Radio Host of a Celtic Sojourn, will be the our wellness services. Boston. For additional information about the clinics, master of ceremonies. ALERT ON FRAUD call the IIIC at 617-542-7654. Attended by hundreds of IIIC friends and The Boston District office of US Citizenship and USCIS awards grant to IIIC – Last month, supporters, the Solas Awards Celebration will Immigration Services (USCIS) has requested that US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) also feature live music and entertainment, a we advise our readers of an ongoing fraudulent scam announced that the IIIC was one of ten non-profit networking reception, and a silent auction. For directed at immigrants. This is nothing new, but the organizations throughout the United States selected seat reservations, sponsorships, or auction item scammers have developed some technical telephonic to receive a two-year grant for programs relating to donations, please visit iiicenter.org or contact Mary innovations to make the calls appear authentic. teaching and preparing applicants for US naturaliza- Kerr, Development Associate, at 617-695-1554 or How it Works: A number appears on your caller ID tion. The goal of the Citizenship Instruction grant is [email protected]. that may look like a legitimate government number. to provide support to community-based organizations When you answer, the person on the phone poses as a in their efforts to establish new citizenship instruction USCIS or other government official or law enforcement programs or expand the quality and reach of existing for fans of unique, insightful and provocative comedy. officer. The scammer will say that there is a problem citizenship instruction programs. Plan to join us for a night of comedy and, perhaps, Save the date: Open Heart Benefit Concert – some sage advice about growing old! Oct. 1 – Eighty women and their children are living When: Fri., Oct. 14, The Wilbur Theater, 246 here in Massachusetts and urgently need our help Tremont St, Boston. Tickets at $26 can be purchased Immigration Q&A and open hearts. This is the plight of these innocent online at: thewilbur.com. A portion of the proceeds women and their children from Honduras, El Salvador, will support IIIC programs and services. and Guatemala whose only crime was being born in Citizenship classes begin Oct. 20 – If you are a the wrong place. Permanent Resident “Green Card” holder perhaps When children travel Let us help resettle these families and welcome you’ve been thinking about it, but just never got around them to Massachusetts. All ticket proceeds and any to doing anything about it. I’m talking about moving abroad with one parent additional donations collected that night will go to forward to US citizenship. fund a bilingual case manager, specialized in trauma, Probably the most significant benefit realized is Q. I plan to take my two small children on vacation who will help them get the support they need to build the right to vote. We are all members of the commu- next summer to several countries. My spouse will be happy, healthy, productive lives. nity that we live in and we are periodically asked to joining us a little later. We are all US citizens. Will The concert features performances by The Loomers, make decisions about how we shall be governed by there be any problems because the children will be The Blood Mountain Brothers, and a special guest the election of our representatives. You may have traveling initially with only one of us? appearance by The Yellow Room. many strong opinions about political issues, but if A. The US government does not have exit require- When: Sat., Oct. 1, 7 p.m. – The First Church in you cannot express your beliefs through the ballot, ments for people leaving this country. However, some Belmont, Unitarian Universalist, 404 Concord Avenue, you are not an effective stakeholder and must resign airlines may have policies regarding documentation for Belmont. Tickets at $25 can be paid for at the door or yourself to sit on the sidelines while others determine children traveling with one parent (or guardian), and online at: iiicenter.org/2016/02/case-manager. your political future. some countries definitely do have entry requirements QPR Training – Oct. 11 Although it’s too late to be able to vote in the Presi- that cover this situation. This is true irrespective of QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer. These dential election this year, now is the time to plan to whether the travelers are US citizens, legal permanent are steps that anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. leap into 2017 as a US citizen. The IIIC is ready, residents, or visa holders. The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and willing and able to help you! Our legal staff and citi- What should you do? First, check the entry require- save lives by providing practical and proven suicide zenship specialists will assist you throughout each ments for the countries that you will be visiting by prevention training. We can help you recognize warn- phase of the naturalization process. To start, stop by going to the website of the country’s embassy in the ing signs and believe that this training can empower our downtown center for our Citizenship Clinic on US. Countries may, for example, require a notarized all people, regardless of their background, to make a any Wednesday between 10 a.m.and 1 p.m. to discuss statement from the parent not traveling that clearly positive difference in the life of someone they know. your status with a staff specialist who will answer shows consent to the children’s travel. Alternatively, Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to any questions you have. they may have requirements that are ambiguous, or someone in crisis and can save lives. QPR is the most Are you worried about the naturalization interview they may not address the issue at all in information widely taught Gatekeeper training in the world. and test questions? We have that covered as well. The available from the particular embassies. When: Tues., Oct. 