Belfast Set to Celebrate Bastille Day
Bastille Day celebrations in Belfast in 1791 and 1792 showed the Irish support for liberty, equality, and fraternity. It proved to be an important...
A Lost Opportunity for Ireland
A Lost Opportunity for Ireland
Introduction
Irish emigrants come from a small island on the periphery of Europe, and for over 250 years, our people...
Tommy Smyth to Commentate in the NISA Independent Cup
Yonkers, NY - Tommy Smyth, the man known for his signature line "the auld onion bag," is returning to live sports commentary when he covers...
Lansdowne Yonkers FC Aiming For a Soccer Quintuple
Yonkers, NY - Yonkers' premier soccer club are on the path to national glory once again. Around this time last year, Lansdowne Yonkers Football...
Comparing the Declarations of Independence
July 4, 2021 marks 245 years since the Declaration of Independence. In this article, James McGlashin provides a brief analysis of the American Declaration...
Tartan Talk: Origins of the Bagpipes in the United States
Tartan Talk is a bi-weekly column on The Gaelic American where we cover news or stories from the piping community. This week, Eric McDonald...
Story Behind the Song: The Ballad of Joe McDonnell
"The Ballad of Joe McDonnell" is the focus of this week's Story Behind the Song Column as we mark 40 years since his passing....
Indoor Dining in Ireland Delayed Again
Indoor Dining in Ireland Delayed Again
Indoor dining had been set to reopen on July 5, but based on advice from Ireland’s National Public Health...
40 Years On: The Death of Joe McDonnell
Joseph McDonnell was born and raised on Slate Street in the Lower Falls section of Belfast. He got married to his wife Goretti in...
Comment on the War on the Irish Language
Excerpt from The Gaelic American, July 9, 1921.
The July 9, 1921 edition of The Gaelic American contained an article titled “War on the Irish...
