My son Matt is teaching a class on WWI this semester. He puts together a very effective Powerpoint presentation for each lecture and he is using this photo. Thought you all might enjoy seeing it:
Army Air Corps Pilot Joe McDonough in 1918. My Pop, Matt's Grandfather.
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FeisEire Irish Festival - Oct. 24th
Brothers of St. Patrick in
Midway City, Orange County
Next Month...November 5
in Santa Monica...
We devote a section of our blog
this week to Irish blogs or websites
that we have discovered or have
been referred to on the NET.
In the interest of full disclosure, this blogger
knows some of the site owners and
members and two of the sites are projects
to which I am personally affiliated.
In the interest of full disclosure, this blogger
knows some of the site owners and
members and two of the sites are projects
to which I am personally affiliated.
We hope you will enjoy them all
as all the websites are well worth a visit.
as all the websites are well worth a visit.
Also, please put your favorite listing or your own
Irish site in the comments section.
We will list them in our next
Irish Portal segment.
Point and Click the GOLD highlighted links that follow...
Irish site in the comments section.
We will list them in our next
Irish Portal segment.
Point and Click the GOLD highlighted links that follow...
Concern Worlwide was founded in Ireland by individuals concerned about the plight of Civil War victims in Biafra.
Now for more than forty years , Concern has been dedicated to reducing suffering and fighting hunger and poverty. Today, Concern’s work is needed more than ever. There are many ways that you can help. Please find out more about Concern today.This a fascinating project and you are invited to become part of it.
The organizers are attempting to shed light on the Irish Diaspora through an ingenious interactive site. Give it a try.
Your history can become part of this worldwide exercise.
Arizona Irish Center
The Irish Center is located near downtown Phoenix
and has a long history of promoting Irish Culture
and Events. The Center holds two Irish Festivals
each year and hosts numerous Celtic and Irish
Concerts and Events. The Center itself is a modern
facility and boasts a very nice auditorium
and gift shop, all are constructed in the style of a
typical Irish Cottage.
and has a long history of promoting Irish Culture
and Events. The Center holds two Irish Festivals
each year and hosts numerous Celtic and Irish
Concerts and Events. The Center itself is a modern
facility and boasts a very nice auditorium
and gift shop, all are constructed in the style of a
typical Irish Cottage.
CelticArtsCenter
Drop by on any Monday and enjoy or
join in Southern California’s longest running
traditional Celtic music jam session.
join in Southern California’s longest running
traditional Celtic music jam session.
It's a grand time for all!
Did we mention? Its FREE to members and their guests!
"Céad Mile Fáilte"
For almost fifty years the Irish Import Shop has "A Hundred Thousand Welcomes!"
The Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago is one
of the premiere Irish cultural organizations in the
United States. It is a destination for people of Irish
descent as well as those who wish to learn more about
the Irish heritage. There's no place quite like the
Irish American Heritage Center when it comes to
providing the very best in Irish culture through the arts,
history, education, dance and social outlets.
IrishFest.com
of the premiere Irish cultural organizations in the
United States. It is a destination for people of Irish
descent as well as those who wish to learn more about
the Irish heritage. There's no place quite like the
Irish American Heritage Center when it comes to
providing the very best in Irish culture through the arts,
history, education, dance and social outlets.
Founded in 1981, the Milwaukee Irish Festival
has become one of the premier annual Irish Events in the United States. Their mission is to promote and
celebrate all aspects of Irish Culture and to instill in
future generations an appreciation of Irish Heritage.
The organizers have expanded the four day annual
Irish Festival into year round Irish interest projects
with an Irish Summer School and a Youth Group.
celebrate all aspects of Irish Culture and to instill in
future generations an appreciation of Irish Heritage.
The organizers have expanded the four day annual
Irish Festival into year round Irish interest projects
with an Irish Summer School and a Youth Group.
been the largest retailer of wonderful imported
Irish goods and food in Southern California.
The shop expanded to a second location in
San Diego's Old Town three years ago.
The owners have also been great supporters of
Irish culture and events. A visit to either shop is
always a worthwhile endeavor.
Now they are online and will ship promptly
around the United States.
Social networking for Irish people abroad or in
Ireland. IrishAbroad has almost 250,000 members
around the world.
The site is open to Irish expats, descendants and
any person who wants to travel to Ireland.
