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JUNE 2022 • VOLUME 16 - ISSUE 6 Leaping the Dark Hedges with the House of Stock ANNUAL CELTIC & IRISH FESTIVAL FOCUS ISSUE!
guided newbies of every age. Gusti & ic? and the Annual Festival Focus pages
Sean Moore are part of the fabric of Irish within for all craic, and the details too.
Editor’s music in greater Cleveland, and beyond.
Corner
By John O’Brien, Jr.
I hope and pray they are picking out a
few tunes in heaven as you read this. See
There is so much more inside.
We wish fathers everywhere a Happy,
Happy Father’s Day, this year on June
est. 2006
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19th; what you do matters more than you
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Hope to see you at a Gaelic Football, Publisher & Editor John O’Brien Jr. Harriet R. “Gusti” Krauss In 1980, she and devoted companion
Gaelic games in the Midwest division; Design/Production Christine Hahn
Hurling or Camogie game; The Druids Harriet R. Krauss, known as folk- Serge Krauss, were married by her father
Summertime,
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Toledo; and golf outings, including Nora’s in Toledo June 9th; the Pioneer Mass June Content Specialist Ethan Moser singer Gusti to in the yard of her parents’ Ann Arbor
Public House Annual Bash, has us very 12th, The Hooley @Kamms June 18th; Website Rich Croft friends and fans, home, surrounded by generations of
and the Livin’
Columnists
excited for this summer. June issue also Ohio Scottish Games June 24-26; and the Akron Irish Lisa O’Rourke died tragically family from both sides. The couple en-
features our annual Irish and Celtic Shamrock Club of Columbus Irish Fes- An Eejit Abroad Conor Makem in a fall at her joyed many activities together, including
tival June 25th. The July issue comes out At Home Abroad Regina Costello home on March concerts, quiet times, and their annual
is Easy!
Festival Focus Series, including Penn-
June 29th – we sure could use your adver- Behind the Hedge John O’Brien, Jr. 31, 2022. She trips to Maine.
Mar Irish Fest, The Hooley @Kamms, Blowin’ In Susan Mangan
Ohio Scottish Games, Penn-Mar Irish tising support; we have so many options Cleveland Comhra Bob Carney was 83, and Their occasional appearances together
Festival, Shamrock Club of Columbus for you to help while getting a return on looking forward as a duo were highlighted by two full
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Cleveland Irish Francis McGarry
EO lost a legend this past Irish Festival, and a summer schedule your investment, so please reach out to us Columbus Irish Molly Truex to singing her summers of daily performances in the
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reminders, or for events that came in after we went to print! The avenue of beech trees was planted by the Stuart family in the eighteenth century. Condensed
from https://discovernorthernireland.com: “It was intended as a compelling landscape feature to investors for its restoration. Gusti also friend to breakfast, appreciate your
impress visitors as they approached the entrance to their Georgian mansion, Gracehill House... The appeared in The Great Lakes Shake- family, kiss your loved one goodnight,
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While in Belfast for the 50th World Irish Dancing Championships, the Stock Family took the opportu-
nity sightsee and tour the coast. Lillian, a student with the Brady Campbell School of Irish Dance is
speare Festival’s “In a Fine Frenzy,” be proud of your children and thankful
having a bit of fun at the Dark Hedges. Photo by Cara Stock. which was written around her talents. for the blessings of each new day.
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Irish Studies at The National Uni- The innate humility of the Irish
′
Milestone & Sweet Snaps ′ versity of Ireland Galway. I had been people absolutely moves my heart.
Easca Peasca accepted into the programme prior It is unfeigned and unrehearsed.
′ ′ to the emergence of COVID-19, and Perhaps the degrading experience of
spent the last two years studying and centuries of brutal colonialism em-
By Marie Young researching Irish archaelogy, history, phasizes the likes of which Ukraine
literature, and folk art forms. now endures?
In addition to weekly required But I get the feeling that their
readings, writing assignments, re- lovely sense of humility comes from
search and writing essays, somehow more ancient times, from deep-seed-
Student Stories I managed to read over one thou- ed value for family, for people, for
Elizabeth
sand books about Ireland during God’s creation and for land. It should
the worldwide shutdown of 2020- surprise no one that Ireland remains
2022. But all of that information was neutral on the world stage and main-
Happy 15th
Myers
written in English. I really wanted to tains her famously sincere welcome.
