World of Hibernia articles from December 1998

World of Hibernia archives from December 1998

letters.
December 22, 1998... CREEM OF THE CROP Editor: Might I ask for some follow-up information about Jean Butler, who graced your Spring 1996 cover, "The Beauty of Riverdance"? The article indicates that she would be starring in a movie entitled The...

the Wild Geese.
December 22, 1998... Is there a Doctor in the Subway? Taking a break from their U.S. tour this past November, Irish musical group The Saw Doctors were spotted performing for pocket change in a Manhattan subway station. Had the band fallen on hard times?...

Corporate Chieftains.(President of Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Larry Codey)(Abstract)
December 22, 1998... Lawrence Codey President and COO, Public Service Electric and Gas Company In the hallway leading to Larry Codey's office at the Newark, N.J., headquarters of Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G), there is a series of paintings...

Gift of the Gab.(Irish comedian Joe O'Connor celebrates Christmas in Ireland)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1998... In the spirit of the season, popular Irish humorist Joe O'Connor offers his take on the celebration of Christmas in Ireland. Christmas in Ireland is mainly an occasion for a great and spontaneous overflowing of love, understanding, and...

The Tower of Peace.(tower erected in Belgium dedicated to Irish soldiers)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1998... MESEN, BELGIUM Constructed by young work trainees from the North and South of Ireland, an Irish round tower has been dedicated in memory of the quarter-million Irish people who served in British forces during World War I. The 110-foot tower was...

A MESSAGE OF HOPE.(an Irish American policeman travels to Ireland and preaches peace and forgiveness)(Abstract)
December 22, 1998... ONE WEEK AFTER LAST SUMMER'S TRAGIC BOMBING IN OMAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND, A NEW YORK CITY POLICE DETECTIVE BROUGHT HIS IRENIC WORDS TO A WOUNDED LAND. New York City Police Detective Steven McDonald had always dreamed of visiting Ireland....

LEADER OF THE BAND.(painter Sean Scully)(Abstract)
December 22, 1998... DUBLIN-BORN PAINTER SEAN SCULLY FINDS SIMPLE BEAUTY IN STRIPES Sean Scully is a tall man. Although he was born in Dublin and his Irish connections are extremely important to him, he was primarily raised in a working-class area of south...

THE WEST'S AWAKE.(resort called Drumcoura City, Ireland)(Abstract)
December 22, 1998... With its authentic log cabins, covered wagon, and yes, even a saloon, Drumcoura City brings the spirit of the American West to County Leitrim. As my driver navigated the circumference of Drumcoura Lake, I pondered the oxymoron I was about...

A CELTIC STAR.(astronomer Carolyn Sumners)(Abstract)
December 22, 1998... "DID YOU KNOW THAT IRELAND IS THE ONLY PLACE ON EARTH THAT LOOKS GREEN FROM OUTER SPACE?" ASKED DR. CAROLYN SUMNERS AS SHE DISPLAYED A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR IN SPRING 1994. FROM HER OFFICE ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE...

BACKSTAGE AT RIVERDANCE.(history of Irish Riverdance show)(Abstract)
December 22, 1998... WHEN AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD CLAMORED FOR MORE, THE PRODUCERS OF THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL RIVERDANCE--THE SHOW SPLIT THE COMPANY INTO THREE SEPARATE CASTS. AN ESTIMATED FIVE MILLION PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE PERFORMANCE IN PERSON, AND EXPERTS SAY...

50 GREAT IRISH RESTAURANTS.(Ireland's best restaurants by county)
December 22, 1998... THE CULINARY REVOLUTION THAT HAS SWEPT THROUGH IRISH CUISINE IN THE PAST DECADE HAS MADE THE NAMES OF CERTAIN GRANDIOSE IRISH RESTAURANTS FAMILIAR TO FOOD LOVERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. GUILBAUD'S AND LE COQ HARDI IN DUBLIN, ROSCOFF IN BELFAST,...

UP CLOSE and PEARSONAL.(producer Noel Pearson)(Interview)
December 22, 1998... NOEL PEARSON, ACCLAIMED PRODUCER OF THE OSCAR-WINNING FILM MY LEFT FOOT, GOES BACK TO THE WELL WITH DANCING AT LUGHNASA. Noel Pearson rarely gives interviews. Despite the highs and lows of his roller-coaster career during the past 30 years,...

Countess Courageous.(Constance Gore-Booth de Markievicz )
December 22, 1998... Katherine Hepburn could have played her with ease. Or just maybe she did. Perhaps it was the feminine force so publicly displayed by the Countess Markievicz that rang so true in the dramatic roles made fashionable by the independent-thinking...

FITZPATRICK'S--AN Emerald OASIS IN THE HEART OF MANHATTAN.
December 22, 1998... Excuse John Fitzpatrick if you ear him humming a line from "New York, New York," the song made famous by Frank Sinatra. Why? Because after successfully establishing two thriving hotels in New York City bearing his family's name, the Irish...