It is a great online source for Irish
Information, News, Community and Friendship.
JoyceCollection.com
This is a magnificent collection of James Joyce.
This is a magnificent collection of James Joyce.
The collection consists of First Editions,
Signed Copies, original memorabilia
and ephemera. It was collected by noted
Joyce scholar and collector, Robert Hunter
over the past fifty years.
The Hunter Joyce Collection is for sale.
It is a great scholastic collection and
ideally it should go to a worthy library or
university. If you are interested or know of
a potential donor who might be willing to
turn it into a gift, we know a University of
great standing that wants the collection.
Contact and details are available through
the Joyce Collection website above.
It is a great scholastic collection and
ideally it should go to a worthy library or
university. If you are interested or know of
a potential donor who might be willing to
turn it into a gift, we know a University of
great standing that wants the collection.
Contact and details are available through
the Joyce Collection website above.
PubGuide.com is a list of pubs, mostly in
California. The site is expanding and now
asking for submissions from around the U.S.
It is set up so you can find pubs by zipcodes.
The site also has a handy built in MapQuest
feature, ideal for organizing Pub Crawls.
PubGuide.com is a work in progress. If you
have a pub that you would like to see listed or
if you are a publican who wants more information;
Please contact: jim@pubguide.com
Irish Music Spotlight
There is a tremendous amount of Irish and
Celtic Music available today.
Youtube and Internet Radio sites have both
served to expand the genre. One of our favorite
ways to get a good dose of great music
is still to enjoy a performance at a local pub.
One of the best Irish Musicians around California
and the West is Hugh Lehane. Hugh is a gifted
artist and entertainer who hails from the Old Sod.
He is a genuine Irish gentleman and one of the most
sincere and hard working individuals that I've ever met.
If you get the chance, try to see one of his shows.
More on my campaign to Skip A Meal....
Since, I started this lifestyle change; I have lost about five pounds and saved about $35.
on food. That is in about three weeks. I plan on donated the money that I have saved
by the end of October. I hope some of our readers will consider joining me in this
effort and share your story with us.
This is a repeat of the post that started my quest to help myself and those
folks desperately in need of help. These are grim times in many parts of the
world and WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERANCE!
"I'd like to share some insights that I've had over the past few weeks. As most of you know in the past year, I was seriously ill. Thanks to God, the prayers, love and concern of my family and friends, Great American Health Care and a bit of my own Irish Luck; I am now healthy. I've had a lot of time to think and be inspired. The sources for some of these inspirational thoughts were family members who went to Africa earlier this year with a church group to do some volunteer work at an orphanage for aids victims and my good friend, Nick Jordan, who has been working on African relief projects for several years. I really think that we can make a difference and here is my request.
Help feed the hungry.
Thousands of our fellow humans starve to death every year. Yet, in the United States, obesity is one of our major health problems. We could, and in fact, we do grow enough food to feed the world.
Here is how you can get involved and help.
Raise you own consciousness on the issue. When writing this blog I took an evening and researched the subject and learned a lot. Do the same. There are links at the end of this piece to give you a head start. Then spread the word; help raise the awareness of your family and friends on the facts.
Get involved...Skip a meal...
This writer is sorry to admit it but I am overweight...I have been overeating for at least 30 years.
That easily adds up to at least 1500 meals that I could have and should have skipped in the past thirty years!
Had I skipped those meals and sent only an average of $3. per meal to a worthy relief organization; that would have been $4500. $4500!!
My life would be dramatically improved; had I acted and not procrastinated all these years.
One thing for sure, I would not be quite as heavy as I am now. Some of the other facts are even more compelling; science has now proven that losing weight and being thiner extends life and makes you healthier!! And the other more grim reality about this fanciful might have been scenario is that even a small donation could easily have saved a life.
Take the pledge with me; start skipping a meal a week. The reward will be immediate.
If you are in a position to donate $3 or $4 or so for that skipped meal to a worthy group that is fighting hunger; all the better." JmcD, September, '09
www.wellsoflifeafrica.orgA final note; we already have thirty members in our new
IRISH NEWS and ENTERTAINMENT
WRITERS GROUP on FACEBOOK.
Please visit the page and join us if you are interested.
We are going to take the turn the paper into a
national media group and we need help.
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