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INSIDE THIS ISSUE! PART 2 of Ir elan d Tr ip Pict or ial Feat u r e by Gu est Wr it er Rich ar d At k in s Ou r Lit er ar y Sh ow case is back ! See Gr eg Pat r ick 's " Poet ic Pr ose" Starts on page 22 G) Pg 23

100t h An n iver sar y Com m em or at ion of t h e En d of t h e Ir ish Civil War ~~ Ar ch ive pict u r e above of Com bin ed Ir ish Def en ce For ces Ban d. See Pg 6

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Let t er Fr om THE PUBLISHER Dear Friends and Readers We w an t t o t h an k An n & An dy Scot t an d Clan Scot t f or f illin g in f or m e an d ou r sch edu led Ir ish Ou t r each Boot h . I m issed t h e even t ow in g t o a ser iou s f oot in ju r y t h at m ade it im possible f or m e t o t r avel or w or k a f est ival.

Th is w as a t ou gh year , t h e Ir ish Im por t Sh op w as n ot t h er e eit h er becau se t h ey h ave u n f or t u n at ely closed f or good.

Ju n e t h is year w ill be a bit gloom y an d n ot ju st becau se of t h e n or m al SoCal w eat h er , t h er e w ill be n o Ir ish Fair an d M u sic Fest ival eit h er .

Rem em ber t h at t h e " On ly con st an t in t h e Un iver se is ch an ge" , so t h ese t idin g ar e act u ally qu it e n or m al albeit som ew h at dish ear t en in g. We all n eed t o look an d plan ah ead an d bu ild on ou r sh ar ed love of Ir ish cu lt u r e an d Ir elan d. Th er e w e h ave u n it y an d t h at is t h e good st u f f t h at bin ds u s all t oget h er .

I also w an t t o t h an k ou r f ellow Celt , Ch ief t ain Tom Reoch of t h e Un it ed Scot t ish Societ y, (w h o h ost t h e Scot t ish Fest in Cost a M esa), f or givin g m e t h e job of doin g t h e Special Scot t ish Fest issu e! Th e pr oject br igh t en ed u p a bleak pat ch an d I lear n ed a lot doin g it

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M or e In side Th is Issu e Th e M on t h ly Calen dar f or t h e Au ld Du blin er in Lon g Beach is on Page 5. Th ey ar e doin g m or e t o k eep Ir ish M u sic an d Dan ce in t h e f or ef r on t t h an an y pu b in SoCal so please su ppor t t h em !

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I t 's A m azi n g,! ?I r el an d ? H i t s t h e B i g Scr een o n I M A X St or y & Pict u r es By Bar bar a Sin ger An u n f or get t able exper ien ce aw ait s you w it h t h e n ew spect acu lar ?Ir elan d? docu m en t ar y f ilm on IM AX; you ar e r igh t t h er e u p close an d t h is is a m u st see! IM AX IRELAND is bein g pr esen t ed by Tou r ism Ir elan d.

At a lat e M ay h igh spir it ed lau n ch in Playa Vist a, Calif or n ia at iM ax h eadqu ar t er s, a scen ic 3-D, 40-m in u t e br eat h t ak in g f ilm vision of Ir elan d capt u r es t h e m u sic, t h e w on der s an d cu lt u r e of Ir elan d f r om t h e sea t o it s lan dscapes in an explosion of spect acu lar beau t y.

Th is big scr een lau n ch w as k ick ed of f by Naille Gibbon s, CEO of Ir elan d's Tou r ism f or t h e past 22 year s, em ph asizin g a n ew cam paign ?Fill You r h ear t w it h Ir elan d.? Speak in g t o a capt ive au dien ce an d a f ocu s on a you t h f u l gen er at ion t h er e in iM ax's f illed au dit or iu m , Gibbon s n ot ed,?People ar e k een t o get back t o t r avelin g. Today people ar e look in g f or an au t h en t ic exper ien ce. Ir elan d is r eady an d w ait in g f or t r aveler s.?

I agr ee t h at by ju st w at ch in g t h is f ilm , it m ade m e an d cer t ain ly t h e ot h er gu est s desir e t o visit Ir elan d im m ediat ely. He also r elat ed, ?Tou r ism is u p in Ir elan d an d t h e US is on e of t h e t op m ar k et s.?

Per f ect ly n ar r at ed by Ir ish m an an d acclaim ed act or Liam Neeson ; h is love f or h is cou n t r y is h igh ligh t ed w it h h is f am iliar voice. Developed an d f ilm ed by M acGillivr ay Fr eem an Film s, based in Lagu n a Beach , t h is pr oject w as savor ed u n der t h e au spices of Sh au n M acGillivr ay, t h e f ilm 's dir ect or an d in par t n er sh ip w it h Tou r ism Ir elan d. A m agical scen ic jou r n ey, t h e f ilm t r aver ses f r om Du blin t o Belf ast an d so m u ch m or e in bet w een w it h eigh t year s in t h e m ak in g. M u ch of t h e spect acu lar ph ot ogr aph y f oot age w as capt u r ed in h elicopt er aer ials.

IRELAND IM AX f ilm lau n ch Los " An geles at t en dees in clu ded Sh au n M acGillivr ay, Film m ak er of M acGillivr ay & Fr eem an , Naill Gibbon s (cen t er ) CEO Tou r ism Ir elan d an d Alison M et calf e, EVP Tou r ism Ir elan d ABOVE L to R:

You can't h elp bu t r evel in close view s of t h e r u gged Sk illig Islan ds plu s t h e t h ose cu t e Pu f f in seabir ds t h at you can ju st abou t t ou ch . Th e volcan ic Gian t 's Cau sew ay; yes, I h ave been t h er e, yet n ever so close as in t h e f ilm 's n ear n ess. Even t h e gian t Clif f s of M oh er pu t you r igh t t h er e; t h e open in g u n der w at er sequ en ces w on m e over as t h e sea species seem ed so t ou ch able. Th er e is also t h e coast of Cou n t y Ker r y k n ow n f or it s St ar War s con n ect ion .

