World of Hibernia articles from March 2000

World of Hibernia archives from March 2000

Life at Leixlip.(owner of Leixlip Castle describes the experience)
March 22, 2000... From Vikings to rock stars, the walls of Leixlip Castle have witnessed many changes over the years. Owned by Desmond Guinness since 1958, the castle is, above all, a family home. By the time I bought Leixlip Castle in 1958 my late wife and...

letters.
March 22, 2000... ITCHING FOR IRELAND Editor: I received a subscription to The World of Hibernia from a daughter as a Christmas present. I enjoyed the Winter, 1998 issue and the Spring and Summer issues for 1999. But the Autumn, 1999 issue was...

WILD GEESE.(new album by vocalist Frank Patterson; this and other items are discussed)
March 22, 2000... Tipperary Tenor Noted tenor vocalist Frank Patterson has released a new album of traditional Irish songs, "God Bless America," on RCA Victor. The album was released in conjunction with a new PBS television special. Two previous PBS...

CORPORATE CHIEFTAINS.(Irish-American James P. Kelly, the CEO of United Parcel Services, helped bring about his company's initial public offering)
March 22, 2000... JAMES P. KELLY, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF UPS James Kelly won't be joining a group of friends for their biennial golfing trip to Ireland this year. But his friends understand. Having led a company through a $5.5 billion initial public offering...

Irish Talk.
March 22, 2000... HOW TO TALK IRISH I'm ashamed I don't speak the language myself. I'm told it's a grand language by them that knows. The Auld Tongue When passing for Irish, it is not necessary to speak Irish (Yeats couldn't), but it is essential...

Stroke of Brilliance.(artist James Scanlon works with a variety of materials, ranging from stained glass, to sculpture, to fabric)
March 22, 2000... Stained Glass Artist JAMES SCANLON shows his true colors The word that comes to mind in any description of the work of James Scanlon is "versatile." Fresh from his studies to become a mime artist, the young man gravitated from the...

In Search of the McDermotts.(family roots in Ireland)
March 22, 2000... What started out as a road trip by a college graduate and her reluctant father became a journey through their family's history and a homecoming on a royal scale. the journey begins My father initially thought I was nuts. I had no...

Cool Hibernia: The Story of the Corrs.(music group)
March 22, 2000... If scientists wanted to genetically engineer the perfect pop group, they could hardly have done a better job than with Gerry and Jean Corr, a couple from Dundalk, Ireland. Gerry, a wages clerk with the Electricity Supply Board, and his wife,...

Tyrone House.(mansion near Galway, Ireland, that has historical significance but is now in ruins)
March 22, 2000... A Place for Sunsets and the Sea There are no more hunt balls or revels within the walls of Tyrone House. Its stately Georgian rooms lie empty. Music no longer echoes through its cavernous halls. The dances and all merriment have ceased. No...

The Web of Ireland.(Web sites devoted to Ireland and Irish people)
March 22, 2000... enter When Diana Shaw's mother died about two years ago she suddenly found herself missing the sound of her voice--the brogue that carried waves and waves of family history. Shortly afterward, the Missouri native began an Irish web site...

Seaside sanctuary.(the village of Dun Laoghaire, Ireland)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... On THE DRIVE SOUTH ALONG THE COASTAL ROAD OUT OF DUBLIN, THE CITY APPEARS TO HAVE ABSORBED ALL THE ONCE-INDEPENDENT TOWNS AND VILLAGES ON ITS FRINGES. Among these is Dun Laoghaire, an insignificant harbor village in the 18th century that...

The Fenian Ram.(Fiction)
March 22, 2000... In my first week, carrying orders in paper bags or cardboard boxes, moving in and out of every building, I began to meet a lot of new people who lived in The Flats. That year after the War, we lived in The Flats, down by the harbor, off to...

Submerged in Thought.(John Holland, inventor of the submarine)
March 22, 2000... One hundred years ago the United States Navy purchased its first submarine. Designed and built by Irishman John Holland, this unusual. looking vessel was the precursor of a fleet that today is a vital part of American military strategy. The...

Days in Dublin.(Dublin, Ireland)
March 22, 2000... Take a walk down to Temple Bar, Dublin's Greenwich Village, on a Saturday morning and tarry a while at the food market. There you will see trendy young Dubliners and curious tourists sniffing around the many stalls displaying baguettes, Galway...

Capital Style.(hotels and restaurants in Dublin, Ireland)
March 22, 2000... where to dine and where to stay in dublin THE ALEXANDER HOTEL Merrion Square Dublin 2 Tel: (011 353 1) 607 3700 Fax: (011 353 1) 661 5663 The Alexander is one of Dublin's many new hotels. Part of the InterContinental Global Partner...

FROM CARSON CITY TO CLONAKILTY.(Review)
March 22, 2000... THE HURLEY EMIGRANT LETTERS: 1871-1938 "Dear parents, I received your letter date July 28th on the 21st and was glad to learn from it that you are in good health likewise the friends and neighbours. I have not much to inform you of from...

Inspirational Figures from Irish History.
March 22, 2000... More than 70 million people of Irish ancestry--from Ireland and beyond--lay claim to a history that has been sad and troubled, yet romantic and resolute in the face of hardship. Woven into this fabric of Ireland's history are both poet and...