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at IIIC is offering eight-week citizenship preparation Therefore, we recommend that you be prepared for Irish International Immigrant Center, 100 Franklin classes beginning on Thurs., Oct. 20, from 1 p.m. to scrutiny as you travel with your children, just in case. St, Lower Level Boston, MA 02110 (Entrance at 201 3 p.m. or from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost: $30. To register, You must, of course, have passports (including any Devonshire St). No charge. Contac Deirdre McCann at contact Bonnie Greenwood at 617-542-7654, Ext. 36, necessary foreign visas) for the children. In addition, 617-542-7654 Ext. 32 or email [email protected]. or by emai at [email protected]. you should get a notarized letter from your spouse Please register for your place online at qprworkshop. precisely describing and consenting to the dates and eventbrite.com destinations of travel. In addition, you should take Des on Stage – Now a massive star in along certified copies of the children’s birth certificates Ireland, native New Yorker, Des Bishop moved from EDUCATION SERVICES to prove that you are the parent. Travelers coming Queens to Ireland in his mid-teens in 1990. Known to the United States are advised to take these steps for his fast paced and clever delivery, he is considered as well. one of the best straight, stand-up comedians. He is CITIZENSHIP CLASS The same advice applies in situations where parents currently on tour with his newest themed monologue are no longer together. In addition, the traveling par- – Grey Matters. The fantasy of everlasting youth has WHAT: ent should be sure to take along a copy of any child vanished and now he is embracing the “grey” and Citizenship Class custody orders issued by a court as part of divorce letting the wisdom of his years inspire his stand up WHERE: proceedings, as these typically address issues sur- routine. Irish International Immigrant Center The openness and honesty of his presenting 100 Franklin Street, LL-1 rounding travel by the children, especially out of the Boston Irish Reporter Boston, MA 02110 state of the custodial parent’s residence. (If they do combinedFoley Law Officeswith hisAd restless imagination and percep- (Enter at 201 Devonshire St) tiveApril comic 2, 2015 observations make Des Bishop a must-see not, we strongly advise that they be modified to avoid WHEN: future misunderstandings.) 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Page 8 October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter bostonirish.com IIIC launches US Intern Placement Plan with Belfast A new student place- The program is the of its Sister City Agree- Mayor and Alderman ment initiative, providing result of a partnership ment with Boston. The Brian Kingston said, “This J-1 work visas and support between the Irish In- agreement was signed initiative will help stu- for 40 third-year students ternational Immigrant in May 2014 to explore dents achieve their full po- seeking quality, relevant, Center in Boston, Ulster academic, business, and tential in their personal, one-year paid internships University, and Queen’s cultural links between the academic, and business in the United States was University Belfast that two cities. lives and it will strengthen launched last month at was brokered by the Bel- Officially launching the links with our Sister City Belfast City Hall. fast City Council as part program, Belfast Lord Boston. So it will benefit

From left, Samuel Lockhart, Queen’s University student, Ronnie Millar, executive director of the Irish International Immigrant Center (IIIC), Lord Mayor of Belfast and Alderman Brian Kingston, and Ulster University student Joseph Boyle. Belfast as a whole.” Ireland and the United Ronnie Millar, execu- States, and this partner- tive director of the Irish ship is going to build upon International Immigrant that work.” Center (IIIC), said, “The Further information IIIC has many years of on the intern placement experience in leading in- program is available at ternational exchange pro- iiicenter.org. grams between Northern Irish Honors lunch set for Oct. 28 (Continued from page 1) the president and CEO of Eversource Energy, the utility company with a market value of over $18 billon that serves more than 3.6 million customers throughout New England. Jim and Mary are natives of Dorchester— with roots in Cork and Mayo— and together they personify the Boston Irish ethos of doing well by always doing good for others. The Leary family – including Irish American Partnership founder Joe Leary, philanthropist Kevin Leary, and their sisters, Mary Patricia Leary Dowling and Elizabeth Ann Leary Horrigan— will be honored for their exemplary work in better con- START NOW necting Boston and Ireland through philanthropy, QUINCYCOLLEGE.EDU/FALL education and business. The luncheon will start at 11:45 a.m. at the Sea- 617.984.1710 port Hotel/Boston World Trade Center. For tickets, call 617-436-1222 or email bostonirishhonors@ bostonirish.com. GREENHILLS IRISH BAKERY 25 years in business!

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By Sean Smith pected places, said Gourley: Once, leafing through Special to the BIR O’Neill’s – considered one of the Copley Street is a little longer than a block, tucked foundational collections of – he away in Roxbury’s extreme western flank, and dead- came upon a tune by fiddler Paddy Cronin, a Kerryman ending at the southwest at the Jamaica Plain border who emigrated to Boston and became a Dudley Square on School Street. But whatever it may lack in relative mainstay. Its title? “The Pride of Roxbury.” size or scale, Copley Street has some important con- While the quality of Gourley and Abarta’s playing is nections to the past, present and likely the future of characteristically top-notch, there is an air of informal- Irish music in Boston. ity about “Copley Street,” as if the two were passing For one thing, the street is all of about a mile from a leisurely afternoon in that aforementioned kitchen. Dudley Square, the storied hub of Irish dance halls that It’s not flashy, nor do the tune sets seem meticulously flourished for decades during the 20th century. That arranged and curated; for the most part, the two saddle era resounds in the very name “Copley” – the Roxbury- up and go, with prodigious accompaniment on bouzouki based that issued recordings of some of by Owen Marshall, a one-time Boston-area resident “We didn’t want this to be a ‘themed’ record, but Boston’s most prominent Irish musicians. who is a member of Maine quartet The Press Gang. we felt ‘Copley Street’ would be a nod to the past Today, Copley Street is home to a pair of Irish musi- The result is exhilarating, whether it’s driving reels generations of musicians,” says Joey Abarta, right, cians, uilleann piper Joey Abarta and fiddler Nathan – including a set that encompasses “Jenny Pippin,” of the album he made with Nathan Gourley. Gourley, who while not native to Boston are keenly “The Cashmere Shawl” and a Clare version of “Toss the Louise Bichan photo Feathers” – nimble hop jigs like “Miss Johnstone’s/The aware and greatly respectful of the city’s Irish music When it came to deciding which tunes to record, history. Small wonder, then, that they titled their Tipperary Hills/Cucanandy” or the regal “Allistrum’s March/March of the King of Laois.” Abarta said he and Gourley made a point of