An in t egr al par t of t h e f ilm w er e t h e per son al r eact ion s of f ou r you n g t een ager s alon g f or t h e jou r n ey accom pan ied by con cer t violin ist Pat r icia Tr eacy, in t er pr et in g t h e st or y w r it t en by Ir ish w r it er an d t r aveler Manchán Magan w h o in cor por at ed st or ies, t r adit ion s an d h ist or y w h ile cr isscr ossin g t h e cou n t r y.

IRELAND Film Cr ew at t h e Clif f s Of M oh er , Cou n t y Clar e

Alison M et calf e, Execu t ive Vice Pr esiden t Tou r ism Ir elan d w as pr esen t at t h is lau n ch w it h Cat h er in e M ar t in , Ir elan d's M in ist er f or Tou r ism , Ar t s & Spor t ; M et calf e, at t h e h elm of t h e Gr een Bu t t on Cam paign , r em in ds u s t h at ?Ir elan d is open f or bu sin ess an d a w ar m w elcom e aw ait s U.S. Visit or s.?

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Global Ir elan d h as ext en ded it s West er n Region w it h n ew of f ices; it h as open ed an of f ice f or Tou r ism Ir elan d in San Fr an cisco w it h Cat h er in e M ar t in , Tou r ism M in ist er on h an d. Bar bar a Wood is t h e M an ager of West er n USA Tou r ism Ir elan d, San Fr an cisco. Bot h w er e at t h e ?Ir elan d?

IM AX f ilm even t .

Th is f ilm sh ow casin g Ir elan d h as an am azin g appeal an d plan s ar e in place f or it t o play t h eat er s,m u seu m s an d scien ce cen t er s acr oss t h e Un it ed St at es, Can ada an d Ir elan d an d soon t o ot h er par t s of t h e w or ld.

Sh au n M acGillivr ay calls t h is f ilm , ?A Love Let t er t o Ir elan d.?

Barbara Wood, Manager Western USA Tourism Ireland, San Francisco greets Barbara Singer, travel and film writer for the Irish Arts & Entertainment at the new IMAX " Ireland" film

An d it is! Th is IM AX m ast er piece is a t r u ly an in spir at ion t o visit Ir elan d.

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M or e abou t IM AX IRELAND Som e dem ogr aph er s t h eor ize t h at 70 t o 80 m illion people w or ldw ide ar e of Ir ish h er it age; at least h alf live in Nor t h Am er ica. Ir elan d?s popu lat ion is est im at ed at ju st u n der 5 m illion ; t h e on ly cou n t r y in Eu r ope w it h less people t h an in t h e 19t h cen t u r y.

At an y r at e, IM AX IRELAND, t h is Tou r ism Ir elan d spon sor ed gem (An Em er ald? ) of a f ilm is goin g t o am aze you even if you ar e n ot f or t u n at e en ou gh t o be am on gst t h e af or em en t ion ed 80 M illion !

Accor din g t o For bes, " M FF?s n ew est gian t scr een f ilm , Ireland, w ill t r an spor t you w it h it s sw eepin g visu als on a joyf u l adven t u r e t o t h e Em er ald Isle, w h er e gr een r eally does com e in 40 sh ades" .

Slat ed f or r elease in M ay t h is year ,Ireland f ollow s M an ch án M agan , an acclaim ed Ir ish t elevision per son alit y an d t r avel w r it er , w h o is given t h e t ask of r econ n ect in g a gr ou p of Ir ish you t h t o t h eir lan d, cu lt u r e, an d h ist or y. He is join ed by f ou r you n g st u den t s w it h a passion f or m u sic, an d t oget h er t h ey t r avel acr oss t h e cou n t r y m ak in g st ops at som e of t h e n at ion?s m ost spect acu lar an d h ist or ic sit es. ?Th e cou n t r y ?s gor geou s lan dscapes ar e ju st beggin g t o be on t h e IM AX scr een ,? says u n it pr odu ct ion m an ager , M egh an M acGillivr ay. ?Au dien ces can expect t o exper ien ce Ir elan d?s im m en se n at u r al beau t y an d r ich h ist or y, lan gu age, ar t s, an d m u sic w it h ou t ever h avin g t o h op on a plan e.?

Pr em ier violin ist Pat r icia Tr eacey (m iddle) an d f ou r of t h e t een or ch est r a st u den t s f eat u r ed in ?Ir elan d?.

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Th e US Role In Th e Good Fr iday Agr eem en t

By Joh n M cNally Th e Good Fr iday Agr eem en t sign ed 25 year s ago h er alded t h e en d of decades of violen t con f lict , eu ph u ist ically k n ow n as Th e Tr ou bles, w as pr obably t h e m ost su ccessf u l US f or eign policy ach ievem en t in t h e past 50 year s. Pr im ar y n egot iat or s w er e Ton y Blair r epr esen t in g Br it ish in t er est s, an d Ber t ie Ah er n , r epr esen t in g Ir ish in t er est s, bu t m ost agr ee US in volvem en t w as in t egr al t o t h e t r eat y 's su ccess. Bold st eps by Pr esiden t Clin t on ch an ged t h e dyn am ic of t h e deadlock ed sit u at ion , bu t t h e h ow an d w h y of t h is ar e of t en f or got t en .