Anniversary learn An Ghaeilge, but doing so only I am eager for the day when peace
Brittany Reilly and online and by video chat software will come. And for the day when I
proved to be very difficult for me. can write and say everything in this
Brent Hopper. I love the way Irish words are article and all that is in my heart,
woven together IRELAND ENDS completely as Gaeilge. Go raibh maith
and the way it sounds when TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS míle agat go léir for reading my first
spoken or sung. When the Irish Government an- article in iIrish. It is an honor to be
nounced an end to all travel restric- invited to share my thoughts with
Recently I was taking a walk along tions in March, I bought a ticket and you.T
Lough Lannagh in Castlebar, County boarded the first available flight for
Mayo. I found myself on the same Friday, April 1. While this was my Elizabeth Myers
Elizabeth Myers is a graduate
footpath walking alongside a local third visit to the island since 2019, it completed thirty different activities, family. She told me I spoke more Irish world is upon me. The European student dually enrolled at the Univer-
news reporter for Channel TG4. As was my first time as an international including creating our own short than most Irish people she knew. Union gave An Ghailge the distinc- sity of Pittsburgh and The National
a native speaker and professional student of Irish culture, and a be- films entirely as Gaeilge. I served as Whilst she paid me a great compli- tion of becoming an offical language University of Ireland Galway. She
broadcaster in An Ghaeilge, the Irish ginner’s understanding of the Irish the captain for Team Éasca Péasca, ment, it made feel like tá orm an of the EU; and recently, the United works as support staff to the PittGlob-
language, he introduced himself with language. which included students from Pitt’s domhan orm. I had all of the sadness Nations declared 2022-2032 as “The al Senior Team, University Center for
the“Sea, sea, tá cúpla focal” sentiment I hope to understand Irish Culture Club, Irish Dance Team, in the world upon me. Decade of Indigneous Languages.” International Studies, and is among
and a subtle kind of smile. Club Hurling, Club Camogie, and I hope to understand some day why Sadly, An Ghaeilge is also listed the first cohort of forty Pitt employees
He listened with kindness and some day why many other students enrolled in Gaeilge many Irish do not seem to love their on UNESCO’s List of Endangered to earn a professional certification
Congratulations to Gunselman’s Tavern on the helped me muster through a bit of
Irish do not seem
Levels 1-6. own language. There is something Languages, My academic goals of in Global Competency. Elizabeth
banter as Béarlaclás, a mix of An Some of the challenges required just beautiful and brilliant about An learning An Ghaeilge and promoting is a native of the Pittsburgh area,
opening of Gunselman’s-To-Go, their new carryout Ghaeilge and English. This little chat skills in translation, writing, art, Ghaeilge. I love the way Irish words authentic Irish culture is rooted in and currently lives in Castle Shannon.
to love their own
location at 21800 Center Ridge Road (next to Dol- speaks volumes about the nature of singing, dance, and making music. are woven together and the way it reverance for the way our ancestors
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lar Bank, across from KeyBank). All the Gunselman their humility.
language. There
counting outloud in five different it may not be the primary language spite nine different invasions over the More pics, and larger print too!
favorites are on the menu, stop in or order online for I spent the better part of April in is something just languages while doing jumping jacks, of commerce and trade, An Ghaeilge course of centuries, Plantations of the @www.iIrish.us
delivery 11-8 M-Sa. (440) 331-5719 Ireland, completing requirements
beautiful and
taking a Zumba class entirely An lends itself so easily to song lyrics, 1600s, Penal Laws of 1700s, genocide
for an online diploma programme in Ghaeilge, and tossing a roll of toilet poetry, prose, and story. by starvation of the 1800s, lingering
brilliant about An paper (a precious commodity during Perhaps this is why one small island of The Troubles, and in this pres-
Ghaeilge.
the global pandemic) from a great
distance into a bucket whilst intro-
ducing yourself as Gaeilge.
of less than six million people lays
claim to four laureates for the Nobel
Prize in Literature? Perhaps that is
ent hour, Ireland has made herself
available as a safe haven while Europe
endures the war in Ukraine.
greenisland
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When Pitt returned to in-person FOR THE LOVE OF UKRAINE
TRIVIA NIGHT
Gannon and her husband Seamus where, in many forms, across the
Which brings me to the second
Are you running for an classes last fall, daily classes with mo
Mhúinteoir an rang as Gaeilge Marie
completed the toilet paper task in a
single take. Tá tú feiceann iontach!
entire island?
As I entered Dublin International
most striking thing that caught my
eye during my visit: the blue and Every Wednesday, 7pm
Young and weekly homework assign-
ELECTIVE OFFICE? ments helped me pronounce words
in the Connacht dialect. In February,
Which is slang as Gaeilge for, “You
are looking wonderful!”
Upon completing Gaeilge Levels
Airport and walked throughout the
streets of the national capital, two
things grabbed my eyes right away.
yellow colours of Ukraine flying right
beside the Tricolor. Everywhere. And
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I felt pretty confident about my basic the pandemic, Ireland had invested in
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and the knife comes out clean. into regular life. We volunteer for four began her journey upwards. She would
Cooking Up While the cake is baking, take a clean Terry From separate groups, which gives us some- fly up to the first branch, weigh up
dishtowel and sprinkle it generously thing to do almost every day. Hiking is her options, and then up several more
a Hooley with powdered sugar. Derry a love of ours, so we regularly traipse branches until she was almost at the top
By Katie Gagne Take the cake out of the oven, loosen By Terry Boyle up one of the mountains that enclose of the tree.
the sides and turn out onto the towel. the area. The question of her origin was quickly
Starting with one end, roll the cake up In three years, we’ve adjusted our settled when we discovered that the
in the towel and leave it rolled up to minds to the new challenges of desert landscaping company had its business
cool completely. life, or at least we thought we had, until near a farm. Henrietta, obviously an
Summer Sweet To make the filling, beat the heavy
whipping cream, powdered sugar and No Spring one morning when we heard a strange
sound. Was it a coyote, or another men-
explorer, hitched a ride from one of the
trucks and found herself living a life of
Summer Chicken!
½ cup white granulated sugar Place all ingredients for the compote vanilla on high until light and fluffy acing desert creature we had not previ- luxury in a gated community.