seeking a recently released album “Copley Street.” balance between the fiddle and piping repertoires. “In The 16-track CD, however, is not a tribute album in Suffice it to say, Abarta’s and Gourley’s move to Boston has worked out very well for all concerned, not most of the albums I’ve heard with just fiddle and pipes, the conventional sense. There’s no attempt to recreate it seemed like the focus was more on the pipes, even the the Dudley Square-era “big band” sound, nor are all the least Boston. Together, individually or in other collaborations, the two have become fixtures at local ornamentation. Nathan and I met in the middle ground, of the tunes that Abarta and Gourley play specifically so instead of two solo musicians playing together, it’s a associated with Boston Irish musicians from the dance sessions and performed regularly in the area, includ- ing at The Burren Backroom, BCMFest and the Irish duo – both keeping our individuality even as we blend.” hall days. The title is more an expression of gratitude for The tunes on “Copley Street” come from a variety of the many people who played the music during that time, Cultural Centre of New England. Their Copley Street house, meanwhile, has arguably sources: published collections like O’Neill’s, Breandán and the many others who, in various ways, helped make Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na hEireann and Oswald’s the music a central pillar of Boston’s Irish-American become a small-scale Irish music enclave in its own right. Its other full-time residents are also firmly ensconced Caledonian Pocket Companion, among others; record- community – and in doing so, established Boston as ings of traditional musicians such as Denis Murphy and one of America’s strongholds for Irish music. in the local Irish scene, and there seem to be musical friends, visitors and guests passing through at almost Julia Clifford, Willie Clancy and Johnny McGreevy, and As they write in the album’s introduction, “[The] more contemporary performers like Dervish and John legacy of that era undoubtedly helped shape our path any given moment, resulting in impromptu sessions and ceilis. “The line between house parties and a typi- Carty; or from friends and acquaintances – Gourley to Boston, where we found echoes of their music on and Abarta credit Boston-area fiddler Helena Delaney many happy afternoons, drinking tea in the kitchen cal night,” Abarta and Gourley write in the “Copley Street” introduction, “is not always clear.” for the jig “The Pretty Brown Girl.” while sifting through old books and records.” And then, adds Abarta, there were the tunes that “We thought about our ‘thank you’/explanation in So the album is largely a culmination of Abarta and Gourley’s three years at Copley Street (plus the occa- “just follow you around.” One was “Cucanandy,” an the liner notes for a long time,” said Abarta, as he and example of a dandling song – a sort of anti-lullaby, made Gourley – who first met at the 2008 Catskills Irish Arts sional get-togethers before Gourley came to Boston), a time of sharing tunes and company, and of finding for entertaining children rather than lulling them to Week – relaxed in their living room on one recent late- sleep – famously recorded by Elizabeth Cronin as part summer evening. “We didn’t want this to be a ‘themed’ their way as full-time musicians. From their standpoint, “Copley Street” was a project waiting to happen, if of a collection by Seamus Ennis in the 1940s. Here it’s record, but we felt ‘Copley Street’ would be a nod to the included as part of a medley of hop jigs. past generations of musicians. And we thought that the nothing else because of their respective instruments. “To me, the fiddle is just perfect for playing with the “Ever since we started playing, I wanted to get that title, and our little foreword, could be educational for onto an album,” said Abarta. “It’s one more reason why people who are unaware of the history, and of an older pipes,” said Abarta. “The pipes have that kind of raw, unbridled power, and while the fiddle can sound gentle this was such a fun project.” form of the music that’s not around as much anymore.” There’s every reason to believe Copley Street will “I moved to Boston for the quality of the music here, in comparison, it also has a certain drive to it. And when you have a great player like Nathan, all the better.” continue to have a palpable Irish music presence for which is largely due to the legacy of the Dudley Square the near future. Abarta and Gourley and housemates scene,” said Gourley, a Midwesterner who arrived in “I’ve always enjoyed the fiddle-pipes combo, but I haven’t had a lot of access to great pipers,” said Gourley. seem quite content and settled there, and a new tenant Boston (and on Copley Street) in 2013, about three years arriving shortly will bolster the Irish trad character of after Abarta relocated from his native Los Angeles (As “So I feel pretty lucky to be sharing a house with one.” Part of the challenge in making “Copley Street,” say the household. Abarta recalls, Gourley was passing through Boston on “This house has been a good home to us,” Abarta and his way to resettle in New York City: “I told Nathan, Gourley and Abarta, was carving out time in the midst of their various other musical activities and focus on Gourley write in the liner notes, “and to Irish music.” ‘Just take a room.’ He never left.”). For more on “Copley Street,” go to copleystreet.com. It’s a legacy that has sometimes surfaced in unex- fine-tuning their duet playing. Gare St Lazare blends Beckett and music in ‘Here All Night’ By R. J. Donovan The first glimmer of “Here All Night” can actually be Special to the BIR traced farther back, to 2006, when RTE Radio commis- Conor Lovett and Judy Hegarty Lovett share a great sioned Gare St Lazare to produce all seven of Samuel deal in life. Aside from being husband and wife, the Beckett’s radio plays. talented duo are founders and co-artistic directors of Said Judy: “Paul Clark worked as composer and the Gare St Lazare Ireland theater company based in musical director on that and wrote three gorgeous Cork. They also rank as the unparalleled interpreters pieces to feature in the plays. Beckett includes music, and champions of the Irish playwright, novelist, and either as a character or as a strong feature of some of poet Samuel Beckett. the plays, and by not specifying which particular mu- From Oct. 5 to Oct. 9, Gare St Lazare will be in sic, he seems to offer a collaboration with a composer. Boston to perform “Here All Night,” an immersive At this time we began to speak of the importance of blend of spoken word and musical performance based music across Beckett’s work and the seed was planted on the writings