Th e Ir ish Repu blican m ovem en t h ad been gr adu ally sh if t in g t ow ar ds polit ics sin ce t h e elect ion of h u n ger st r ik er Bobby San ds t o t h e Br it ish Par liam en t in 1981. Alt h ou gh a st alem at e, t h e w ar dr agged on f or an ot h er decade bef or e t h e Adam s-Hu m e in it iat ives an d t h e Dow n in g St r eet Declar at ion exposed a pat h w ay t o peace. Th e Br it ish an d t h eir Un ion ist allies r equ ir ed an en d t o r epu blican violen ce bef or e peace n egot iat ion s cou ld begin , an d t h e IRA did n ot t r u st t h e Br it ish t o n egot iat e in good f ait h . An in t er n at ion al dim en sion cou ld br eak t h e im passe an d en su r e t h e Br it ish h on or t h eir agr eem en t s. Ir ish Am er ican s n u m ber ed as m an y as 40 m illion an d h ad gain ed su bst an t ial in f lu en ce sin ce ar r ivin g poor an d st ar vin g in Am er ica in t h e 19t h cen t u r y. Wh ile cam paign in g f or t h e pr esiden cy in 1992, Bill Clin t on adopt ed t h e cau se of en din g t h e Tr ou bles t o get t h e Ir ish Am er ican vot e bu t also becau se it w as t h e r igh t t h in g t o do. Clin t on w en t again st t h e advice of t h e St at e Depar t m en t , FBI, an d CIA an d jeopar dized ou r special r elat ion sh ip w it h lon g-t im e ally Br it ain . In st ead, h e list en ed t o t h e lik es of Con gr essm an Br u ce M or r ison , Sen at or Ted Ken n edy, pu blish er Niall O'Dow d w it h h is con t act s in Sin n Fein , an d t h e m an y Ir ish Am er ican or gan izat ion s w h o saw t h is as t h e t im e t o apply som e n ew w or ld k n ow -h ow t o an old-w or ld con f lict . Clin t on gam bled t h at t h e m agic w ou ld h appen if w e cou ld get all t h e par t ies ar ou n d a peace t able..

In 1994, Clin t on allow ed Sin n Fein Pr esiden t Ger r y Adam s in t o t h e US f or a speak in g t ou r en din g cen sor sh ip of t h e Ir ish Repu blican side of t h e st or y. An d lat er , h e allow ed Fr ien ds of Sin n Fein t o set u p an of f ice in Wash in gt on DC f or f u n dr aisin g an d lobbyin g. Th e su bsequ en t IRA ceasef ir e sh ou ld h ave led t o peace t alk s, bu t in st ead, t h e Br it ish an d u n ion ist s added r epu blican decom m ission in g of w eapon s t o t h eir pr equ alif icat ion t o be par t of t h e n egot iat ion s.

Af t er 18 m on t h s w it h ou t all-par t y t alk s, t h e IRA r et u r n ed t o a lim it ed m ilit ar y cam paign t h at en ded af t er Clin t on appoin t ed Sen at or Geor ge M it ch ell ou r f ir st Special En voy an d sen t h im t o ch air t h e peace n egot iat ion s. M it ch ell' s m ediat ion bet w een t h e par t ies w as cr u cial t o t h e su ccess of t h e t alk s an d saw t h em t h r ou gh t o t h e sign in g of t h e Good Fr iday Agr eem en t (GFA) in 1998. Th e GFA h as w or k ed im per f ect ly bu t lar gely k ept t h e peace as it m oved t h e An glo-Ir ish con f lict f r om a secu r it y/ m ilit ar y st r u ggle t o a polit ical con t est .

In 1994, Pr esiden t Bill Clin t on allow ed Sin n Fein Pr esiden t Ger r y Adam s in t o t h e US To Speak In on e sen se, it ' s an agr eem en t t o disagr ee, a f r am ew or k f or set t lin g dif f er en ces t h r ou gh polit ics. Un ion ist s got t h eir pr in ciple of con sen t (of t h e m ajor it y Nor t h er n six-cou n t y popu lat ion ), an d Nat ion alist s got t h e pot en t ial f or a bor der poll sh ou ld t h e people decide t o join t h e r est of Ir elan d. For t h e f ir st t im e in h ist or y, t h er e's a peacef u l an d dem ocr at ic pat h w ay t o Ir ish Un it y an d t h e Ir ish Repu blic.

Th e bor der poll w as a lon g sh ot bef or e Br exit . Bu t t h e Nor t h er n Ir ish people ben ef it ed f r om bein g m em ber s of t h e Eu r opean Un ion , an d t h e m ajor it y vot ed t o r em ain in t h e EU. Th e idea of a u n it ed Ir elan d is becom in g in cr easin gly m or e lik ely w it h pow er an d popu lat ion sh if t s t ow ar d Ir ish n at ion alist s.

Th e cr ow n jew el of t h e GFA w as est ablish in g a Nor t h er n Ir ish gover n m en t at St or m on t , w h ich t h e Dem ocr at ic Un ion ist Par t y cu r r en t ly r ef u ses t o join . Not su r pr isin g sin ce t h ey w er e t h e on ly par t y t o cam paign again st t h e GFA in 1998.

Pr esiden t Biden w as in Ir elan d f or t h e 25t h An n iver sar y of t h e GFA, an d For m er US Pr esiden t Bill Clin t on , f or m er UK Pr im e M in ist er Ton y Blair , an d f or m er Taoiseach Ber t ie Ah er n at t en ded com m em or at ive even t s at Qu een s Un iver sit y, Belf ast Ir ish Am er ican .s w er e n ever m u ch of a vot in g bloc, st ill, w it h t h e Fr ien ds of Ir elan d Cau cu s, w ell-placed bu sin ess in dividu als, gr ou ps lik e t h e Br eh on Law Societ y, An cien t Or der of Hiber n ian s, an d sever al Labor Un ion s, w e h ave su bst an t ial polit ical clou t .

Addit ion ally, all sh ou ld su ppor t t h e Good Fr iday

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100t h An n iver sar y of t h e En d of Ir ish Civil Com m em or at ed In Du blin M ay 24 M ar k s 100 Year s Sin ce t h e En d of t h e 20t h Cen t u r y Ir ish Civil War Aa t o be expect ed at a som ber Ir ish Even t , m u sic an d spok en -w or d segm en t s w er e an im por t an t com pon en t of t h e day.

