World of Hibernia articles from December 1999

World of Hibernia archives from December 1999

letters.
December 22, 1999... SOUR ON SUPER Editor: It was disappointing to see the many pages of "The Super Irish" (See "The Super Irish: Shining Stars of the Irish Diaspora," Autumn 1999.) This we can get from the Irish Voice--at much less cost. Use your...

WILD GEESE.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... Golf GEMS Renowned golf photographer L.C. Lambrecht has created a calendar for the new millennium that features awe-inspiring views of the very best Irish golf courses. Now in its fourth year, "Emerald Gems" features courses including...

CORPORATE CHIEFTAINS.(David O'Brien)
December 22, 1999... DAVID P. O'BRIEN, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, AND CEO OF CANADIAN PACIFIC LIMITED David O'Brien's professional and personal roots in Canada run deeper than most of the approximately four million Canadians with whom he shares Irish heritage. And...

Greater Clarity.(journalist explores his Irish roots)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... CLOHERTY CLARITY As the Ireland correspondent for The New York Times since 1992, American James Clarity has enjoyed an outsider's view of one of the most eventful decades in Irish history. During his eight-year tenure, he has witnessed the...

Mirror on the Past.
December 22, 1999... THE DUBLIN DRAWINGS OF FLORA MITCHELL BORN IN NEBRASKA JUST BEFORE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, ARTIST FLORA MITCHELL WAS AN UNLIKELY CANDIDATE TO BE PAINTING THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS OF IRELAND. YET, AS A WOMAN WITH A MISSION, MITCHELL KNEW THAT...

Super IRISH.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... Shining Stars of the Irish Diaspora The World of Hibernia's 1999 Super Irish were honored for both their wide-ranging achievements and their love of Ireland at a black-tie dinner held at the Sky Club high atop the Met Life building in...

Children of Belfast.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... As all eyes turn with hope for continued peace in Northern Ireland, photographer Tom Quinn Kumpf leads us through the streets of Belfast, where children "are veterans well before they're old enough to be soldiers, yet resilient and strong...

Ballyowen.
December 22, 1999... AN Emerald Gem IN THE Garden State New Jerseyans are accustomed to their state being the butt of jokes. Yet, with the establishment of Ballyowen, a golf course designed to feel like a links course in Ireland, they have further evidence that...

Winds of Change.
December 22, 1999... After spending most of the 20th century in an economic backwater, fin de siecle Ireland has taken its place as the most dynamic--and envied--economy in Europe. Like it or not, the vision of Ireland as an agrarian nation is rapidly disappearing...

Surf `n' turf.
December 22, 1999... Ireland and her people have learned the futility of fighting mother nature. But that is not to say they haven't found ways to enjoy the fruits of her wrath. Ireland's coastline, glorious in all of its craggy, varied diversity, will never...

Lara's Theme.(actress Lara Flynn Boyle)(Interview)
December 22, 1999... Spend an evening with Lara Flynn Boyle, and you will find that being Irish permeates just about everything she does. Fresh from a long day of filming followed by several hours of packing, Lara Flynn Boyle strode over to our table on the...

Living in a museum.(Cobbe family's Newbridge estate)(Excerpt)
December 22, 1999... We all know someone whose parlor is off-limits except for when "special company" arrives. Or whose sofa slipcovers only come off on the holidays. Such homeowners, we say, are "living in a museum." However, for the Cobbe family of County Dublin,...

The O'Briens' Song.(genealogy of O'Brien family)
December 22, 1999... O'Brien is the sixth most-common and widely dispersed of all Irish names. In Irish, O'Briain literally means "a descendant of Brian Boru," referring to "Brian of the Tributes," the High King of Ireland from 1002-1014 A.D. Boru's first name,...

At Your Service.(concierge Dorothy Moran)
December 22, 1999... Celebrities, royalty, and regular folk rely on concierge extraordinaire Dorothy Moran Whether she's greeting the queen of Thailand, tracking down an out-of-town newspaper for "her good friend" Sharon Stone, or personally escorting Will...

Airborne Over Eire.(photographic images of Ireland by Klaus D. Francke)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... Flying into Ireland for the first time can be an exhilarating experience. From the rough blue waters of the North Atlantic emerges a lush paradise with greens so vivid they almost seem unreal. Yet, the fleeting glimpses of Ireland that the...

The Financial Irish.(Irish Americans in financial services industry)
December 22, 1999... The immigrants who came to America in the mid-19th century expected to find a land where the streets were paved in gold. But they soon learned that any such gold had to be of their own making. For their modern-day counterparts, there is perhaps...

Taking it to the Bank.(legal battle over name of restaurant)(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... It's nine o'clock on a sunny Friday morning in midtown Manhattan. Cabs hurtle by on Fifth Avenue while the Empire State Building stretches skyward on the corner of 34th Street. Office workers mix with early-rising tourists who gape upward at...

WINDOW ON Fermanagh.(visiting Fermanagh, Ireland)
December 22, 1999... For the casual visitor to Ireland, there are, of course, must-sees like the Ring of Kerry, the Cliffs of Moher, the Book of Kells, and the Giants Causeway. However, for the vacationer seeking a quieter itinerary, one that will be free of...