1 teaspoon vanilla in a medium sauce pan and using me- and slightly stiff. ously encountered? No, it was a chicken. In the mornings, she’d go out cluck-
½ cup AP or Cake Flour dium heat, bring to a light boil. Once Once the cake is completely cooled, It might be hard for some of you to ing, hoping to find others like herself,
½ teaspoon baking powder boiling, reduce heat to low and cover unroll the cake and spread the rhubarb It’s so tempting to write about Sinn picture how surreal this was, but if you only to be disappointed. She wasn’t too
I just love this time of year, when ¼ teaspoon salt and cook for approximately twenty strawberry compote directly onto the Fein and the recent elections in Northern can imagine living on the main street in disappointed since these wanderings
we can enjoy lots of fresh, homegrown Filling minutes until the mixture is reduced cake in a thin layer. Tope with a layer of Ireland. The possibilities and potential a large city and coming across a chicken brought her to the doors of eager food
fruits and veggies. This recipe reminds 1 ½ cup finely diced strawberries and slightly thickened. whipped cream and then the chopped roadblocks this victory will unleash are trying to cross the road, that’s how weird providers, who were glad to see her. We
me of my dad, who loved rhubarb, and 1 ½ cup heavy whipping cream Remove from heat and allow to cool fresh strawberries. Roll the cake back matters of great speculation but, for once, it was to listen to the clucking sounds all adjusted to our new reality. There was
my beautiful mother-in-law, Karen, ½ cup powdered sugar completely. You can leave this slightly up and decorate the top with dollops of I decided to not get into politics. And, in- of this rather healthy bird. Of course, a chicken living in our HOA.
who loves strawberries and will be the 1 teaspoon vanilla chunky, or you can use an immersion whipped cream and strawberries and stead, I’d like to tell you something about there’s always the possibility it’s a mi- Sadly, this residency was short-lived.
lucky recipient of this light and sweet Rhubarb Strawberry Compote blender to make it smooth. dust with powdered sugar. Refrigerate a strange experience we’ve had recently. rage, but no, this hen was doing her best Someone informed the landscape com-
dessert very soon. 2 cups finely chopped strawberries For the cake, sift the flour, baking until serving. Those who read this column on a to find her way back to where she came pany and Henrietta was taken back. We
STRAWBERRY RHUBARB 2 cups finely chopped rhubarb powder and salt together in a medium This will last approximately one day in regular basis will know that we moved to from. The question for us was where did never saw her captured but there were
1/3 cup brown sugar bowl and set aside. the refrigerator. Eventually the whipped the Coachella valley in California almost she come from? signs of feathers, scattered about the
VANILLA CAKE ROLL ¼ teaspoon salt In another larger bowl, using a hand cream becomes a little runny over time. three years ago. And, as with any move Over the next few days, we worried ground.
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Chopped Fresh Parsley or stand mixer, beat the eggs on high Usually that’s rarely an issue, since it’s there are things to consider that you may she would be food for the next coyote I’d like to believe that her repatria-
Sponge Cake Make the compote ahead of time to until foamy. Add in sugar and vanilla usually gobbled up quite quickly with not previously thought about before. who wandered in. Our neighbours were tion was a good one, and she was able
4 large eggs let cool. and beat on high for 6-7 minutes. Don’t very little left over. T Moving from the winters of Chicago to always keen to talk about Henrietta, as to settle back into the coop with others
cut this part short. Beating the mixture the desert heat might seem like jumping she became known. Together we fed her like herself. Though it’s not far from
abbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbc this long is the only way to have the Katie Gagne teaches English at Trinity from the frying pan into the fire to some a gated community was not on our list. and gave her water, but no one wanted to the realm of possibility that she’s been
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cake turn out light and fluffy. High School in Garfield Heights. She is but so far, no regrets. Until we discovered that most proper- caught and cooked, something none of
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individuality are sacred, while rehabilitative and rejuvenating therapies mately ten minutes until golden brown tion was part-time, however, since Covid itself brought us into yet another new we saw her fly up into an olive tree. As
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living in the desert full-time. Quite a Associations). An HOA can be
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the chance to celebrate community, PA 17327 (in southern York County just gest Celt Competition, Calling of the such as the Caber Toss are featured. axe throwing will be open all day, as entertain our audience.
togetherness, and vibrancy with activ- north of the Maryland border, off I-83 Clans event, genealogy, whisky tasting, The Kilted Mile will take place at will the children’s games, genealogy, Replacing the traditional opening
ities geared towards people of all ages. between exits 4 and 8). professional bagpipe competition, axe 10AM and features men’s and woman’s whisky tasting, clan tents, British cars ceremony at noon will be a parade
Restaurants open their patios, families Parking and shuttle bus service will throwing by Class Axe and more. There divisions, as well as a 12 & under 100- & motorcycle exhibit and Border Col- through the fairgrounds by all pipe
play games or create art, booths with be provided at two nearby locations; will also be a harp workshop at 6 PM, yard dash event. lie herding demonstrations. bands, competitors and clans in at-
vendors and artists line the festival, and please look for signs. The festival host followed by an open session at 7 PM. Plus: piping, drumming, highland New in 2022 is the haggis throw tendance. Once the competitions have
music lifts the day. hotel will sell out, so it’s recommended Saturday: opens at 8 AM for the dance, harp & fiddle and pipe band and keg toss; the Ohio Stones of concluded, the day will be celebrated
to book rooms early! Bonus: Receive Highland Games. Adult admission is competitions. The workshop/open Strength Competition, which is open with a Tattoo, which will include the
two free festival tickets when you use $17, $7 for ages 5-17, under 5 is free session building will be open with to all who’d like to enter; and we will massed piped and drums at 6 PM.
the link for the Shrewsbury Hampton when purchased in advance. A $10 bagpipe, snare drumming, tenor/bass be joined by Cleveland Society for For more info/schedules, go to www.