On h an d t o per f or m w er e t h e Com bin ed Ban d of t h e Def en ce For ces an d t h e Cór Lin n You t h Ch oir .

Violin ist Aoif e Ní Bh r iain per f or m in g An Buachaill Caol Dubh at t h e Gar den of Rem em br an ce w h ile t h er e w as a r eadin g of t h e Pat r ick Kavan agh poem Peace an d pr ayer s led by Def en ce For ces ch aplain Fr Dan M cCar t h y.

A w r eat h -layin g w it h a lon e piper w h o piped t h e Piper's Lament ;

f ollow ed w it h The Last Post beig played as t h e Tr icolou r w as r aised.

Th e even t con clu ded w it h a per f or m an ce of Amhrán na bhFiann by sopr an o Collet t e Delah u n t .

On M ay 24, 1923; Fr an k Aik en , w h o h ad em er ged as t h e an t i-Tr eat y leader or der ed h is f or ces t o qu it an d lay dow n t h eir ar m s.

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Th e Pr in cess Gr ace Ir ish Libr ar y in M on aco Hist or y an d Lit er ar y Tr adit ion St or y & Pict u r es by Tr oy Kor ju slom m i Over look in g t h e glist en in g blu e w aves of t h e M edit er r an ean , M on aco-Ville is an an cien t f or t r ess per ch ed at op ver t ical r ock w alls, h igh above t h e su r r ou n din g coast lin e. Th ese f eat u r es m ak e t h e Rock , as it is called, r em in iscen t of t h e clif f s of w est er n Ir elan d, an d even t h e or igin al h om e of t h e Ir ish New s, San t a M on ica. M on aco w as also t h e h om e of on e of t h e m ost f am ou s Ir ish -Am er ican s an d f r ien ds of Ir elan d, Pr in cess Gr ace.

I visit ed t h e Pr in cess Gr ace Ir ish Libr ar y an d Cu lt u r al Cen t r e, w h er e I m et w it h it s Dir ect or , Pau la Far qu h ar son . Sh e sh ow ed m e ar ou n d t h e libr ar y an d it s im pr essive collect ion of book s an d m u sic. A pr ist in e f ir st edit ion of t h e Ulysses on display br ou gh t u p Bloom sday, on e of t h e Ir ish t r adit ion s obser ved in M on aco, w it h r eadin gs an d w alk s ar ou n d t h is Ir ish h om e aw ay f r om h om e.

Th e libr ar y h as a u n iqu e collect ion of Ir ish book s f r om Pr in cess Gr ace?s per son al collect ion . Th e sh elves con t ain a t r easu r e t r ove of f ir st edit ion s an d r ar e volu m es, an d is a t est am en t t o h er pr ou d Ir ish -Am er ican h er it age.

Hist or y becom es alive in t h is lit er ar y f or t r ess, n ot on ly t h r ou gh t h e book s of t h ese f am ou s Ir ish au t h or s an d poet s, bu t also t h r ou gh t h e st or ies w h ich bin d so m an y of t h em t o t h e st or y of Pr in cess Gr ace an d t h e M on aco Royal f am ily.

Th e libr ar y h as sever al sect ion s, t h e f ir st of w h ich con t ain s t h e f ir st edit ion s, m u sic scor es, an d ot h er valu able pr in t s f r om pr in cess Gr ace's per son al collect ion of Ir ish w or k s. Ot h er sect ion s con t ain h ist or ic ph ot ogr aph s an d docu m en t s, a var ied collect ion of Ir ish book s, k ids' sect ion , an d a lect u r e h all. Th e lect u r e h all f eat u r es m on t h ly pr esen t at ion s, lect u r es an d m u sic. Th e libr ar y also f u n ct ion s as a len din g libr ar y t o local r esiden t s.

Th e PGIL in vit es sch olar s, academ ics, an d lover s of Ir ish lit er at u r e an d m u sic t o com e an d visit . Th e Ir elan d Fu n ds M on aco also spon sor s on e m on t h lon g bu r sar ies f or Ir ish w r it er s t o pu r su e t h eir w or k at t h e libr ar y. Som e of t h e w or k s, in clu din g book s an d m u sical scor es w h ich you m igh t h ave t h ou gh t lost , can soon be f ou n d on t h e libr ar y ?s w ebsit e, as w or k s get added t o t h e on lin e collect ion .

Th er e is even a f acsim ile copy of t h e Book of Kells, don at ed by t h e Hon or ar y Con su l Gen er al of Ir elan d in M on aco, Sir M ich ael Sm u r f it .

In ciden t ally, h e also r escu ed an d don at ed t h e silver f on t in t h e m ain r oom . Th e f on t w as gif t ed by Pr in cess Gr ace an d Pr in ce Rain ier t o t h e Fir st Lady of Ir elan d, M r s. Sin éad de Valer a, in 1961.

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Pr in cess Gr ace. On t h e lef t is a solid silver f on t , a gif t f r om Pr in cess Gr ace t o M r s. Sin éad de Valer a, w if e of t h e Pr esiden t of Ir elan d at t h e t im e of t h e 1961 St at e Visit .

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r ecipien t , Dr Gr áin n e Hu r ley (cen t er f r on t ), w it h Ir elan d Fu n ds M on aco r epr esen t at ives Dr Joseph in e Lof t u s an d libr ar y t r u st ee M ar k Ar m st r on g (beh in d h er ), an d Pau la Far qu h ar son , Dir ect or of t h e PGIL (on t h e r igh t ).

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Gr ace Kelly, A Lif e Lived t o t h e Fu llest Let 's say you 'r e a 13 year old gir l t oday an d you w an t t o be an act r ess. A good per son t o ask advice w ou ld be an ot h er 13 year old gir l w h o h as lived t h e lif e of an act r ess.

