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From Bockagh Hill to Bayside Hills: The P.F. Grady Saga
‘I am of Ireland,
And the Holy Land of Ireland,
And time runs on, cried she,
‘Come out of charity,
Come…
Added by Gerry Regan on July 27, 2015 at 5:00pm — No Comments
Heroism at 'Selma': Were the Irish On The Right Side of History?
"Selma," a new film that just went wide to screens around the US, is an Interesting film, and for me as a student of the American, as well as the Irish, experiences, one well worth the investment to watch. The film narrates…
ContinueAdded by Gerry Regan on January 10, 2015 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments
Not Too Frigid To Hear the Story of The Irish in 'Da Big Easy'
New York -- About 20 stalwarts, including three members of The Wild Geese, trekked to American Irish Historical Society last night in near sub-zero temperatures for a presentation on "…
Added by Gerry Regan on January 8, 2015 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
Irish Brigade Clears Way for Governor Mario Cuomo, March 1991
New York -- News of the passing of former New York state Governor Mario Cuomo reminds me of one of several serendipitous encounters I had with the Governor, whom I once happily envisioned as US president. With his flights of eloquence, his progressive views, and staunch opposition to the death penalty, he seemed to exude the self-assurance and humanism…
Added by Gerry Regan on January 6, 2015 at 3:00pm — No Comments
‘Who Turned Those Lights On? Kill the B------’: Christmas at Sea 1942
Part 3 of 3 of the Series 'We Will Probably Land Christmas Day’: At War in the Atlantic, 1942
This…
ContinueAdded by Gerry Regan on December 23, 2014 at 5:00pm — 5 Comments
‘3 More Shopping Days Left': A Christmas in Convoy 1942
Part 2 of 3 of the series ‘We Will Probably Land Christmas Day’: At War in the Atlantic, 1942
Part 1 of 2, “Getting To Where We Are Going” includes my father's accounts of his first quiet week on the high…
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‘We Will Probably Land Christmas Day’: At War in the Atlantic, 1942
No large operation in World War II surpassed the invasion of North Africa in complexity, daring, risk, or -- as the official U.S. Army Air Forces history concludes -- 'the degree of strategic surprise achieved.'
-- Author Rick Atkinson,…
Added by Gerry Regan on December 13, 2014 at 3:30pm — 4 Comments
Beer, Strikebreaking, Exquisite Furniture: How Work Came to Define This Irish-American Family's History
Thoughts of labor this holiday, however modest in its aspirations, invite me to contemplate the role of work in both defining and coloring the lives of my family.
My grandfather Ray Regan was born in Harlem, in upper…
Added by Gerry Regan on September 1, 2014 at 11:00am — 4 Comments
'Dysphasia,' 'Rory O'Shea': Irish Films With Heart, Hard Heads
Long Island City, N.Y. – How we try, and often fail to communicate, and how we ultimately and triumphantly can bridge that chasm came across as the focus of two extraordinary and allegorical films that screened Saturday night in Queens at New York Irish Center's…
Added by Gerry Regan on July 21, 2014 at 2:00pm — No Comments
'The Wild Geese in NYC' Catch 'Gaelic Sports Day'
Breezy Point, N.Y. -- More than 100 individuals, a number likely to have doubled before the day ended, came to Breezy Point on Saturday to demonstrate the draw -- and drawing power -- of Gaelic sports worldwide.
The event, billed Gaelic Sports Day, was produced by Shannon Gaels Gaelic Football Club. The Gaels are the only Minor GAA club, serving…
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Treasured Mementos: A Last Father's Day Card
My grandmother Susan C. Regan was born Susan Catherine Condon, the granddaughter of Irish immigrants. She was very excitable, what in another time…
Added by Gerry Regan on May 15, 2014 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments
‘Against The Wind’: Irish-Aussie Memoir Explores ‘50s-‘60s ‘Dark Old Days’
‘Against The Wind’: Irish-Aussie Memoir Explores ‘50s-‘60s ‘Dark Old Days’
Recollections of the 1950s and 60s in and around Dublin, the famed capital of the Irish republic, form the basis of the historically insightful and highly entertaining memoir "Against the Wind" by Irish-Australian writer James…
Added by Gerry Regan on March 25, 2014 at 4:30pm — No Comments
'One Great Irish Spot': St. Patrick's 'Old' Cathedral -- Both Heart and Home
There are many Irish 'spots' in New York City that intrigue me, but perhaps none more so than St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. The edifice, today a parish church, is at turns historic, memorable, symbolic, poignant,…
Added by Gerry Regan on March 8, 2014 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments
‘Birthday Boy’: Seeking Patrick O’Connor
I have not always been Gerry Regan.
I was born Patrick O’Connor, on February 26, 1953, to a woman I finally met 44 years later. And on learning my first and last name, I was frankly surprised. The name seemed stage-Irish, recalling for me, Harrigan and Hart. For a…
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Extended: Larry Kirwan's 1st Irish Theatre Fest Smash Hit 'Hard Times'
I've been looking for an opportunity to catch this for years now, and here at long last is a chance. :-)
After receiving critical acclaim and overwhelming demand by sold out New York audiences, Larry Kirwan’s Stephen Foster musical…
Added by Gerry Regan on February 6, 2014 at 9:24am — No Comments
Nelson Mandela, Model of Reconciliation in World of Conflict
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has drawn quite a bit of attention at The Wild Geese, and not only within the past 24 hours since this legendary leader's passing.
Here are some of the tributes members have posted:
*…
ContinueAdded by Gerry Regan on December 6, 2013 at 12:00pm — 11 Comments
Use of Poison Gas in the Middle East Is Not New
New York -- With Western powers, most notably the United States, Britain and France, weighing how best to punish the Syrian government for its alleged use of poison gas on its own restive civilians, we recalled a story we produced a decade ago, in the run-up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq by a primarily Anglo-American…
Added by Gerry Regan on August 29, 2013 at 11:00pm — 9 Comments
'Barley' Writer Paul Laverty Brands CIA 'Terrorist Organization'
Added by Gerry Regan on August 24, 2013 at 9:30am — 17 Comments
Wild Geese in West Virginia, And Who's Hanging Out Most
From the Desk of the Executive Producer
New York -- We noticed in today's Google Analytics the following:
For the previous 30 days, the 5,737 visitors to The Wild Geese typically spend 4 minutes and 50 seconds in our community, while the 1,360 visitors from Ireland lingered 27 seconds longer, about 9 percent more. Meanwhile, those stopping…
ContinueAdded by Gerry Regan on July 12, 2013 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment
Edmund Sullivan, Popular Painter of Irish Landscapes, Dies at 72
Added by Gerry Regan on June 3, 2013 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
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