Inn by Hilton: https://group.hampton- Saturday evening ticket, if purchased in drumming, highland dance and Drum Creative Anachronism, Barony of ohioscottishgames.com. All proceeds to
The Hooley @ inn.com/rsb6tk
Info: PennMarIrishFestival.com (717)
advance, will grant 6pm entry. The en-
tertainment pavilion will open mid-day
Major. There will be open workshops
in fiddle starting at 10 AM, followed by
the Cleftlands, bringing the medieval
period to life at this year’s festival.
benefit the Ohio Scottish Arts School,
which takes place June 28-July 3 at
Kamms Corners 235-6611 ext. 100; PennMarIrish@ through the evening. the fiddle competition. Archery, fencing, armored combat, Baldwin Wallace University. www.
28th Riverfront June 18 gmail.com; Facebook.com/PennMarIr- Traditional highland athletic events Food & Retail vendors along with costuming and crafts will excite and ohioscottishartsschool.com
Irish Festival The Hooley, Irish slang for a party,
is held in West Park’s Kamm’s Cor-
ish; Twitter: @PennMarIrish; #Pen-
nMarIrish
Continued on page 10
June 10 – 12 ners, honors the neighborhood’s roots,
showcases local musical acts, and high-
Mark you calendars!
Featuring: Marys Lane, Brigid’s
Cross, The New Barleycorn, Dulahan lights neighborhood businesses. The
event provides neighbors and friends
20th Annual
and more. www.riverfrontirishfest.org
Penn-Mar
Irish Festival
June 18
the Market returns:
Jun 12 - Oct 16
Sundays 10am - 1pm
the hooley
KAMM’S CORNERS
Featuring: Eileen Ivers, Across the
RETURNS ON
Pond, Arise & Go, Barleyjuice, Cas
Ceol, Dave Curley, Screaming Orphans,
Special Events at the Market
Spain Brothers, Susquehanna Pipes
& Drums, McGinley School of Irish
Dance, Ni Riain School of Irish Dance,
JUNE 18, 2022
and OH! Gills Irish Dancers. Plus: Ohio Scottish August 7th | Celebrate KCFM’s Sweet 16 with us!
NOON � 8 PM
Irish dance groups, Irish food, a free
children’s activity area, and a variety of
Games & Celtic CLE Market & Back to School Festivities
Lorain Ave from Rocky River Dr
vendors offering Irish goods including Festival September 18th | St. Paddy’s Day in September
to W 165th
gifts, clothing, jewelry, music, books, Irish Music, Food, and Fun
June 24 - 25
pottery,
more.
yorkpa.org
®
photography, stained glass, and
The Ohio Scottish Games & Celtic October 16th | Halloween at KCFM Live Music, Family Fun & Games,
Some festival seating is provided, but Festival moves to Cuyahoga County Trick or Treating and Costumes Galore Artisan & Craft Vendors, and MORE!
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lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Fairgrounds this year. Bands include
Please, no pets or outside food and Seven Nations, Arise & Go, Father, Son
& Friends, New Barleycorn and the FOLLOW US FOR UPDATES!
beverages.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. To purchase Andrew McManus Trio. Get all the updates!
discounted advance festival tickets, or Friday: open 5 PM-10 PM for a
Ceilidh. Adult admission is $10.00,
for entertainment schedule and com-
plete details, visit PennMarIrishFesti- $5 for ages 5-17, under 5 free when @thehooley
val.com. The Markets at Shrewsbury, purchased in advance, with access to
12025 Susquehanna Trail, Glen Rock, the Entertainment Pavilion as well as �kammsmarket
retail and food vendors, Ohio’s Stron-
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Sousa, just to name a few. Is your dream to play whistle with all disciplines together, along with Festival proceeds fund an annual
Tickets are on sale; festival goers Joanie Madden, or Irish fiddle with 15,000 collectors and art lovers. The scholarship for Lakewood seniors
can save a little green when they pur- Nollaig Casey, learn guitar with juried festival hosts over 170 region- continuing to art school. After the
chase their tickets now. Purchase a
weekend pass online and save $10 or
Fionán de Barra or mandolin with
Emory Lester? Join our week-long
al and national artists and makers
displaying paintings, prints, photog-
Festival, the Board will present
$4,000 to the 2022 recipient. The
Gaelic Storm
purchase a one-day ticket online and
save $5. Children ages 10 and under
Celtic College to classes with some of
the world’s best musicians.
raphy, art glass, ceramics, jewelry,
sculpture, fiber and more.
event also funds grants for arts edu-
cation and programming in the city.
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
are free. Seniors (60+), military and The Celtic College includes instru- Featuring: Assane M’Baye, Sene- Recent awardees include H2O (Help
We Banjo 3 • Dervish
35th Dublin student guests can purchase a ticket ment, singing, craft art and dance galese Drums, Chris Allen, Punch- to Others, middle-school students),
Shamrock Club Irish Fest
online or at the Festival for $15 (I.D.
required at the Festival). On Sunday,
classes.
The Celtic Kids Camp runs con-
drunk Tagalongs and more, PLUS:
unique arts-based performances and
The Barton Center (senior arts activ-
ities), The Beck Center for the Arts Red Hot Chilli Pipers • Skerryvore
of Columbus Irish August 5-7 August 7, non-perishable food items currently. activities in The Beck Center. (Saturday programs) and Lakewood
Irish Music Masters • Slide
Music Festival Seven stages set on 38 acres in
and monetary donations for the Dub-
lin Food Pantry will be collected at
The festival will also be showcasing
the two artists chosen during last
EAT ON THE STREET food court
in front of the Lakewood Library on
High School Art, Theater and Pho-
tography programs. For more info:
June 25 Coffman Park provide the backdrop each festival admission gate. Guests year’s Virtual Festival as the “Rob- Detroit will offer a selection of the www.lakewoodartsfest.org. Socks in the Frying Pan • Scythian
to one of the largest festivals of Irish arriving between 9:30-11 a.m. on inson Emerging Artists.” They are region’s best food trucks.