80 year s ago, in 1943, Gr ace Kelly w as 13 an d aspir ed t o becom e an act r ess. Her Ir ish Cat h olic f am ily w asn't all en t h u sed abou t it , bu t sh e per sist ed, act ed in sch ool plays an d k ept t h e dr eam alive. Wh o w ou ld've t h ou gh t t h at , n ot m u ch m or e t h an a dozen year s lat er , t h e Ir ish -Am er ican gir l f r om Ph iladelph ia w ou ld becom e a r eal lif e Eu r opean Pr in cess.

As sh e becam e old en ou gh , sh e m oved t o New Yor k Cit y t o st u dy act in g in t h eat er an d m ovies, t o pu r su e h er dr eam s; an d n ot on ly of h er ow n , as h er lif e w ou ld becom e t h e st u f f of dr eam s f or a gen er at ion of gir ls.

Sh e got h er f ir st m ovie r ole in 1951, an d lat er on played t h e leadin g r ole in n u m er ou s m ovies, an d even w on an Oscar , Golden Globe an d ot h er aw ar ds f or Best Act r ess.

In 1956, sh e w ou ld becom e t h e Pr in cess of M on aco, on e of t h e gr eat old M on ar ch ies of Eu r ope. Her lif e cam e t o be f ollow ed by m illion s of f an s ar ou n d t h e w or ld.

A 13 year old gir l t oday f aces a dif f er en t set of obst acles, bu t t h e n eed f or per sever an ce an d belief in on eself is u n ch an ged. In Gr ace's t im e, t h e w or ld w as a ver y dif f er en t place, in t er m s of expect at ion s f or w om en an d gir ls, w om en's r ole in societ y, r eligiou s an d et h n ic t oler an ce, as w ell as t h e Cold War an d ot h er u n cer t ain t ies f ollow in g WWII. Sh e w or k ed w it h Alf r ed Hit ch cock st ar t in g in 1954, an d played t h e leadin g r oles in Dial M f or M u r der , Rear Win dow , an d To Cat ch a Th ief . Sh e also st ar r ed in m an y ot h er m ovies su ch as Cou n t r y Gir l (h er Academ y Aw ar d), Gr een Fir e, Th e Br idges at Tok o-Ri, Th e Sw an , an d High Societ y. In t er est in gly en ou gh , High Societ y w as based on Ph iladelph ia St or y, a play abou t Kelly 's h om et ow n .

Sh e f ir st m et h er f u t u r e h u sban d, Pr in ce Rain ier III of M on aco In 1955, du r in g t h e 8t h In t er n at ion al Film

Am er ican bor n Gr ace Kelly w as t h e m ost popu lar Am er ican act r ess w h en sh e becam e Pr in cess Gr ace of M on aco.

Fest ival in Can n es. Th ey w er e m ar r ied in 1956. Now , Pr in cess Gr ace. sh e m ade t h e m ost of h er n ew r oyal posit ion . In 1963 sh e est ablish ed AM ADE, an NGO w h ich su ppor t s ch ildr en w or ldw ide, an d is a r ecogn ized par t n er of UNICEF UNESCO.

Alt h ou gh Pr in cess Gr ace w as obliged t o discon t in u e h er m ovie car eer af t er assu m in g h er r oyal posit ion , sh e did n ot aban don h er love of t h e ar t s. Sh e k ept h elpin g you n g people in var iou s pu r su it s r elat ed t o act in g, m ovies, dan cin g, poet r y, an d cu lt u r e. Sh e also am assed a gr eat collect ion of Ir ish book s an d m u sic, n ow available t o t h e pu blic at t h e PGIL in M on aco. Af t er sh e died in 1982, h er w or k h elpin g act or s w as t ak en over by h er h u sban d, w h o est ablish ed t h e Pr in cess Gr ace Fou n dat ion USA t o su ppor t aspir in g act or s.

Pr in cess Gr ace h ad t h r ee ch ildr en , Car olin e, Alber t , an d St éph an ie. Her son is Pr in ce Alber t II of M on aco.

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A Sin n Féin Cor on at ion Af t er a 't su n am i' Elect ion Vict or y Th e 2023 cou n cil elect ion s in Nor t h er n Ir elan d saw Sin n Féin's vot e u p 8% t o 31% t o becom e t h e lar gest par t y in local gover n m en t in t h e n or t h f or t h e f ir st t im e in h ist or y. A r ecor d n u m ber of 144 Sin n Fein cou n cilor s w er e elect ed at t h e M ay 18t h poll.

OTHER PARTIES: Th e Dem ocr at ic Un ion ist Par t y (DUP) st ayed t h e sam e, w it h 122 seat s. Th e cr oss-com m u n it y Allian ce Par t y cam e ou t ah ead, addin g 14 seat s f or 67. M ost of t h e sm aller par t ies lost seat s. Th e DUP?s Edw in Poot s said t h e r esu lt sh ou ld act as "a w ak e-u p an d sm ell t h e cof f ee m om en t " f or u n ion ist s w h o blam ed t h eir poor per f or m an ce on t h e lack of t u r n ou t in t h eir dist r ict s. Naom i Lon g of Allian ce said t h e Sin n Féin su r ge w as lik e a " t su n am i," w h ich cau gh t t h e ot h er par t ies by su r pr ise.

Sin n Féin's Fir st M in ist er Design at e M ich elle O'Neill said,

"Sinn Féin went into this campaign with a positive message of wanting to make politics work for all."

Sin n Fein ach ieved st u n n in g r esu lt s in m an y ar eas, t ak in g six ou t of seven seat s in West Belf ast 's Black M ou n t ain an d gain in g f ou r addit ion al seat s on t h e Belf ast Cit y Cou n cil, w h er e t h ey w er e alr eady t h e lar gest par t y. In Der r y an d St r aban e, Sin n Féin h ad 18 par t y can didat es elect ed t o becom e t h eir lar gest par t y.