Running with the tiger.(stock market, investment and planning business ventures in Ireland)
December 22, 1998... PART THREE OF OUR FOUR-PART SERIES ON INVESTING IN IRELAND EXAMINES OPPORTUNITIES IN THE IRISH STOCK MARKET AND REVIEWS THE BENEFITS OF OFFSHORE NON-RESIDENT ACCOUNTS. Taking Stock GOOD VALUES ON THE IRISH STOCK EXCHANGE You are...

NON-RESIDENT ACCOUNTS.
December 22, 1998... IRISH OFFSHORE BANKING COMES INTO PORT Most Irish people living abroad harbor a dream of someday returning home to Ireland, to open a business, take up employment in one of the many multinationals now prospering there, or even to retire....

SORRY FOR YOUR TROUBLES.(social significance of the Irish wake)(includes related obituaries and poems about death)
December 22, 1998... The Irish Wake "I'm surprised there are so few people to see Mr. Minihan." "Ah, they'll be in," she said confidently. "They'll all want to get a last look at Knocko. There's them that's been waiting for a long time. We're early. I always...

THE PHANTOM DROPS HIS MASKS.(singer Michael Crawford)(also includes related article of Crawford's playlist)
December 22, 1998... HE IS KNOWN TO THEATER-GOERS AROUND THE WORLD AS THE ORIGINAL PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: A FICTIONAL FIGURE WITH A GOLDEN THROAT, A DISFIGURED FACE, AND A HEART THAT ACHES. YET, UNLIKE THAT TORMENTED CHARACTER, MICHAEL CRAWFORD IS A PLAYFUL MAN WHO...

Ever After.(St. Clerans mansion in Galway )
December 22, 1998... A Galway Fairy Tale, Hollywood Style St. Clerans in Galway was once described as one of the most beautiful homes in the world. For a previous owner, film director John Huston, "it was all of that and more." In his autobiography, An Open...

THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME.(summer schools in Ireland)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1998... Remember when the mere mention of `summer school' was enough to send shudders down your spine? The thought of taking remedial classes while your friends played outside was a nightmare come true for many a young student. Yet, in Ireland,...

ROCK OF AGES: ORANMORE.
December 22, 1998... The castle Oranmore faces due west toward the Atlantic, a stark sentinel against constant gales and storms. Like other square towers in the area, it was built by Norman settlers in the 13th century. Facing westward toward the Atlantic, a...

The Irish Century.(Review)
December 22, 1998... The Irish Century By Dr. Michael MacCarthy Morrough (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 25 [pounds sterling]) Review by Richard Roche Confronted with yet another photographic history of Ireland, the reviewer may be tempted to flick through it, glance...

Jonathan Swift.(Review)
December 22, 1998... Jonathan Swift By Victoria Glendinning (Hutchinson, 20 [pounds sterling]) Review by Diarmaid O' Muirithe Jonathan Swift is an Irish political folk-hero. Stories about him are still told, 250 years after his death, far from the little...

Opened Ground: Poems 1966-1996.(Review)
December 22, 1998... Opened Ground: Poems 1966-1996 By Seamus Heaney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $25) Review by Des Traynor Even before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995, for what the Swedish Academy of Letters called his "works of lyrical beauty and...

Heritage of Ireland: A History of Ireland and Its People.(Review)
December 22, 1998... Heritage of Ireland: A History of Ireland and Its People By Nathaniel Harris (Checkmark Books, $29.95); Review by Gregory Carr This book purports to be a celebration of Irish life and culture. What it succeeds in achieving is a...

The Irish Volunteer: Songs of the Irish Union Soldier 1861-1865.(Review)
December 22, 1998... David Kincaid The Irish Volunteer: Songs of the Irish Union Soldier 1861-1865 [Rykodisc] David Kincaid's collection of songs serves to honor those Irish who fought in the American Civil War. This album is largely based on those songs that...

Becoming.(Micheal O'Suilleabhain)(Review)
December 22, 1998... Micheal O' Suilleabhain Becoming [Virgin Records] Very often we forget that Ireland has its own unique forms of classical music that sit comfortably alongside the ballads, jigs, and reels of Irish culture. One of the finest modern composers...

Keltic Kids.(Review)
December 22, 1998... Larry Kirwan Keltic Kids [Pirate Moon Records] Larry Kirwan plays with the Irish-American rock band Black 47, which is, I am told, quite popular in the U.S. Here in Ireland, however, they are either unknown or ignored. Keltic Kids has...

what's hot in Ireland.
December 22, 1998... Third time's a charm. Twice before nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, John Hume finally earned the distinguished award this past October. Northern Ireland's First Minister, Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble, is Hume's co-awardee....

diary.
December 22, 1998... James Joyce Center 35 North Great George's Street, Dublin 1 (through December 18). "The Novel of the Century" brings together 24 first editions of James Joyce's Ulysses, each inscribed by the author to a recipient who figured prominently in the...

Encore.(NASA employee Thomas O'Malley who oversaw John Glenn's first space mission in 1962)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1998... Just days before his triumphant return to space this past October, Senator John Glenn placed a call to the man who pushed the button that launched him into orbit in 1962. Thomas James O'Malley, 83, was not at home to take that call, but he has...