and compositions of the Nobel Prize- for ‘Here All Night.’” winning Beckett, including “Watt,” “First Love,” “The To configure the new creation, Gare St Lazare Unnamable,” “Words and Music” and “Melanie Loves.” worked with the approval of Beckett’s estate. Conor Presented by ArtsEmerson, “Here All Night” will take said the estate has “always been hugely supportive of place at the Emerson Paramount Mainstage. ArtsE- our work, and having not let them down over 20 years, merson previously hosted Gare St Lazare’s compelling they were willing to give us the space to approach this productions of “Waiting for Godot” and “Moby Dick.” work. Edward Beckett attended an early rehearsal and Conceived by the Lovetts, composer Paul Clark, and gave us thumbs up and he saw the show in London musician Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh, the theatrical work this year. He is a musician himself and particularly Conor Lovett in the Gare St Lazare Ireland produc- for soprano, actor, and chamber orchestra is directed loved the music and level of musicianship.” tion of “Here All Night.” Hugo Glendinning photo by Judy and performed by Conor. Also featured are In fashioning the piece, the Lovetts envisioned soprano Melanie Pappenheim and fiddler Cleek an evening conveying more of an experience than a Paul Clark is English, as are several of the musicians. Schrey. The action is shaped around a mesmerizing story. “We certainly felt strongly that we were not go- Cleek is from West Virginia and we have worked with art installation by Irish sculptor Brian O’Doherty. ing to put fragments from different pieces together to ArtsEmerson to provide us with a choir of local Bos- Gare St Lazare first came to life in 1996 when the create a ‘new’ story,” said Judy. “The narrative here ton singers. That’s the kind of internationalism that Lovetts began producing Beckett monologues. Over is secondary. The ambiance, tones, and broad strokes Ireland has been very good at since its independence.” the past two decades, the company’s extensive body invite the audience toward a suggestion rather than Building a solid reputation, Gare St Lazare has of work has included more than 17 productions of a conclusive story.” toured its productions to more than 80 cities in more Beckett’s prose, radio dramas, and plays. Addressing those who may sometimes find Beckett’s than 25 countries. Reflecting on the company’s reach, So what was it that first drew them to Beckett’? In work mystifying, Judy said, “I think more and more that Conor said, “It was important for a relatively small an interview with the BIR, Conor said, “Beckett was a his work is reaching more and more people. I reckon, company like ourselves not to rely on just the local master craftsman, a master wordsmith. The breadth like all great masters, he will burn slow and forever. market. We highly recommend it to other young artists of his own reading, art appreciation, and love of music I would say, get with the party and don’t miss out!” and companies — when you’re conceiving of a show, is stunning. He lived in France through the war. His The Lovetts saw the centenary of the Easter Rising think ‘This show could go anywhere,’ and then it will. artistry was informed by his humanity and he had the as a meaningful time to share “Here All Night” with In Ireland we’re very lucky to have an agency like tools to express his vision in a way that profoundly new audiences. “The cultural commemorations were Culture Ireland who value the touring of Irish culture affects his fellow men and women, us the audience.” centered around Ireland’s artistic achievements in as a way of promoting exchange between Ireland and Supported by Culture Ireland, “Here All Night” was the 100 years since the Rising,” said Conor. “It’s clear the rest of the world.” originally commissioned by Beckett Project Paris. A to us that Samuel Beckett is a towering figure among R. J. Donovan is Editor and Publisher of onstagebos- work-in-progress performance was held at Le Centre Irish artists of that period and arguably has had the ton.com. Culturel Irlandais in Paris in 2010. Subsequent per- most extensive impact and influence internationally ••• formances were presented at the Brighton Festival in and across a host of art. Gare St Lazare’s “Here All Night,” Oct. 5–Oct. 9. 2013, Lincoln Center in 2015, and in London earlier “This project was conceived by us several years ear- Emerson Paramount Mainstage, 559 Washington this year. lier, he added. “However it’s interesting to note that Street, Boston Info: 617-824-8400 or artsemerson.org. bostonirish.com October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 11

CD Reviews polka-driven “Sailing Across the Ocean,” in comparison Attraction, which is rep- with other material on the album, comes off rather resented here in the first By Sean Smith lightweight. And while “Famine” – adapted by Sinead three tracks, including the Doolin’ • This album has a lot going for it. Based O’Connor, among others – has urgency and relevance, group’s hit “Perfect”; or her in Toulouse, France, the six-member Doolin’ is one of the hip-hop framework for the song just seems some- longstanding partnership the more successful and enduring European-based what contrived. Lastly, no knock against the song itself, with singer- Boo Celtic bands (as is Cara from Germany), having been but do we really need yet another version of “Galway Hewerdine, such as on the around since 2005. Theirs Girl” (even with Doyle and Brown assisting)? endearingly empathetic is a pluralistic approach, Fortunately, the musicianship, creativity, and guid- “Patience of Angels,” as confidently melding Irish ing vision of Doolin’ – both album and band – is more well as “Hummingbird” traditional style and con- than enough to compensate for these shortcomings. and the much-covered “Muddy Water”; or the special tent with American roots [www.doolin.fr] place in her heart for Robert Burns, enough to do a and both folk and con- , “The Best of Eddi Reader” • whole album of his works, from which is excerpted “My temporary French mate- Scottish-born Reader has had quite the long and mul- Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose,” “Leezie Lindsay,” “Ae rial, some of it penned by tifaceted career over three-plus decades. Early on, she Fond Kiss” and the charming “Willie Stewart.” brothers Wilfried (accor- toured Europe with circus and performance artists, There are also fascinating, non-musical aspects of dion, vocals) and Nicolas and at one point embarked on a brief acting career Reader’s life – such as her youth in the tough streets (guitar) Besse. For this that included a part in the BBC comedy-drama “Your in Glasgow, or her research on her great-uncle, a recording – their