Th e elect ion h as also seen h ist or ic br eak t h r ou gh s in ar eas su ch as Ballym en a, Coler ain e, an d Lisbu r n , w h ich n ow h ave Sin n Féin cou n cilor s elect ed t o local gover n m en t f or t h e f ir st t im e Continued on 11

Joh n M cNally, ou r f eat u r ed w r it er an d Ir ish Com m u n it y Act ivist an d Colu m n ist sh ar es h is t h ou gh t s on t h e lat est n ew s an d t r en ds con cer n in g Ir elan d an d Ir ish Am er ica.

Dif f er en t opin ion s an d view s ar e essen t ial in an y. f r ee societ y. We deeply appr eciat e ou r pr ess f r eedom s. Now , m or e t h an ever , it is im por t an t t o h ave Ir ish Com m u n it y act ivism , diver sit y an d in pu t .

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Sin n Fein's Rise Is Islan d Wide Th e par t y 's gr ow t h in Nor t h er n Ir elan d is m at ch ed sou t h of t h e bor der by M ar y Lou M cDon ald's su ccessf u l ef f or t s t o bu ild Sin n Féin in t o t h e dom in an t opposit ion par t y in Dáil Éir ean n , Ir elan d's par liam en t . Sin n Fein h as t opped ever y poll f or year s an d look s lik ely t o w in t h e n ext gen er al elect ion , w h ich w ill h appen by 2025 or soon er . Hist or ical ch an ge is h appen in g acr oss Ir elan d, w it h Sin n Fein ver y lik ely t o be in pow er in bot h ju r isdict ion s in Ir elan d in t h e com in g year s, f u r t h er f u elin g t h e dem an d an d logic f or a u n it ed Ir elan d.

Sin n Féin's1m ar y Lou M cDon ald. Sin n Fein Par t y Leader an d Fir st M in ist er Design at e M ich elle O'Neill

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Th e View f r om Ir elan d

Th e Nor t h er n Ir ish Elect ion

By M au r ice Fit zpat r ick In t h e local elect ion s h eld on M ay 18t h in Nor t h er n

Ir elan d, t h e DUP st r u ck t h e k eyn ot e w h en t h ey cam paign ed on t h e pledge t o ?r e-est ablish t h e Nor t h er n Ir elan d Assem bly ?. It w as alw ays clear t h at t h is elect ion w as goin g t o be a r ef er en du m on t h e DUP?s decision t o r ef u se t o go in t o t h e Assem bly af t er it lost pole posit ion t o Sin n Féin in last M ay ?s Assem bly elect ion . Now t h eir r et u r n t o St or m on t is in evit able? it is ju st t h at t h e DUP sou gh t an explicit m an dat e t o r et u r n . It is a pit y, t h ou gh h ar dly a sh ock , t h at it t ook t h em over a year t o act dem ocr at ically.

Th e DUP m an if est o added t h at it w ou ld on ly do so ?on a f air an d su st ain able basis by f in ish in g t h e job of pr ot ect in g NI?s place in t h e UK an d it s in t er n al m ar k et ?. Sin ce f in ish in g t h e job im plies h avin g st ar t ed it , t h e DUP?s r ecor d of pr ot ect in g Nor t h er n Ir elan d?s place in t h e UK is w or t h r ecallin g.

Un iqu ely am on g t h e m ajor par t ies on t h e islan d of Ir elan d, t h e DUP su ppor t ed Br exit in t h e Ju n e 2016 UK r ef er en du m . Despit e t h at dr ast ic m iscalcu lat ion , t h e DUP h as t h e n er ve t o pr aise it s cr eden t ials as a pr ot ect or of NI?s place in t h e UK. Wh ile m an y in Nor t h er n Ir elan d con t in u e t o su ppor t t h e u n ion w it h t h e UK, t h ey r eject t h e can ar d t h at t h at posit ion w as com pat ible w it h su ppor t f r om Br exit . Th e DUP cou ld, at a m in im u m , be expect ed t o ow n t h e con sequ en ces of it s su ppor t f or Br exit .

In st ead, it t h r ew in it s lot w it h Bor is Joh n son an d t h e h appy f an t asy t h at t h e UK cou ld leave t h e EU in t er n al m ar k et an d cu st om s u n ion w it h ou t a pr ocess of exam in in g goods cr ossin g bet w een t h e UK an d t h e EU. It is u n clear if Joh n son ever f u lly believed t h at t h at w as possible, bu t it w as cer t ain ly u n w or k able f r om t h e st ar t . Th e on ly solu t ion t o t h e con u n dr u m w as t o m ove t h e cu st om s bor der t o t h e Ir ish Sea, align in g t h e cu st om s r egim e in Nor t h er n Ir elan d w it h t h e r est of Ir elan d an d t h e EU? a vist a t h at appalled h ar dlin e u n ion ist s. Joh n son du ly bet r ayed t h e DUP at a m eet in g w it h h is cou n t er par t , Taoiseach Leo Var adk ar , in Liver pool in Oct ober 2019. At t h at m eet in g, Joh n son ef f ect ively con ceded a cu st bor der bet w een Nor t h er n Ir elan d an d t h e r est of t h e UK. Th at f or m ed t h e basis of t h e Nor t h er n Ir elan d Pr ot ocol, agr eed u pon bet w een Lon don an d t h e EU a f ew m on t h s lat er . Th e DUP h as f u m ed abou t

t h ePr ot ocol ever sin ce, w h ich h as ach ieved n ot h in g m or e t h an leavin g t h em isolat ed an d h u m iliat ed in Lon don . Hen ce t h e DUP?s pet u lan ce an d den ial? t h e m ost t an gible m an if est at ion of w h ich is t h e on goin g su spen sion of St or m on t sin ce t h e DUP r ef u ses t o par t icipat e in it .