Featuring Derek Warfield and the
music, entertainment and culture Continued on page 12 Rory Makem & Dónal Clancy
Young Wolfe Tones, Fialla, Dog- Sunday will receive free admission. Clíodhna Ní Aodáin of Ireland, and
in the world. Gaelic Storm, Natalie For more info: DublinIrishFesti- the Celtic trio from Japan, O’Jizo.
wood Road, The Rice Brothers, Mad
Maudlin, Shamrock Club Pipe &
MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, We val.org, and follow the Festival on Lions Harbour Park on the shores Connla • Seven Nations
Banjo 3, Dervish, Red Hot Chil- Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and of Lake Huron in Goderich, Ontario
Drum, Children’s Area, Food trucks
& More. 2 to 11 p.m. 60 West Cas-
li Pipers, Skerryvore, Irish Music YouTube. Canada. Day and weekend Festival The Town Pants • The Byrne Brothers
Masters, Slide, Socks in the Frying passes available online or by calling
tle Road, 43207, immediately south
of downtown, off of High Street.
Pan, Scythian, Rory Makem & Dónal
Clancy, Connla, Seven Nations, The
(519) 524-8221. For more information The John Whelan All-Star Ceili Band
Tickets/Info: www.shamrockclubof- on the 2022 Festival lineup or the
columbus.com, shamrockclub1936@
Town Pants, The Byrne Brothers, The
John Whelan All-Star Céilí Band,
Celtic College and Kids Camp, visit One for the Foxes
shamrockclub.com or 614.491.4449. www.celticfestival.ca or https://www.
One for the Foxes, Adam Agee & Jon facebook.com/goderichceltic Adam Agee & Jon Sousa
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT
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Roots Festival
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Scotland, Canada and USA will per-
form, featuring: Cherish the Ladies, Lakewood Arts
Steve Byrne and Mark Dunlop of Festival AUG 5–7, 2022
Malinky, Kruger Brothers, RUNA,
Bourque Émissaires, Beaton-Plasse, August 6
North Atlantic Drift, Emily Jean Lakewood Arts Festival closes
Flack, Emory Lester, Windborne and Detroit Avenue, between Belle to
more. Arthur Avenues, to bring artists of
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book, Instagram and Twitter. Crown Petrone, Pittsburgh Irish Festival Music B
Center Square – Downtown Kansas Executive Director. “The venue y
7 Nations,
City: A complete list of performers will provide a unique atmosphere Father, Son
and other info can be found on-line where the region’s only remaining & Friends,
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds Barleycorn
at www.kcirishfest.com non-operative blast furnaces will , Arise & Go
and Andy M
serve as the backdrop to the vibran- June 24-25, 2022 cManus
cy of our annual Celtic Celebra- Trio
Gates Open Friday 5:00 PM-10:00 PM Saturday 8:00 AM-10:00 PM
tion.”
Ohio Celtic 20th Kansas City The Carrie Furnace Company Calling of the Clans Event Friday at 9:00 PM
Festival Irish Fest began operations in 1884, was
acquired by Andrew Carnegie in Tattoo Saturday at 6:00 PM
August 12-14 September 2 -4 1898, and then purchased by J.P. Pipe Bands, Highland Athletics, Highland Dancing,
Featuring The New Barleycorn, Featuring: The Elders, Gaelic Morgan in 1901, who created the Harp & Fiddle Competitions, Session Music, Workshops,
Tartan Terrors, The Elders, Chelsea Storm, We Bajo 3, The Narrowbacks, U.S. Steel Corporation. It is cur- Children’s Events & much more.
Celtic Orchestra, Byrne & Kelly, Plus Byrne & Kelly, Shane Hennessey, 31st Pittsburgh rently owned by Allegheny County
and managed by Rivers of Steel.
www.ohioscottishgames.com
Celtic Canines, Inf latables for the KCIF Mix Tape, Ashley Davis Band,
Kids, four Irish dance schools, bag- Carswell & Hope, Seamus Kelleher, Irish Festival For more information on the Pitts-
pipe bands, vendors with authentic Aoife Scott, The Friel Sisters, Kian September 9-11, 2022 burgh Irish Festival, to see photos,
merchandise, Irish & American food, Burne, Eddie Delahunt, Bob Reeder, and watch video highlights, please
beverages, local and imported beer, Ella Harp, Gerald Trimble & Jambo- Pittsburgh Irish Festival will be visit www.pghirishfest.org.
whiskey tasting, wine tasting and roque, Calvin Arsenia, Tullamore, held at Carrie Blast Furnaces Na- The Lots at Sandcastle, Pittsburgh,
more. Lake County Fairgrounds 1301 KC St Andrew Pipe & Drum, Eileen tional Historic Landmark. PA. Visit www.pghirishfest.org Face-
Mentor Avenue, Painesville Town- Gannon & Eimear Arkins, Jump 2 “We could not be more excited to book.com/PittsburghIrishFestival
ship, Ohio 44077 www.ohiocelticfes- 3’s. present this year’s Festival at such Twitter: @pittsburghirish Instagram:
tival.com Fans can follow the fest on Face- a historic destination,” said Mairin @pghirishfest for info. Fun for the
entire family.