first on Cheatin’ Heart.” Among her collaborations have been prominent figure in Scotland’s unsuccessful attempt the US Compass label – they have the talents of John new wave singer/diva Annie Lennox, English post-punk to replicate the Irish independence movement – that Doyle as producer and contributor, along with other rockers Gang of Four, Ireland’s The Waterboys, and would have been enlightening to read about, without guest stars like Alison Brown, Jerry Douglas, Michael Scottish fiddler John McCusker. And, as this two-disc having to do an Internet search. McGoldrick, and Mary (sister of Sharon) Shannon. compilation shows, she has comported herself well So then, all you have here are the songs, which is There’s also a compellingly stated raison d’etre for in various genres, from twangy upbeat folk-rock to hardly the worst thing in the world. As with most both album and band, as explained in the liner notes, retro-soul to torch-song pop to stylish interpretations any compilation album, of course, you’re likely to which draw a line from the Great Famine-induced of Robert Burns and traditional material, as well as question some choices – especially given Reader’s emigration to America through Irish music’s role – her own compositions. prolific and diverse portfolio (I would’ve swapped out along with African and Native American music – in the If, like me, you’re not necessarily that familiar with the cover of “Moon River” for her rendition of “Mary creation of bluegrass, country, blues, even rock and pop. Reader and the scope of her oeuvre, you would prob- and the Soldier,” for instance, or included less of the That might cause a few arguments among musicolo- ably appreciate some context and background, and soft, orchestrated stuff). But a couple of hours spent gists, but the salient point is that once music travels, unfortunately, you won’t get it on “Best of.” There’s listening to 30 selections from one of Scotland’s most it’s never quite the same – and neither are the people it nothing that tells you about her short but quite accomplished and far-ranging singers is time well touches. Hence, we have “Le Jupon Blanc,” a Parisian successful career-launching foray with Fairground spent. [eddireader.co.uk] jazz-inflected take on the traditional jig “The White Petticoat,” that showcases the band’s full capabilities, from the brothers Besse to Jacob Fournel (whistles), Guilhelm Cavaillé (fiddle), Josselin Fournel (bodhran) and and Sébastien Saunié (acoustic bass). In the same vein, “Le Dernier Kougn Amann,” Wilfried Besse’s instrumental ode to Breton pastry, is enriched by a straight-out-of-Nashville dobro backing from Douglas. While the arrangement for the pair of reels in “The Road to Gleanntán” is very much in the latter-day- Irish-revival format, the “Wind Her Up” 9/8 jig medley is more adventurous, opening quietly with Nicolas Besse laying down an arpeggio as a counter-rhythm for Fournel, and eventually the other melody players; the set builds through Doyle’s “Wind Her Up” and another trad tune, “The Wandering Spirit,” as Wilfried Besse adds electric piano and Hammond organ to fill out the spectrum. Some imaginative adaptations abound: “Itiner- ant Singing Boy” is Nicolas Besse’s setting of “The Itinerant Singing Girl,” the Famine-themed poem by Wilde’s mother Jane Francesca, and Fournel and Saunié (along with Doyle on mandola and Ashley Davis on harmony vocals) affirm the sense of utter desolation in the lyrics. And there are covers of Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of Hollis Brown” and even a Franco- phone “Amsterdam,” Jacque Brel’s evocative portrait of maritime dissipation. Some things don’t quite work. Wilfried Besse’s

CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE RICHARD MOORE Visits Massachusetts Oct. 18-24 Tuesday, Oct. 18 Place: Hibernian Hall, 19 Temple St., Worcester. Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Event: Reception, followed by remarks by and a Q&A session with Richard Moore. Organized by Tim Murray and Virginia K. Parent of the Worces- ter Regional Chamber of Commerce. 508-753-2924, Ext. 240. Wednesday, Oct. 19 Place: Dudley House, Harvard University, Cambridge; Lehman Hall, third floor. Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Event: Light lunch and conversation with Richard Moore. Organized by Justin Stern of Urban Planning & Design. 847-528-8836. An Evening Pub Event (TBA), Thursday, Oct. 20 Place: Nobles/Greenough School, 10 Campus Drive, Dedham. Time: 12:45 p.m. Event: Lunch at the Castle with Ben Snyder, Head of the Upper School Organized by Peter Bradley of Global Premier Soccer. ••• Place: Milton Academy, 170 Centre St., Milton. Time: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Event: Meeting with Chris Kane, associate director of admission for Milton Academy and the boys varsity soccer coach. Organized by Peter Bradley of Global Premier Soccer. ••• Place: Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA. Tillinghast 210. Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m. Organized by Ellen Scheible, PhD, associate professor of English, coordinator of Irish Studies, associate editor, Bridgewater Review. 508-531-2358. Friday, Oct. 21 Morning Event (TBA) Evening Place: Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Drive, Canton. Time: 7:30 p.m. Event: Conversation with Richard Moore; Guest Speaker (TBA); Music (TBA); Refreshments by Kerrygold. Organized by Maudy Dooher, director of programming and membership. Saturday, Sunday, Oct. 22-23 TBA Monday, Oct. 24 Morning Event (TBA) Evening Place: Center for Irish Partnerships, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 220 Pawtucket Street, Lowell, Suite 480. Event: Discussion organized by Victoria Denoon, senior assistant to the provost and special projects coordinator. 978 934-4744. Page 12 October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter bostonirish.com OCTOBER ARTS CALENDAR