Th e h u m iliat ion con t in u ed w h en Rish i Su n ak t ook over as Br it ish Pr im e M in ist er an d sign ed t h e Win dsor Fr am ew or k w it h t h e EU. Th e Fr am ew or k w as t h e Nor t h er n Ir elan d Pr ot ocol r edu x, w it h a f ew con cession s t h r ow n in . In M ar ch 2023, t h e Fr am ew or k passed t h r ou gh t h e Hou se of Com m on s by 515 vot es t o 29. Nat u r ally, t h e DUP vot ed t o r eject it , t h er eby diggin g t h em selves deeper in t o t h e h ole Th e DUP cam paign ed in t h e r ecen t elect ion t o r ect if y ?t h e h ar m don e by t h e im posit ion of t h e Pr ot ocol?. If t h ey ar e n ot su ppor t ed in t h is aim u n ion ism , t h ey claim , ?can divide an d splin t er , cost in g seat s an d in f lu en ce in ou r cou n cils an d h elpin g t o h an d seat s an d in f lu en ce t o t h ose w h o w ou ld f u r t h er w eak en t h e Un ion?. Su ch a f or ce f or t h e good of t h e u n ion : h ow cou ld vot er s n ot su ppor t t h em ?

Th e Assem bly an d t h e obst acle t o it s f u n ct ion in g ever sin ce, h as a u sef u l su ggest ion . ?Th e DUP su ppor t s gr eat er u n ion ist cooper at ion an d is t h e on ly u n ion ist par t y lar ge en ou gh t o ch allen ge Sin n Fein?.

Tr an slat ion : do n ot give you r f ir st pr ef er en ce vot es t o ot h er u n ion ist par t ies becau se t o do so is t o dilu t e t h e u n ion ist bloc an d t o f u r t h er f acilit at e t h e dom in an ce of Sin n Féin in Nor t h er n Ir elan d. Havin g t old t h e elect or at e t o give t h em t h eir f ir st pr ef er en ce vot e, t h e DUP t ells it w h er e t o give t h eir secon d an d t h ir d pr ef er en ces: ?t h en t r an sf er t o ot h er pr o-Un ion can didat es?.

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Sin n Féin?s h avin g t h e Fir st M in ist er posit ion in St or m on t , w h ich it w on in M ay 2022, is pr iced in t o t h e r est or at ion of t h e Assem bly. How ever , t h e r est or at ion w ill lik ely n ot h appen u n t il t h is au t u m n .

If it does h appen t h en , it m ay be polit ically u n w ise t o t au n t t h e DUP f or h avin g w ast ed a year an d a h alf an d ach ieved n ot h in g in t h e in t er im . Th at w as a per iod in w h ich Nor t h er n Ir elan d?s alr eady t r ou bled econ om y an d social st r u ct u r es st agn at ed st ill f u r t h er an d h ospit al qu eu es got lon ger . Rat h er t h an t ak in g t h at f ocu s, Ir ish , EU an d US leader s w ill con t in u e t o cajole t h e DUP t o r eap t h e gain s t h at Nor t h er n Ir elan d can m ak e t h r ou gh it s gover n m en t becom in g act ive again an d it s econ om y oper at in g w it h f u ll access t o t w o m ajor m ar k et s, t h e UK an d t h e EU. Th e DUP?s polit ical leader sh ip over t h e past year an d a h alf h as been sh am ef u l, bu t t h at is en t ir ely in lin e w it h pr eceden t . Wh en Sin n Féin?s M ar t in M cGu in n ess r esign ed as Depu t y Fir st M in ist er in Jan u ar y 2017,

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t h er eby collapsin g St or m on t f or w h at t r an spir ed t o be t h r ee year s, t h e t h en leader of t h e DUP cr it icised t h e decision sin ce Nor t h er n Ir elan d w as ?dealin g w it h Br exit , n eedin g t o cr eat e m or e jobs an d in vest in g in ou r h ealt h an d edu cat ion syst em , Nor t h er n Ir elan d n eeds st abilit y ?.

Wh at ever t h e ou t com e of t h e local elect ion s, t h e du opoly of t h e DUP an d Sin n Féin w ill con t in u e. An d t h at w ay does n ot lie st abilit y. A f r esh vision is badly n eeded. Som e of t h e opposit ion in St or m on t , pr in cipally t h e SDLP?s Colm East w ood, h as can vassed t h e posit ion t h at f or Nor t h er n Ir elan d t o con t in u e t o h ave a voice it m u st ?r ejoin t h e com m u n it y of n at ion s an d get back h om e t o t h e EU t h en it can on ly be don e in a New Ir elan d?. How ever , t h er e is all bu t n o su ppor t f or su ch a vision . East w ood an d t h e SDLP w ou ld secr et ly ack n ow ledge t h at if t h ey r et ain as m an y cou n cil seat s t h is t im e as in t h e last elect ion t h ey w ou ld be doin g w ell.

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Du blin Nat ive, Sally M cNally, Nu r se of t h e Year

Sally M cNally r eceived t h e pr est igiou s Nu r se of t h e Year aw ar d at t h e 30t h An n u al Ven t u r a Cou n t y M edical Resou r ce Fou n dat ion Aw ar ds Lu n ch eon on M ay 21.

Sally h as spen t over 30 year s w or k in g in t h e labor r oom as a m idw if e an d labor an d deliver y RN. Sh e aim s t o w or k w it h h er pat ien t s t o h elp t h em ach ieve a bir t h exper ien ce as close t o t h eir dr eam s as possible. " I believe w om en ar e ver y w ise an d pow er f u l; I en cou r age w om en t o em br ace t h at in n er w isdom an d t r u st t h eir bodies du r in g ch ildbir t h ."