A DONEGAL KISS.(Review)
March 22, 2000... First kisses are never forgotten--they can bring a tear to the eye or a smile to the lips. Roy Greenslade recalls Donegal, a sky of darkening clouds, a biting wind, an empty beach, and a love affair that has lasted almost 20 years. ...

The Reel Stuff.
March 22, 2000... Music has always had a strong hold on Ireland, perhaps because a songline runs through the geography and the history of the country. It would be possible to drive any circuitous route you liked from the north of Donegal to the southernmost tip...

The Rooks at Leixlip.(Poem)
March 22, 2000... (a poem for Caroline) I would like to be not one rook but all the rooks wheeling and counter wheeling in the dusk, a people of black declamations well over a thousand and forty that do not stop to be counted yet...

Tommy Smyth--A Long Way From Knockbridge.(soccer sportscaster)
March 22, 2000... Growing up during the 1950s in Knockbridge, County Louth, Tommy Smyth was a self-confessed radio fanatic who dreamed of announcing more than just the games he played with friends behind his family's house. He'd listen to legendary Gaelic sports...

MEETING OF MINDS.(Ireland's growth as conference destination)
March 22, 2000... Time was, many moons ago, before the Celtic Tiger was as much as a gleam in an economist's eye, when the work of Bord Failte was confined to hotel visits, awarding stars for accommodation and attending to such mundanities as checking for fresh...

MEET THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND.(American Ireland Fund Board of Directors member Denis Healy)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... For all his professional accomplishments,including his current position as CEO of Turtle Wax Inc., Denis Healy received perhaps his biggest compliment from a shopkeeper in Cong, County Mayo. Shopping with his wife Sondra in a store, he told the...

MacBride's Brigade--Irish Commandos in the Anglo-Boer War.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Donal P. McCraken: MacBride's Brigade--Irish Commandos in the Anglo-Boer War (Four Courts Press, Hardcover; 19.99 [pounds sterling]/$29.95) This welcome book gives a masterly account of its subject, using for the most part primary...

Lost Lives--The Stories of the Men, Women, and Children Who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles.(Review)
March 22, 2000... David McKittrick, Seamus Kelters, Brian Feeney, and Chris Thornton: Lost Lives--The Stories of the Men, Women, and Children Who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Mainstream Publishing, 25 [pounds sterling] UK/$40) ...

The Penguin Book Of Irish Fiction.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Edited with an Introduction by Colm Toibin: The Penguin Book Of Irish Fiction (Viking; Hardcover: 25 [pounds sterling] UK/$40). By their nature, literary anthologies are both highly selective and very bitty and thus they annoy as...

"The Skiffle Sessions--Live in Belfast".(Review)
March 22, 2000... Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber:"The Skiffle Sessions--Live in Belfast" (Exile) It was roughly 45 years ago that skiffle--music that is a blend of blues, folk, country, and jazz --reared its hybrid head. This phenomenon...

"Lemonade & Buns".(Review)
March 22, 2000... Kila: "Lemonade & Buns (Kila Records) The group Kila is part of a new breed of young traditional musicians who embrace the values and ideals of contemporary popular music while retaining the essence of Irish music. Comprised of...

"Another Sky".(Review)
March 22, 2000... Altan: "Another Sky" (Narada) Altan is one of those wonderful groups that manages to maintain their traditional identity while still sounding wholly modern. Their new album, "Another Sky," is probably their most accessible yet,...

"Photo-Finish," and "BBC Sessions".(Review)
March 22, 2000... Rory Gallagher: "Photo-Finish," and "BBC Sessions" (Buddha Records) Say the name "Rory Gallagher" to most music fans, even to most serious rock-and-roll fans, and you'll most likely hear "Who?" in response. But to guitar players and...

"Think Before You Think".(Review)
March 22, 2000... Danu: "Think Before You Think" (Shanachie) Danu--named after the mother of all the Celtic gods--are seven clean-cut lads from Waterford whose music is as uncluttered and simple as they are. But just because the tunes on "Think Before...

What's hot in Ireland.
March 22, 2000... Seamus Heaney, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995, received this year's Whitbread Book of the Year award for his re-working of the 10th-century Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. He last won the Whitbread award in 1996 with The Spirit...

Gift guide.(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
March 22, 2000... THE MASTERS Tiger Woods may be the world's number one golfer but not to be outdone, golfing Celtic tigers of a different kind have just teed off in the gift market. The Masters is a highly amusing collection of hand painted golf figurines,...

Places to Stay.(Ireland)(Directory)
March 22, 2000... 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 125 [pounds...

DIARY.(tourist events and sites in Ireland)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... Kerlin Gallery Anne's Lane, South Anne Street, Dublin 2 (March 24-April 29). An exhibition of new paintings by American artists Kevin Appel and Carter Potter. Appel's oil and acrylic paintings examine the believability of images, while Potter...

Here ... there.(Clontarf, Minnesota and Clontarf, Ireland)
March 22, 2000... TOWN OF CLONTARF, MINNESOTA Location: Located in Swift County in West Central Minnesota, Clontarf is 130 miles west of Minneapolis and 40 miles east of the South Dakota border. Name: Bishop John Ireland, who appealed for colonists to...

Back on Her Feet.(dancer Jean Butler)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The woman who brought Irish dancing to the world as choreographer and principal dancer of Riverdance--The Show five years ago is back again. Jean Butler is now starring with her former Riverdance partner Colin Dunne in Dancing on Dangerous...