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21st Michigan Irish Music Festival
September 15 -18
MIMF returns for its 21st year at the beautiful Heritage Landing in down-
town Muskegon, Michigan on the shores of Muskegon Lake. The festival
kicks off with a pub party on Thursday. Multiple stages and over twenty
Join Us for a Pint of Sullivan’s Ale at:
bands are planned for the weekend, featuring traditional, rock, and contem-
porary Irish music from local, regional, and Ireland-based acts.
Scythian, Old Blind Dogs, The Elders, Aoife Scott, Shane Hennessy, The
Alt, Kittel & Co., Rory Makem, The Tossers, Friel Sisters, RUNA, Connla, Cuyahoga Scottish Mahoning Ohio Celtic
The Irish Music All Stars, and still more to come.
Plus: Irish food at the Celtic Kitchen, wee ones’ activities, cultural work- Falls Irish Games & Celtic Valley Irish Festival
shops, dance stage, marketplace shopping, and craft beer/whiskey tastings. Festival Festival: Festival August 12-14th
Thursday’s pub preview party is a great value at only $5, which features four June 10th June 24th & 25th July 29-30th Lake County
bands on the pub stage. Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds
For tickets and discounts (patrons save $5 p/ticket online vs. the gate Fairgrounds
price), visit www.michiganirish.org A four-day pass is also available online.
Children aged 12 and under are free.
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Brothers; 10- Cats on Holiday Duo; 17- 601 Monroe Street Toledo 43604. GAELIC ARTS SOCIETY Blues starts @5:30; Sat: Live Music
Morrison & McCarthy; 24- Tom Gua- 419.418.2339 OF PITTSBURGH starts @7:30. For up to date music
What’s The Craic? rino. 24940 Sperry Dr Westlake 44145.
1FunPub.com (440) 835-2890
TOLEDO ANCIENT ORDER OF
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5th - High Irish Tea, 1p.m. University
Club Speaker Liz Shovlin Grinko. 123
University Place, Pittsburgh PA 15213
sched: Facebook: @mullaneyshar-
pandfiddle 2329 Penn Avenue, Pitts-
burgh, PA. 15222 Harpandfiddle.com
Out&About Irish America
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5th – Nora’s Golf Outing @ Lost pittsburghgaa.com
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Nation Golf Course. 4054 Erie Street,
17119 Lorain Road, 44111. pjmcintyres. Willoughby 44094. Noraspublichouse.net TOLEDO McFaddenspitt.com THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HI-
Ohio com 216-941-9311.
MUSIC BOX SUPPER CLUB COLUMBUS
IRISH AMERICAN CLUB
19th – The Druids concert @St. Clement
MULLANEY’ HARP & FIDDLE
Wed: Guitar Under the Stars starts
BERNIANS DIV. 4 (North Hills)
aohdiv4.org or Bob Parry (724-933-
CLEVELAND CELTIC 1148 Main Avenue, Cleveland, OH Hall, 7 p.m., Sponsored by Toledo Irish @7pm; Fri: Beat the Rush Hour 0427).
SHAMROCK CLUB EVENTS
ENSEMBLE
3rd - house concert, 5th - Brian Bigley
44113. musicboxcle.com The Druids Happy Hour every Friday from American Club and Toledo Hibernians.
Tickets at Eventbrite. Always Great music
FLANNERY’S PUB June 19th @ St. Clement Hall, Toledo 5-7pm! 60 W. Castle Rd. Columbus
& Tiffany Schaefer @Mayo Society Tea, 43207 614-491-4449 shamrockclubofco- & Craic. 601 Monroe Street, Toledo 43604
323 East Prospect, Cleveland 44115
John Carroll University, University ToledoIrishAmericanClub.com
216.781.7782 flannerycle.com lumbus.com
Heights. see KBBproductions.net
COLUMBUS COMHALTAS
BROOKLYN AVON LAKE 10 - Crawley and Sofranko, 11- Greg
Crowe, 17- Smug Saints, 18- The New
Road, Olmsted Township, OH 44138.
Men’s Football Schedule:
Offering lessons in Harp, Fiddle,
Flute, Whistle, and Bodhran; and ses-
Indiana
AHERN BANQUET CENTER Barleycorn, 24- Music Men (music 4th: Detroit vs. Cleveland @ Detroit, siúns http://columbusirish.com FIDDLER’S HEARTH
HOOLEY HOUSE! Ahern Banquet Center is booking trivia), 25- The Other Brothers. 117 West MI; 18th: Cleveland vs. Detroit @ Home Mon: Open Irish Music Session 7ish;
“Patio Parties” 6-9pm: 3- Carl & Old weddings and special events. Call Tony Liberty Medina, 44256 sullysmedina. (WSIA) TARA HALL Tue: Open Old Timey Music Session
Skool Joe, 10- Baker’s Basement, 17- The Ahern / Lucy Balser @ 440-933-9500. com. Ladies Football Schedule 3rd – The Pints, no cover, doors 6pm, 7ish; Wed: Open Mic – 7:30pm –
Other Brothers. 10310 Cascade Cross- 726 Avon Belden Rd, Avon Lake 44012. 11th: Cleveland vs. Buffalo @ Home music 8pm, 17th – Birthday Night, w 9:30pm, sign-up 6:30pm. 127 North
ing, Brooklyn 216-362-7700. 1FunPub. HOOLEY HOUSE MONTROSE some (or all of) The Hooligans, no cover, Main Street South Bend, IN. 44601.
aherncatering.com (WSIA)
com “Patio Parties” 6-9pm: 3- Company
Housing 10- Tom Guarino, 24- Ocean-
doors 6pm, music 8pm. 274 E. Innis
Ave. Columbus, 43207 614.444.5949.
