World of Hibernia articles from June 1998

World of Hibernia archives from June 1998

Michael Caulfield: CEO, Prudential Investments. (Irish-American executive)(Corporate Chieftains)
June 22, 1998... As a math major at Colby College in Maine, Michael Caulfield relished the challenges offered by calculus, vector spaces, matrices, and five- and six-dimensional math. But simply finding the answers to complex equations left him yearning for a...

Gift of the gab. (the author's visit to the Irish countryside)
June 22, 1998... I recently spent a week in Ireland, and I can honestly say that I have never been to any place in the world where it is so easy to partake of the local culture -- by which I mean beer. Ireland also contains history, nice people, enormous...

Coming full circle: architect Richard Pierce finds harmony in a house with no corners. (Irish architect's unusual home)
June 22, 1998... I didn't have a hot air balloon on the day I visited Richard Pierce's circular home in County Fermanagh, but I found myself wishing I had. For only from the air can the pure geometry of what the architect has created be fully appreciated. ...

One of a kind: America's Irish round tower. (Milford, MA's Irish round tower)
June 22, 1998... "It may be folly, yet when you and I have passed away, the Irish in America will make a pilgrimage to the Irish round tower in Milford, Massachusetts." These were the words of Father Patrick Cuddihy, a man who translated his boyhood...

Kings of the world: it may not be titanic, but when Ireland's tall ship sails into the Irish sea this August, its crew will surely feel like royalty. (Asgard II; includes sailing ship's specifications)
June 22, 1998... The choppy Irish Sea, once braved by Viking invaders and since then by perhaps every other naval power known to man, will be host to a more peaceful endeavor this August, as its waters come alive with the full sails of tall ships. This year's...

...And came down a hill: Ireland's leading hiking expert picks the country's 10 best climbs.
June 22, 1998... I was 6-years-old when I climbed my first mountain, Knocknarea in County Sligo. My only memory of it is how upset I was when my mother wouldn't let me climb the big cairn on the summit that marked the tomb of Queen Maeve -- she of the Cattle...

Pilgrim's progress: each year, on the last Sunday in July, the faithful travel to County Mayo to climb St. Patrick's mountain, Croagh Patrick. (Ireland's holy mountain)
June 22, 1998... "Are you sure about this?" asked my husband, Michael. "You know you'll be complaining of sore feet." I must admit I was starting to have misgivings. There before us loomed Croagh Patrick, its conical peak soaring 2,510 feet above the...

The house that Yeats built. (lives of married couple Tina Santi and Bill Flaherty)
June 22, 1998... It has been more than 20 years since Tina Santi first heard Bill Flaherty suggest inserting the above words from Ireland's greatest poet into a corporate talk she was about to give. The suggestion was rich, romantic, and evocative of Ireland's...

Super Irish: shining stars of the Irish diaspora. (Irish and Irish-American celebrities)(Cover Story)
June 22, 1998... A dramatic, ironic tale unfolds in the details and texture of The World of Hibernia's 1998 Super Irish. Driven up on the shore of a new nation by the familiar effects of famine, poverty, prejudice, religious intolerance, and political...

Property boom. (Ireland's home real estate market)
June 22, 1998... Finding the house of your dreams is easy in Ireland -- the country is full of romantic properties, including ancient tumble-down castles, Georgian mansions hidden away at the end of long tree-lined avenues, pretty thatched cottages overgrown...

Daring to speak of '98. (the failed Irish rebellion against the British in 1798)
June 22, 1998... The oft-quoted query "Who fears to speak of '98?" clearly indicates the fear of speaking about one of Ireland's proudest -- yet most demoralizing years. On June 1, 1798, Bunclody (or Newtownbarry, as it was known then) was the site of a...

The bald and the beautiful. (the Burren area in County Clare, Ireland)
June 22, 1998... The word boireann, which gives its name to the 100-square-mile area in County Clare known as the Burren, is Irish for "stony place." Yet, although the surface of the Burren is often compared to a lunar landscape, upon closer examination, it...

A Dublin shopping spree: the World of Hibernia's guide to where to find the best wares in Dublin.
June 22, 1998... Once a wheat field, Grafton Street began its commercial life in the early 19th century, catering to the rich and fashionable. The road takes its name from the Duke of Grafton, the natural son of Charles II. By the end of the century it was...

The Woman of the House. (Alice Taylor's first novel and fifth book)
June 22, 1998... In 1988, Alice Taylor's To School through the Fields: An Irish Country Childhood burst on the literary scene, taking Ireland by storm. It quickly became the best-selling work in the country's history, with almost one of every 10 people in...

Silent City.
June 22, 1998... Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. In James Kennedy's second detective novel, Silent City, he has based his story on real facts that, at times, seem just too far-fetched. His moody hero, Eddie Halpin, is a Galway history lecturer...

This Side of Brightness.
June 22, 1998... This, Colum McCann's second novel, after 1995's Songdogs, and his third book, if you include his debut collection of short stories, Fishing the Sloe-Black River, is a triumph. This Side of Brightness confirms his reputation as the most lyrically...

The Oxford Companion to Irish History.
June 22, 1998... History has often been used as a self-serving instrument in political battles. This is painfully evident with the conflicting interpretations of the origins of the current problems in Northern Ireland. Historians find this twisting of the facts...

Solas.
June 22, 1998... In Solas, Ronan Hardiman has produced a solo album that seamlessly joins Irish, dance, and electronic music styles into a wonderful and innovative Irish tapestry. Hardiman, who to this point was best known for writing the score for Michael...

Junkster.
June 22, 1998... Ireland may not be short of top-drawer young bands, but there are only a few who can realistically expect to break into the world market in any significant way. Having won the 1997 Hot Press readers' poll as Ireland's most promising new band, and...

Bushes and Briars.
June 22, 1998... For quite a while now Susan McKeown and her band, The Chanting House, have been gently pushing back the boundaries of Celtic music. On Bushes & Briars, it seems McKeown has left The Chanting House behind but has still carried on exploring the...

What's hot in Ireland. (brief information about Irish news, entertainment, special events and more)
June 22, 1998... Mutual understanding and cooperation are the objectives of the Pushkin Prizes Trust, founded by the Duchess of Abercorn to commemorate her ancestor Alexander Pushkin, the great Russian poet. An important educational tool, the Trust promotes high...

Worse than Pride.
June 22, 1998... Kieran Goss is a singer/songwriter in the mold of American artists such as James Taylor or Freedy Johnston. Goss is a truly international artist who could actually be from any country but just happens to be Irish. And, as always with Irish...