What the Real Irish Do on St. Patrick's Day
by Katie Davis Every March 17th, Chicagoans dump 40 pounds of vegetable dye into the Chicago River until the entire waterway glows an electric, shamrock green. New Yorkers celebrate the…
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Irish Writers
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The Strange Aran Islands
Since this week is all about Irish literature, I went back through our archives to read old Irish articles. Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, and of course, John Millington Synge. Originally, I…
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W.B. Yeats, the Irish Poet & Playwright
William Butler Yeats is not only a Nobel Prize winner, but he’s also a major figure in the literary revival of Ireland during the 20th century. Yeats brought his own…
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Irish James Joyce, Dublin Pubs to Italy and Switzerland
St. Patty’s Day is on the way. Although it’s only a small, religious celebration in Ireland, we Americans know how to take a holiday and turn it into debauchery and…
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