Building Futures.(Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business)
December 22, 1999... The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business Arriving at the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, one gets the sense that it is a very special place, an institution where the traditional rests easily with the contemporary. A...

CLAN GATHERINGS IN Y2K.(Irish names genealogical information)
December 22, 1999... All of the gatherings will be held in Ireland unless otherwise noted. For some people, attending a family reunion is right up there with going to the dentist or filing a tax return. However, when the gathering is held in Ireland, with...

A NATIONAL TREASURE.
December 22, 1999... WITH THREE LOCATIONS ACROSS DUBLIN, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND OFFERS A WEALTH OF HISTORY FOR NOVICE AND HIBERNOPHILE ALIKE. Considering the vastness and variation of Celtic culture, one building alone could never contain all of the...

MEET THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... With a childhood home on Long Island, a corporate office in Manhattan, a family business in Bermuda, and ancestors who hailed from Ireland, it's no wonder that David Sculley says he belongs to an "island" family. But it's his strong...

Colm Toibin: The Blackwater Lightship.(Review)
December 22, 1999... Colm Toibin: The Blackwater Lightship (Picador, Hardcover; 15 [pounds sterling] stg.) Gay love in the age of AIDS was at the heart of Colm Toibin's last novel, The Story of the Night, which was set in Buenos Aires. The same subject also...

Roddy Doyle: A Star Called Henry.(Review)
December 22, 1999... Roddy Doyle: A Star Called Henry (Viking Press, Hardcover; 16.99 [pounds sterling] stg./ $24.95) More than any other Irish writer of his generation, Roddy Doyle has created a highly distinctive and wholly convincing world, and in the...

Frank McCourt: 'Tis.(Review)
December 22, 1999... Some books are so distinctive and create such an impact that they are hard acts to follow. One thinks of To Kill a Mockingbird, The Ginger Man, At Swim-Two-Birds, The Catcher in the Rye, or The Butcher Boy--all of them imprinting themselves so...

Various Artists A Real Irish Christmas.(Review)
December 22, 1999... Various Artists A Real Irish Christmas [Claddagh/Atlantic] The title of A Real Irish Christmas is just a bit misleading. It is indeed a collection of Christmas music. But its sacred songs aren't "The First Noel" or "Silent Night" as...

Angels of Venice Angels of Venice.(Review)
December 22, 1999... Angels of Venice Angels of Venice [Windham Hill] One thing straight off. Angels of Venice, the album by the four women and one man of the same name, is not even remotely Celtic, even though it's laced with Celtic harp, Irish bouzouki, and...

James Galway Un-Break My Heart.(Review)
December 22, 1999... James Galway Un-Break My Heart [RCA Victor] James Galway doesn't deal in surprises. Throughout a successful career spanning several decades, he has traded in essentially the same thing: high quality, mellifluous performances of popular...

Christy Moore Traveller.(Review)
December 22, 1999... Christy Moore Traveller [Columbia] Christy Moore has long been Ireland's foremost troubadour. Back in the 1960s, Moore worked as a bank clerk and, faced with the prospect of a long, drawn-out strike, he packed up his guitar and headed for...

Elizabeth Crotty Concertina Music from West Clare.(Review)
December 22, 1999... Elizabeth Crotty Concertina Music from West Clare [RTE] Whenever well-informed people speak of Irish concertina music, the conversation inevitably turns to Elizabeth Crotty. She was born Elizabeth Markham in Gower, West Clare, in 1885,...

What's hot in Ireland.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... From Dublin nightclubs to tours around the world, Corner to Corner reveals an intimate photographic portrait of the Corrs and their rise to stardom. While on subject of the Corrs, their lead singer, Andrea, will be one of several stars singing...

gift guide.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... THE CAT AND THE MOON Looking for that elusive Christmas gift? From early December, check out www.thecatandthemoon.com, which shows the full range of exquisite jewellery designed and handcrafted at The Cat and The Moon, Sligo. Ranges of...

Places to Stay.
December 22, 1999... THE ALEXANDER HOTEL at Merrion Square Dublin 2 Tel: +353 1 607 3700 Fax: +353 1 661 5663 Email: alexanderhotel@tinet.ie http://www.alexanderhotel.ie or call Supranational Hotels toll free 1 800 843 3311 Price Guide: Rooms from...

DIARY.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... The Waterfront Hall Belfast (December 23-29). The Russian Ballet of St. Petersburg presents an exclusive production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, which guarantees sensational Christmas enjoyment for the family. This magical extravaganza features...

here ... there.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... CAPE ADARE, ADARE PENINSULA, ANTARCTICA Location: This prominent cape of black basalt contrasts with the rest of the snow-covered coast that forms the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula. The cape marks the northeast extremity of Victoria...

IN MEMORIAM.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
December 22, 1999... Kieron "Tater" O'Connor (1964-1999) On October 28, 1999, Lieutenant Commander Kieron O'Connor, 35, a naval aviator with the Blue Angels, was killed when his F/A-18 Hornet crashed at the end of a routine training flight at Moody Air Force...

The Hope Crystal.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... As The World of Hibernia went to press and the hands of the clock counted down the minutes to the year 2000, Waterford Crystal was putting the finishing touches on a ball that may well be the most-watched glass sculpture in the world. This...