On the One Road to JUNE 2016 Our 2016 Irish Festivals ianohio.com 10th Annual Festival Focus Issue 2 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com JUNE 2016 populations and accul- turation. My interests galvanized around re- West Side Irish American Club sistance and rebellion. The Jose Aponte Rebel- Upcoming Events: by Bob Carney lion of 1812 was the topic for my Masters at Live Music & Food in The Pub every Friday the University of Chi- cago, I discussed the Cleveland Irish Columnist intersections of race, rebellion and religion Francis McGarry in colonial Cuba. OHIAN: Francis McGarry is currently OHIAN: How did you come to write 2nd & 9th- Ceili Dancing Lessons the President of the Irish American Club “Cleveland Irish” column? Eastside and the Bluestone Division of the F M: Later in life, genealogy filled my 7-9pm. Ancient Order of Hibernians. When asked idiosyncratic requisite for research. That of his involvement in these organizations exploration precipitated general and specific and other activities in the inquiries pertaining to Irish community he responded history and the Irish diaspora. with a quote from George John O’Brien, Jr. and I had Bernard Shaw. “I am of the multiple conversations about opinion that my life belongs the Cleveland Irish commu- to the whole community and nity over dinner. That led to as long as I live, it is my privi- a column in The Ohio Irish General Meeting 3rd Thursday of every month. lege to do for it whatever I can. American News focused on I want to be thoroughly used Irish American and Cleve- Since 1931 up when I die, for the harder land Irish history. I work the more I live.” OHIAN: Researching and Francis your column is writing accurate historical 8559 Jennings Road Olmsted, Twp, Ohio 44138 extremely well written and articles monthly can be time 440.235.5868 www.wsia-club.org researched; do you have a background in consuming, why is it important to you to Irish studies? do this? F M: My college tour was completed F M: Writing for the OHIAN allows me with undergraduate degrees in anthropol- to share narratives that are under-heard and ogy, education and history from Indiana hopefully contribute to a more complete University. Upon graduation, I spent a year understanding of the Irish in America in Mexico and Cuba researching diasporic and Cleveland JUNE 2016 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 3 Editor’s Corner per a thanks to God and shout page). a thank you to the columnists. Will I see you at The Fest? I particularly loved several of Looking forward to book touring them, as usual this month, but this summer at many festivals let you pick your own favor- beside our own Cleveland Irish ites to read, relish or to debate. Fest. I hope I will see you, and ALWAYS feel free to email me you will stop for a hello and a or any of the columnists with selfie; nothing heals like a hug. your thoughts, suggestions or Go dtí an mhí seo chugainn, slán John O’Brien, Jr. your own story, and maybe we a fhágáil can write or share a new story, (Until next month, goodbye) Nodding the Head together. John We have been having a lot Does Not Row the of fun with people sending us Boat pictures of them with the new- “Follow me where I go, est issue, and sometimes they what I do and who I know; The mighty month of June has include a little background story O’Bent Enterprises includes: arrived, and I am hoping the heat too. Humor and hubris, whether www.twitter.com/jobjr comes with it. This is our 10th planned or spur of the moment, www.facebook.com/ Annual Festival Focus issue. 10 squeezes more life. We feature OhioIrishAmericanNews years; who’da thunk it? #Live- them each month - send on yours, www.linkedin.com/in/ MoreLifeBeMoreIrish and share the laughs, longings jobjr/ http://songsandsto- I am not sure that people and throwbacks (jobrien@iano- ries.net/myblog/feed/ realize the impact of the Irish hio.com, or post on our Facebook Festivals in the U.S., and across the world. I am immersed, so I see that dozens of bands relocate to the U.S. each summer, for gigs and an income that is sustaining to their bills, and their culture. The ripples are the life sustain- ing business festivals provide or supplement to food and good vendors, authors, workshop The Irish in Action presenters, sound and lighting Are you running for an elective office? companies, security, venue rent There are over 1.4 million people of Irish descent in Ohio; and the list goes on for quite a 475,000 in Greater Cleveland; 175,00 in Cuyahoga while – festivals sustain, and County: Want to reach them? Advertise in the provide; while throwing a party Ohio Irish American News Cleveland, and through- and a connection that creates memories that overlap genera- out [email protected] 216.647.1144 tions, and ethnicities. Many festivals are faced with a new challenge – Irish immigra- tion to America has dropped – I am the last 1st Generation. Or- ganizers always knew, as long as they put a great festival out, and got good weather, they would get support. Those features are not a guarantee of support anymore. For those ripples to continue, we obviously need you, and your friends and fam- ily, to come. We have to expand beyond our addicted to Irish patrons, and convert new ones; won’t you help? Check out the center sec- tion, where 8 of the top festivals in the America are highlighted – oh, another ripple, the festivals sustain us too. The talents of our 16 Ohio Irish American News columnists always give me pause, to whis- 4 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com JUNE 2016 On This Day in Irish History director, John Ford, and Dublin-born Maureen O’Hara. by Terrence J. Kenneally 13 June 1865 - Birth of William 2 June 1866 - After a three-day Butler Yeats, a poet, dramatist, best incursion into Canada during known for The Tower (1928) and which they flew a flag emblazoned The Winding Stair and Other Poems with ‘IRA’ and the gold harp of Ire- (1929). 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