est. 2006 MARCH 2019 • Volume 13 - Issue 3 of “becoming” and Columbus growth has always been fascinating EDITOR’S CORNER IrIsh to me. Every day, we’re presented with By Maureen Ginley opportunities to learn Í@MaureenGinley - from our work, our Happy St. Patrick’s Day! March 2019 Vol. 13 Issue 3 interactions, even the nother year of blessings. As we We’ve added and please welcome our Founders somewhat-quiet of our gather on the avenue, we see the ev- 23rd monthly Columnist, Conor (CB) Cliff Carlson & John O’Brien, Jr. morning commutes. A Publisher idence: all of the families, reunions and Makem, who writes about the Irish John O’Brien Jr. A Night at Columbus What Flannagan did Editor John O’Brien Jr. memorable moments from years past, traveling Abroad, in “An Eejit Abroad.” Design/Production Christine Hahn with his work - he refueled by new moments and memo- A few other highlights include: paying Website Rich Croft @VerticalLift Museum of Art looked at each piece ries crafted this year, are all around us tribute to all of the St. Patrick’s Day Columnists Back at the end of November, I Columbus Irish event, I was made to as constantly growing, throughout the day. Every year is a little Honorees that were sent to us from Akron Irish Lisa O’Rourke was lucky enough to be invited to an feel as if I had known these people malleable. busier, with all the events & personally throughout Ohio; profiles of Cleveland An Eejit Abroad CB Makem art exhibit dedication and cocktail forever - they expressed genuine After the At Home Abroad Regina Costello meaningful activities; love of peeps and Hurling Legend Al O’Leary and Cleve- Behind the Hedge John O’Brien, Jr. gathering at the Columbus Museum interest in my work, what brought me presentation and tradition still fuels my choices. land Browns Legend Brian Brennan, Blowin’ In Susan Mangan of Art. The Greater Columbus Irish to Columbus, and my writing. the unveiling of the Mass at St. Colman’s; Marching in the history, Irish language lessons, books & Cleveland Comhra Bob Carney Cultural Foundation awarded the The presentation soon began, Sitting Figure, I left Cleveland Irish Francis McGarry Parade ~ this year the OhioIANews will beer, recipes, sports, puzzles, jokes, Kids Columbus Irish Maureen Ginley museum a grant to bring Irish and I was hooked from the first few the museum with a big march in the Cleveland St. Patrick’s Day Craic, and of course, a bit of history too. Cooking Up a Hooley Katie Gagne American Sculptor John Bernard sentences and slides. I learned that smile on my face - and Parade as an entity for the first time; It dies, if we don’t discuss. Crossword Puzzle Linda Fulton Burke Flannagan’s Sitting Figure sculpture to John Bernard Flannagan attended words I was ready to Hanging with the Chambers, Cam- We also share all of these stories, and Fields of Glory Vincent Beach the area, adding to the vast collection the Minneapolis School of Art (now write. I am so grateful Illuminations J. Michael Finn bells, Carrs, Gormans, Gills, Goggins, every issue, on our social media Twitter, Kids Craic Dottie Wenger enjoyed by hundreds of visitors each the Minneapolis College of Art and that the Columbus Mangans, Reikers … ; a stop at The Facebook and Instagram pages, and Madigan Muses Marilyn Madigan month. Design). He painted, dabbled in Irish included me in Harp on the way back to civilization; our massively growing website, which Off Shelf/On This Day Terry Kenneally Having been in Columbus for over woodworking, and eventually turned on this event, and I before ending the day as it began, with includes the OhioIANews Library and Out of the Mailbag John O’Brien, Jr. a year at this point, I jumped at the to stone carving. In the early 1930s, he am looking forward to Speak Irish Bob Carney Columbus Museum of Art the root of my Irish faith, my folks, for a Archive. TaraTrips Tara Quinn chance to attend this event. I had been lived in Ireland, where he honed his all the events (and opportunities to late dinner, good friends and a little love or, largest XX month ever.” We get to The print is LARGER too, for eas- Terry From Derry Terry Boyle wanting to visit the museum since stone carving technique; he practiced grow within this group of people) to strengthening. say it again this month. 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