By Sean Smith On October 16, John Gore Place in Waltham. October will be busy Doyle – one of the more Moynihan, who first came for The Burren Backroom influential Celtic guitar- to Boston as a student at series, with six events ists of the last couple of Berklee College of Music, scheduled, including per- decades – returns to the has established herself formances by John Doyle, Backroom. Doyle was a as an inspired innovator Celtic Fiddle Festival and co-founder of the ground- who integrates traditional Boston-area native Katie breaking Irish-American Scottish fiddle styles with McNally. Other Irish/Celt- group Solas and his cur- her own works. She has ic happenings this month rent bands include The Alt played regularly as a mem- include appearances by (with Nuala Kennedy and ber of Laura Cortese and former Celtic Thunder Eamon O’Leary), Usher’s the Dance Cards and in a member Paul Byrom and Island (with Andy Irvine, duo with Scottish harpist local fiddler Mari Black. Donal Lunney, Michael Mairi Chaimbeul, and has • The Backroom will McGoldrick and Paddy a solo album, “Woven,” to start off on Oct. 5 with the Glackin) and The Teetotal- her credit. For tickets and Nordic Fiddlers Block, lers (with Martin Hayes other information, go to a trio that explores the and Kevin Crawford). He mcnally-pearlman.bpt.me. ties between Celtic and has collaborated far and •T he Irish Cultural Scandinavian music. Shet- wide – with performers Centre of New England lander Kevin Henderson, ranging from Joan Baez to in Canton will present two Olav Luksengård Mjelva Tim O’Brien to Kate Rusby special events this month. from Norway, and Anders to Alison Brown – but also The first will be a dinner- Celtic Fiddle Festival and multi-faceted Bonhomme Setter are part of a busy Hall from Sweden are fine has cultivated a successful and-dancing evening on month for The Burren’s Backroom series. Ben Costello photo exponents of their respec- solo career, broadening Oct. 8 with T.R. Dallas, tive fiddle traditions, with his repertoire from tra- a Westmeath native who which they create a fasci- ditional songs to original is one of Ireland’s most nating synthesis of styles compositions, notably on popular country singers. and sounds while uphold- his 2012 album “Shadow With a career spanning ing the distinctive flavor and Light.” more than three decades, of each element. The three Oct. 19 will see a dou- Dallas – who has appeared were featured performers ble bill, beginning with locally at the Dorchester at the 2015 edition of “A multi-instrumentalist Irish Heritage Festival and Christmas Celtic Sojourn.” John Carty, a former other venues – has made A similar melding of “Traditional Musician of numerous radio and TV ap- styles and traditions is the the Year” as selected by pearances and toured with hallmark of Celtic Fiddle Irish TV broadcaster TG4. such notable performers Festival, which comes to Although perhaps best as Johnny Cash, Boxcar the Backroom a week later, known for his excellent Willie, Don Williams, and Geraghty on Oct. 12. Formed in 1993, fiddle-playing, Carty has Foster and Allen. the band has represented shown himself equally On Oct. 22, the ICCNE three branches of Celtic adept on banjo, flute, and will host Paul Byrom as ASSOCIATES music – Irish, Scottish, guitar. In addition to his part of his “Thinking of and Breton – at concerts solo work, he has per- Home” tour. A Dublin na- PROPERTY MANAGERS and festivals and on seven formed and recorded with tive who recorded his first recordings, including their luminaries such as Arty album at age 14, Byrom newest, “Storm in a Tea- McGlynn, Andy Irvine, was an original member Studio and 1-Bedroom Apartments pot,” which features their Kevin Burke, Alec Finn, of Ireland’s internationally most recent addition to the Johnny McDonagh and renowned pop sensation Available in the desirable line-up, Scotland’s Charlie Matt Molloy, and been a Celtic Thunder. After McKerron, a member of guest performer with The leaving Celtic Thunder in Capercaillie. He joins co- Chieftains and De Dannan. 2010, he released the CD Cedar Grove section of Dorchester. founders Kevin Burke of Following Carty will “This Is the Moment” and Sligo – formerly with The be Bonhomme Setter, a DVD of his PBS special Bothy Band and Patrick whose musical reach ex- of the same name; his lat- Studios reasonably Street – and Christian tends from Ireland and est album, “Thinking of Lemaitre, a founding mem- Scotland to Spain and Home,” reached the top of priced; ber of the Breton-Scottish even the Middle East. The the iTunes, Amazon and group Kornog, and gui- band’s core is flute player World Billboard Charts. tarist Nicolas Quemener, and founding member For ticket information 1-bedroom units; who’s played with many Sylvain Laberge, with and other details about Irish and Breton bands Marie-Noëlle Harvey (vio- these events, see irishcul- heat and hot water included. including Kornog and lin, viola), Marie-Pier ture.org. Arcady. Gagné (cello) and Stephane • Sligo native Tommy Short walk to the Red Line. Arriving the next night Desbiens (guitar). While Fleming, whose powerful, in the Backroom will be most of its repertoire is passionate interpretations Quebecois trio De Temps traditional, Bonhomme of songs old and new, tradi- Free off-street Parking. Antan, with André Brunet Setter’s arrangements tional and contemporary, (fiddle), Éric Beaudry (gui- draw on classical and have made him one of Ire- tar, mandolin, bouzouki), contemporary influences, land’s most popular vocal- Washing Machines and Pierre-Luc Dupuis with improvisational inter- ists, comes to the Norwood (accordion). All three were ludes and an overall atmo- Theatre on Oct. 15. Chosen and Dryers in building. members of legendary spheric, even mesmerizing as Irish Music Magazine’s Quebecois “big band” La quality. “Best Irish Male Singer” in Bottine Souriante (Brunet All Backroom shows 2005, Fleming – who had Call Michael at 617-364-4000 also is familiar to many start at 7:30 p.m. except a stint with the traditional as a charter member of for the John Doyle concert, band De Dannan back in the original Celtic Fiddle which takes place at 4 p.m. the 1990s – has played Geraghty Associates, Inc. Festival), and expertly and For more information and in sold-out concert halls enthusiastically bring to links to buy tickets, see around the world and Property Managers life the infectious Quebe- burren.com/Backroom- made frequent radio and cois instrumental and song Series. television appearances, P.O. Box 52, Readville, MA 02137-0052 tradition. • In addition to their including on PBS. For The Katie McNally Burren Backroom appear- ticket information and Tel: 617-364-4000 Fax: 617-364-3157 Trio will come to the ance, Katie McNally and other details, see Norwood- Backfroom the following Neil Pearlman also will stage.com. night (Oct. 14) to mark perform along with Jenna • On October 2, Mari County Donegal Association the release of their album, Moynihan on Oct. 5 at Black will bring her multi- “The Boston States.” A style violin talents to Club native of nearby Westford Passim in Harvard Square. of Greater Boston versed in the Scottish and A Boston native, Black – Cape Breton fiddle styles, who has appeared locally McNally has been on the at The Burren Backroom concert stage since her series and BCMFest – has ANNUAL REUNION BANQUET early teens, performing distinguished credentials and touring on her own and that include Glenfiddich Saturday, November 5, 2016 as a member of Childsplay Scottish Fiddle Cham- and Long Time Courting, pion, Canadian