574.232.2853 FiddlersHearth.com ONGOING
BAY VILLAGE ography. 145 Montrose West Avenue ROCKY RIVER Traditional
CLEVELAND
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th rd
Copley, Oh 44321 (234) 466-0060
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HAPPY HOUR: Monday Thru Friday
TOLEDO Pennsylvania Irish Sessiúns
BLARNEY IRISH PUB
BRIDGE (every other Wednesday). 11th – Bour- 2pm – 7pm! $2 off drafts / $2 off liquor / PITTSBURGH
12th - 64th Annual Pioneer’s Total Ab- bon Tasting, 4 to 7. 25517 Eaton Way MENTOR $1 off wine 11th - Toraigh an sonas traditional
Irish Music Sessiún 5 - 8 p.m.
stinence Association Mass & Breakfast. Bay Village, OH 44140 440.445.9086 HOOLEY HOUSE 19500 Center Ridge Rd, Rocky River, PICT CLASSIC THEATRE
5 Points Coffee & Tea greenisland.pub “Patio Parties” 6-9pm: 3- Nick Zuber, OH 44116 (440) 990-7468 GormleysPub. Season Subscriptions & Single tickets for • 11th Toraigh an sonas traditional Irish Music Session at the
3600 West Park Road. Cleveland, Oh 10- Joshua Robert, 17- Mitch Larson, 24 com all of our shows are now on sale: ONLINE:
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Traditional Blarney 5 until 8 PM
THE HARP
EUCLID - No Strangers Here. 7861 Reynolds Rd CASEY’S IRISH IMPORTS
Mentor 1funpub.com (440) 942-6611. Social Dance
PICTTheatre.org ; PHONE: 412-561-6000
x207; MAIL: PO Box 8168, Pittsburgh, • Gormley’s Pub - 2nd Sunday of the month, 5 to 8.
440-33-8383. 19626 Center Ridge
4408 Detroit Road, 44113 the-harp.com IRISH AMERICAN CLUB
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FLAT IRON CAFÉ
10th – Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, OLMSTED TWP Tuesdays 8-10 pm,
• The 1035 Club 1st Saturday of the month 1-3.
3rd- Donegal Doggs 6:30-10:00pm,
10th- Sean Benjamin 7-10pm, 17th- No 24th – Whiskey Nite. IACES 22770 Lake WEST SIDE VALLEY CITY set dancing lessons,
Irish Language 1035 Bridge Street upstairs, Ashtabula, OH 44004
Strangers Here 7-10pm, 24th- Becky Shore Blvd. Euclid, 44123. 216.731.4003
eastsideirish.org
IRISH AMERICAN CLUB GANDALF’S St. Clarence Church, Classes: • The Harp – 1st Friday of every month, 9pm
4408 Detroit Rd., Cleveland 44113
3 - New Barleycorn 7:00pm; 9 - 4 - Big Mike and Friends, 7:30; 5 -
Introductory to
rd th
Boyd & Kristine Jackson 7-10pm. 1114 North Olmsted
Forever Young Meeting 1:00pm; 16th Custy & McNamara, 3 PM; 11 - Furious
Center St. Cleveland 44113-2406 216.
Wednesdays 7-9 pm, intermediate level, • Otie’s Tavern – Tuesdays 7-9. 5344 Center Street, Hilliard, OH 43206
696.6968. flatironcafe.com LAKEWOOD - General Meeting 7:00pm; 24th - Brig-
id’s Cross 7:00pm, 25th - Steak Shoot
George Hartwig, 7:30 PM; 12 - Lego
Legros, 4 PM; 18 - Bellweather Boys, set dancing lessons, Tuesdays, 6:15 -8 p.m. • Logan’s Irish Pub – 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:30
TREEHOUSE PLANK ROAD TAVERN 7:00pm. Great live music and food in 7:30 PM; 19 - The New Barleycorn, 3 Irish American Club - East Side P.J. McIntyre’s Irish 414 S. Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840
820 College Avenue, Cleveland, 44113 16th - Colm Broderick & Patrick Fin- The Pub every Friday. WSIA Club 8559 PM; 25 - Sarena Tamburitza Orchestra, Thursdays 7-9 pm, Pub 17119 Lorain Road,
treehousecleveland.com ley, $15. Happy Hour: M-F 4-7, Sat 12-6. Cleveland, OH 44111 • Blarney Stone Tavern – Sundays: 6-9.
Jennings Rd. 44138 wsia-club.org. 440- 7:30 PM. West Side Irish American Club
PJ MCINTYRE’S Open Sessiún Every Thursday 7-10, ½ 235-5868. Join us for Brunch EVERY SUNDAY. Skill levels intermediate to advanced/professional, however all welcome.
Don’t forget T-Shirt Tues: wear any Off Wings, $1 off drinks. $3 Guinness
CLEVELAND ST. PAT’S / Great food, atmosphere, staff and fun. Ceili Mor! Sunday, 4 - 8 pm, Introductory to
2245 West Dublin-Granville Road Worthington, OH 43085
PJs T-Shirt get 15% off bill! Whiskey and Jamieson. 16719 Detroit Avenue, 6757 Center Road Valley City, 44280 music by Music by the
Wed: ½ off every whiskey in the house. 44107 plankroadtavern.com ST. JARLATH’S GAA gandalfspub.com. The Kilroys, $10, kids free!
intermediate level, • Plank Road – Thursdays 7-10. All ages and experience welcome.