Maritime Join the Donegal Association for an evening of fun, food and and in collaboration with Fiddle Champion, and US entertainment with a sit down dinner Galician bagpiper Car- National Scottish Fiddle los Nunez; in 2013, she Champion. Her repertoire at Florian Hall, Hallet Street, Dorchester, MA released her first album, includes not only Irish and “Flourish.” Her more re- Scottish traditions but cent musical project is a also American folk music, Special Honors to JOHN McDEVITT trio with genre-crossing Argentine tangos, and keyboardist Neil Pearlman even classic swing tunes, and violist Shauncey Ali. to name a few. Entertainment by Erin’s Melody Their album is a collection For tickets and other of tunes that draw inspi- information, go to pas- w/ special guest Gary Gamble- Highland Radio presenter/actor/entertainer ration from mid-century Popular Irish singer sim.org. recordings of Cape Breton Tommy Fleming comes Tickets: Mary Ann McGonagle, Chair- 781-521-9001 fiddlers both in Nova Sco- to the Norwood Theatre tia and Massachusetts. on Oct. 15. President Michael McCarron 617-696-1702 or any board member. Tickets: $50 bostonirish.com October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter Page 13

Traveling People Less-crowded October is always a fun time in Ireland

By Judy Enright Festival and more. See the Special to the BIR Irelandwalkingguide.com There’s a lot to love for more. about Ireland in October CONAMARA – and every other month, SEA WEEK too, of course. Over two weekends, By October, most tour- from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31, ists have been and gone, Connemara will celebrate their vacations often dic- its marine heritage with a tated by children’s school “multi-disciplinary festi- schedules. But don’t wor- val” that is said to blend ry: There is still plenty myth, magic, and mad- to see and do in Ireland ness. This year is the in the autumn and the 32nd annual festival and many attractions open to features events and activi- visitors will not be nearly ties for the entire family. as crowded as they are in There’s a family fun day, the summer. trad gigs at Molly’s Pub in FAIRS Letterfrack, concerts in Among my favorite ac- the Gothic church at Ky- tivities in Ireland at this lemore Abbey (just down time of year are the coun- the road), and contempo- try fairs that showcase the rary music at Veldon’s hard work of farmers and Seafarer Bar, Restaurant their families and are a and Café in Letterfrack, true reflection of Ireland’s a parade through Letter- age-old professions and frack, guided shore walks traditions. and much more. One of Europe’s oldest For more information, and largest horse fairs – visit: ceecc.org/conamara- dating back to the 18th sea-week. century - is in Ballinasloe, JAZZ Co. Galway. The fair is The Achill Sheep Show is held on Achill Island, Co. Mayo, every October. And, this year, the island will From Oct. 28 to Oct. scheduled from Oct. 2 to welcome the first Keel Sheep Show on Saturday, Oct. 1. Judy Enright photos 31, jazz enthusiasts can Oct. 9 this year and at- immerse themselves in tracts visitors from across was struck with foot and formed their group – Na their favorite music at the world. There are all mouth disease (which Feirmeori Og – in Janu- the Guinness Cork Jazz kinds of equestrian and we call hoof and mouth.) ary this year to revive the Festival, which annually non-equestrian events at There are many sheep cat- show in Keel, which they features Irish and foreign the fair, including music egories and winners take call “The True Home of musicians at over 70 and other entertainment, home cups, rosettes, and the Blackhead Ewe.” See venues across Cork City. a dog show, craft show, cash prizes. The show also keelsheepshow.blogspot. Most of the music is free baking competition, soap- has vendors selling local com for more. and the four-day event box derby, fireworks and crafts, vegetables, floral Another fun fair – it includes street bands, much more. For more arrangements, and home opens on Tuesday, Nov. workshops, master classes information on this fas- baked goods. There are 1, even though it’s been and a jazz parade. The cinating event, visit bal- art competitions and fun known for years as “The festival usually attracts linasloeoctoberfair.com events for children, too. Great October Fair” – is nearly 50,000 fans from Another great fair – Pups for sale at the Maam Cross Fair in Connemara, all over the world. See This year a group of the Maam Cross Fair one of Ireland’s outstanding fall fairs. especially for those like young farmers from at Peacocke’s Hotel in guinnessjazzfestival.com me who can’t get enough Achill has revived the Connemara. I’ve attended for more information. of Irish sheep – is the Keel Sheep Show, which this fair several times and Dracula attraction now in dalough with the meet- FILM FESTIVAL Achill Sheep Show, held will be held Oct. 1 on it’s a real slice of Irish life, Clontarf where you can ing point at Brockagh Not into jazz but love outside Patten’s Bar in the Keel Sandybanks on a great place to see some book a freaky visit, meet Resource Center. See film? How about tak- Derreens on Achill Island, Achill Island beginning lovely Connemara ponies Dracula’s characters, and walkinghikingireland. ing in the 15th annual Co. Mayo. The show was at 1 p.m. Many of these as well as all manner of learn all about Stoker’s com/walking-holidays/ Clones Film Festival in first held in 1986, and has young men and women other animals for sale life! wicklow-walking-festival/ Co. Monaghan from Oct. been on every year since are past participants in from goats, ducks, puppies Dublin also has a Fes- for more information. 27 to Oct. 30 over the except 2001 when Ireland the Achill Sheep Show and and geese to ferrets. tival and Parade on Hal- The Footfalls Festival October Bank Holiday If you’re anywhere near loween night at Lillie’s presents an opportuni- weekend? Billed as “Ire- this fair on Nov. 1, it’s well Bordello, “Hidden Dublin” ty for new or seasoned land’s Biggest Little Film TIARA plans trips worth a visit. It’s located Halloween Walks and walkers to try moderate Festival,” the program beside Peacocke’s, just off more. There are many and more difficult trails. will include new Irish and the N59 route between Halloween celebrations Thanks to the festival’s international releases, in- to Kildare, Belfast Galway and Clifden. In throughout other parts of knowledgeable and expe- terviews, documentaries, years past, the fair took the country as well. Keep rienced guides, walkers short film competitions, Making a discovery that will learn about unique over that main road but your eyes open for all the will also be able to safely children’s films, and a live adds to the family story is records available in Irish was moved to side roads ghouls and goblins! try activities that they music festival club. The always exciting. Over the repositories so that their several years ago for WALKING couldn’t normally tackle festival will be hosted in years, TIARA (The Irish time in Ireland is well safety concerns. Walking festivals and alone. One example is Clones’ Courthouse, the Ancestral Research As- spent. While you’re there, be the cooler days of autumn the Friday night hike, a old post office and other sociation) members who In addition to days sure to stop into the lovely seem to go together, don’t “moderate 11km trek” venues around town. have participated in re- scheduled for research, gift shop at Peacocke’s, they? There are walking that involves the green TRAVELING search trips to Dublin and the trip includes a wel- have a meal in the dining events all over Ireland and road, Trooperstown, and Enjoy Ireland when- Belfast have experienced come dinner and day room or pub, or spend the they’re fun and a great Ballylug Forest. ever and wherever you many “finds.” tour. In 2017, the Dublin night. Eoin Burke and his way to meet people, see Visit walkinghikingire- go. Aer Lingus and other Once again in 2017, tour will visit Castletown wife recently bought the and enjoy the countryside. land.com for more. And airlines often offer special TIARA will offer its mem- House in Co. Kildare and hotel and have extensively Here are a couple to note that there are many fall fares because it’s the bership the opportunity the ruins of 13th-century refurbished it. We took a consider if you’re in the more walking events in so-called “off season” for to travel to Ireland with Maynooth Castle. The short tour of some of the area: Annascaul Walking the autumn all over Ire- travel. Be sure to visit other family history buffs Belfast tour will spend a bedrooms this spring and Festival, Dingle Penin- land including: Antrim Ireland.com for listings for a week or two of re- day at the Ulster Ameri- they look great. It is very sula, Co. Kerry, Oct. 28- Hills Walking Festival; of lots of great activities searching ancestors in can Folk Park in Co nice to see Peacocke’s open 31, see annascaulwalks. Ballyhoura Autumn Ram- in Ireland in the autumn Irish repositories. Tyrone. and thriving because the org for more; Footfalls bling Festival; Carlow as well as suggestions for Traveling with like- To learn the details hotel is in such a great lo- Wicklow Walking Festi- Autumn Walking Fes- accommodation and more. minded individuals gives of 2017 TIARA Irish re- cation at the crossroads in val, Oct. 28-31 in Glen- tival; Foxford Walking And, Happy Halloween! the researcher the op- search trips, visit our the heart of Connemara. portunity to share a day’s website, tiara.ie and click Eoin, a seemingly tire- discoveries - or dead ends on “future trips.” For ad- less Irishman, also owns - with sympathetic listen- ditional information on and runs Burke’s Live- ers. Whether relaxing the research aspect of the stock Mart, behind the Handmade since 1925 at the hotel, sharing a trip, contact us at trips@ hotel in Maam Cross, meal, or traveling between tiara.ie. where there are weekly repositories, researchers Back at home, TIARA sales of sheep and cattle find time to discuss back- supports the study and and occasionally ponies. ground information and exchange of ideas among See peacocks.ie for infor- helpful research strate- people interested in Irish mation on the hotel. gies. genealogical and his- HALLOWEEN IN When a trip quota has torical research. The DUBLIN been reached, partici- group meets monthly at October is that special pants are invited to sub- Brandeis University in spooky, scary month and mit their research to the Waltham. The Oct. 14 the ghoulishness is not tour leaders. Leaders will meeting will feature Jake lost on Dublin where assess the research and of- Fletcher in a presentation Bram Stoker, the author fer suggestions for further of approaches to Irish ge- of Dracula, was born on searching well in advance nealogy entitled “Which Nov. 8, 1847, in Clontarf of the trip to Ireland. Not Matthew O’Neill is Mine.” on the north side of the all Irish records are on All are welcome. city. There’s even a Castle line! Tour participants Page 14 October 2016 BOSTON IRISH Reporter bostonirish.com The EIRE by Philip Mac AnGhabhann Last month we studied the little preposition i “in” in its many forms – i, in, sa, sna, and its combination with the person pronouns (ionam, etc.). This is an important preposition so let’s review the many uses of i. pub In the basic form i is used simply to say “in (a)” as Nora is in a room” using the English indefinite article – Tá Nóra i seomra. There is no specificity toi here, any room, any where. When you want to be more specific, “Nora is inthe room”, the i changes to 795 Adams St. • Dorchester sa –Tá Nóra sa seomra, “Nora is in the room”, An raibh Nóra sa cistin? “Wasn’t Nora in the kitchen?” If the place is unknown then you must use in, as Tá Cáit ag dúl in áit “President’s Choice” éigin, “Kate is going somewhere.” i is also used to make adverbial phrases. Here are those that you had in the last columns: i bhfad “far” (fad is “length”) and i ngra “in love” (where gra is “love”). Serving Lunch & Dinner For additional adverbial phrases you must use in /een/ but notice how it changes pronunciation depending on the word following. in am /ee NAHM/ “in/on time” Every day, in áirde /een AHR-juh/ “on high” in iochtar /ee AHK-tuhr/ “at the bottom” in uachtar /ee oo-AHK-tuhr/ “at the top” 7 days a week in áit éigin /een AHCH eh-guhn/ “somewhere” in amanna /een UH-mahn-uh/ “sometime” Another time you use i by itself is in relation to a “body position” or “state of being”. 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When door) and $350 for a table of 10. your membership card to gain admittance. you want to say what a person does and if you want to call a person by name A spectacular evening of laughs you use in. If you want to use a pronoun such as “he, they” etc. then you and fun. For more information, 30 Sunday silver Spears please call Brian Davis at November 2016 must use the prepositional pronoun combination: 781-389-5342. 4 Friday holy Ghost Fathers Annual Garda atá in Liam. “Liam is a policeman.” 2 Sunday Andy Healy Fundraiser. Doors open at 7 pm. Gardaí atá ionta. “They are policemen.” 9 Sunday tradition Admission only $10. Music by Recall the combined prepositional pronouns of i: 14 Friday PUB NIGHT with The Olde the Andy Healy Band. Great ionam ionainn Brigade. Gathering I, II and III raffle prizes and more. For info, ionat ionaibh Reunion with Lord Mayor Richie please call Fr. 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