Thurs - Craft Beer $2.50. PJ McIntyre’s (Always defer to the team’s WhatsApp
For information, contact
Thursdays 7:00 p.m., 16719 Detroit Road, Lakewood, OH 44107
group chat or calendar on clevelandgaa. 745 Pleasant Ridge • Spoon Market & Deli - every Thursday, 7-9 PM,
is a Local 10 Union establishment.
Home of the Celtic Supporter’s Club and MEDINA / MONTROSE com for updates). New players always WESTLAKE CeiliClubCleveland@gmail.com
Ave., Bexley, OH 43209 all are welcome, 144 W Liberty St., Wooster, OH 44691
the GAA. Book Parties & Events in our SULLY’S welcome. Home Field: West Side Irish HOOLEY HOUSE
Bridgie Ned’s Irish Parlor Party Room. 3 -Art Michaud, 4- Parsons & Polk, American Club (WSIA) 8559 Jennings • Dempsey’s – Fridays: 8-10. 346 S. High Street Columbus, OH 43215
“Patio Parties” 6-9pm: 3- The Other
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get drunk. In the first scenario, after demographics of those wards in the and density in those wards. The native mode of 42, and it had slight positive ate degrees from Indiana University in
things went south, he would always 1940 census and the number of Irish Irish did live closer in a relative sense deviation in median and mode, a mini- Anthropology, Education and Histo-
Cleveland blame the drink, as he would say, “It’s born and those with Irish surnames. to St. Aloysius, the major industrial mal polarity in age. ry and a Masters in Social Science
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the juice.” Juice was Jamo, not Justin, Those combined numbers indicate a center and the railroad, which were Collectively the data displays a from the University of Chicago. He is
By Francis McGarry and he always had his juice with his significant number of our brethren in one and the same. population that could be mobile and the founder of Bluestone Hibernian
breakfast. Never made sense to me the St. Aloysius area. There are also migratory. Those wards were also Charities. Francis is a past president
because juice was how Louis and Billy numerous oral histories that denote IRISH HEAD OF HOUSE overpopulated, and Cleveland history of the Irish American Club East Side.
Ray made their money and the Dukes the Irish presence at the parish. There were 17,643 head of house- He is the founder and past president of
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shows that they would become even
CHAMBERS
2015 Cer tific ate
lost theirs. Aunt Irene never let me It must be taken into consideration holds in the three wards. 5,700 were the Bluestone Division of the Ancient of Excellence
more overpopulated in the coming de- Winner
homeowners, including two homes
June
blame the orange juice, the injustice of when we discuss Irish neighborhoods Order of Hibernians.
Trading Places
cade. The movement of the Irish to the
my youth. in 1840, that it is different than a owned by native born Chinese, seven-
Heights and Euclid is in the data. The
ty-one homes owned by individuals
My uncle broke it down for me.
“Francis, you have had algebra? Right?
discussion on Irish neighborhoods
in 1940. Anyone who settled near St. of African descent and 5,627 homes
narrative is about pigmentation, but the
data states there were multiple variables
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John Jameson was a lawyer before he Well, it comes from Arabic, Persia to Aloysius in 1940 had to negotiate a set owned by individuals of European
descent.
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got into the whiskey. He and his wife be precise, but that is not my point. X of variables that were not present in
The native Irish owned 153 home-
Francis McGarry holds undergradu- Full Service and Cremation 4- Parsons and Polk
Margaret parented eight daughters and plus Y=180. X is your Uncle and Y is 1840. The population of Cleveland was
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on Bow Street. John and Margaret had means I am 100 (my uncle always kept in the US in 1950, its populace apex. Family-Owned and Operated
three other sons who also entered the it 100); I get in trouble when I get to More people were occupying more Irish were almost 40% female com-
whiskey business. Their oldest son fol- 180.” Truer words never spoken. space and now there were suburban pared to the 25% of female home Serving Greater Cleveland and 17- Smug Saints
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1 June 1984 - United States President Council agrees to accept Lloyd
Clevelanders to maintain contact owners was 59.5, the mean was 51.2 and
Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy George’s offer of the permanent devoid of direct physical proximity. the data set was bimodal, ages 48 and
arrived on a four-day official visit to exclusion of six eastern counties from Aunt Irene could be ten blocks away 65. The age data for all the native Irish
Ireland. Home Rule. but she was in the same kitchen with a in the wards had a 55.5 median, a mean
2 June 1567 - Shane O’Neill of Tyrone 13 June 2006 - Death of Charles Haughey, phone call. of 56.5 and a mode of 42. If we utilize
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Antrim. controversial politicians of his time.
5 June 1798 - The Battle of New Ross
takes place in Co. Wexford between
18 June 1814 - David Moriarty, bishop of
Kerry (1856-77), born in Kilcarragh,
says it and he taught me pivot tables. If
we focus on those who are listed in the
elucidates some variances that prognos-
ticate internal migrations. Stories &
the United Irishmen and British
Crown Forces. 10,000 rebels attempt to
Co. Kerry. A staunch anti-Home
Ruler, he is best remembered for the
census as born in Ireland in Ward’s 24,
25 and 27, and then analyze the data of
In the total population there is slight
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