Sally or igin ally t r ain ed as a n u r se an d t h en as a m idw if e in Ir elan d. Sh e w or k ed as a m idw if e f or f ive year s in Sau di Ar abia bef or e com in g t o t h e US. Sh e w or k ed as an RN an d Ch ar ge n u r se f or 20 year s at CM H in Ven t u r a.

Af t er t h at ph ase of h er h ealt h car e car eer , Sally r et u r n ed t o sch ool, ear n in g h er m ast er 's as a Cer t if ied Nu r se M idw if e an d Doct or of Nu r sin g Pr act ice.

Sally is also a Cer t if ied Hypn ot h er apist , Cer t if ied Yoga In st r u ct or , an d Cer t if ied Ch ildbir t h Edu cat or . Sh e blen ds t h ese gif t s t o h elp pr epar e w om en t o go con f iden t ly in t o t h eir labor an d bir t h s. Sh e t each es classes at CM H's New Par en t Resou r ce Cen t er .

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Tr ip of a Lif et im e by Rich ar d At k in s, par t II Belf ast h as m u ch t o of f er an d is over look ed by m ost visit or s t o Ir elan d. On e of t h e n ew est at t r act ion s (open ed on M ar ch 31, 2012) is t h e u lt r a-m oder n Tit an ic M u seu m pict u r ed h er e. Th e doom ed lin er w as bu ilt in Belf ast f or t h e Wh it e St ar Lin e. Th e post er on t h e r igh t sh ow s t h e classy age t h at br ou gh t t h e w or ld t h e Tit an ic an d w as soon t o en d ow in g t o disast er an d WWI

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su ch as M ich ael Collin s an d Cat h al Br u gh a

M ay 24, 2023 m ar ked 100 year s sin ce t h e en d of t h e Ir ish Civil War

A cer em on y w as h eld at t h e Gar den of Rem em br an ce in Du blin . at t en ded by Ir ish gover n m en t of f icials an d r elat ives of som e of t h ose w h o died

Th e w ar last ed less t h an on e year w h en pr o an d an t i An glo Ir ish Tr eat y f act ion s f ou gh t . Th e con f lict began Ju n e 28, 1922 an d en ded on M ay 24 1923. Abou t 2,000 people ar e est im at ed t o h ave died, in clu din g k ey f igu r es

Taoiseach Leo Var adk ar an d Tán aist e M ich eál M ar t in join t ly laid a w r eat h at t h e low -k ey cer em on y, w h ich aim ed t o pr ovide a h ealin g m om en t of r econ ciliat ion an d r em em br an ce.

Taoiseach Leo Var adk ar in spect in g a gu ar d of h on ou r f r om t h e Def en ce For ces pr ior t o t h e cer em on y Images courtesy of the Irish Government Information Service

Also pr esen t w er e Sin n Féin leader M ar y Lou M cDon ald, Allian ce Par t y M LA David Hon eyf or d, Lor d M ayor of Du blin , Car olin e Con r oy, an d Lieu t en an t Gen er al Seán Clan cy, Ch ief of St af f of t h e Def en ce For ces.

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M an y ot h er m em ber s of t h e gover n m en t , Oir each t as an d Cou n cil of St at e w er e also in at t en dan ce.

Th e even t w as a par t of t h e Decade of Cen t en ar ies pr ogr am m e.

Heldven t exact ly 100 year s t o t h e day w h en Fr an k Aik en or der ed h is an t i-t r eat y f or ces t o su r r en der .,

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Fr ien ds sin ce ch ildh ood, Jim M cM ah on & Har r y Hu gh es pict u r ed h er e Ch r is Pier ce of THE FENIANS & at an ot h er st op on m y Ir ish Spr in g visit , t h e Ir ish Ch ar it y THE CABBAGE Lor r ain e Ch am ber s at THE HARP INN PATCHERS w h ich w as f ou n ded by Har r y Hu gh es. Th e Cabbages Pat ch er s Ir ish Pu b in Cost a M esa celebr at in g h ave a com m u n it y gar den an d t h ey h elp sen ior s an d t h e in f ir m t en d t o t h e 30t h an n iver sar y of t h e Fen ian s playin g at Th e Har p! t h eir ow n yar ds by or gan izin g at r isk you t h an d volu n t eer s

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Special t h an k s t o Clan Scot t f or r epr sen t in g u s an d ou r Tr avel Par t n er AER LINGUS at t h e Scot t ish Fest in Cost a M esa. We t r u ly appr eciat ed t h e Pan CELTIC Th e Par ade of Scot t ish Clan s 2023 an d a r em in der t o f ly AER LINGUS Co-oper at ion .

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Spr in g Tr ip To Nor t h er n Ir elan d. For t h e f ir st t im e, I m ade it t o Belf ast an d t ak in g ou r gu est t r avel w r it er Rich ar d Ak in's advice; w e visit ed t h e Tit an ic M u seu m .

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Jim M cM ah on an d Ger aldin e M cCu llagh , bot h n at ives of War r en poin t , Cou n t y Dow n at t h e Tit an ic M u seu m on t h e act u al pr ow of t h e lost sh ip, n ow accessible t o t h e pu blic via t h is pr et t y n if t y display!

Yet an ot h er am azin g par t of m y Spr in g in Ir elan d. We m et t h e ow n er s of t h e LEADER, w h ich is a " Br ixh am Tr aw ler Gaf f Ket ch" bu ilt in 1892 in Gam lm pt om , Devon . It is on t h e UK Regist r y of h ist or ic sh ips. Th e sh ip f ish ed in Br it ish , Ir ish an d Sw edish w at er s f or over h alf a cen t u r y.

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ABOUT OCLEES & " Pou r A Pin t Wit h Pops" Th e Or an ge Cou n t y Law En f or cem en t Em er ald Societ y (OCLEES) is a social, f r at er n al, ch ar it able, n on -pr of it , m u lt iagen cy or gan izat ion w it h t h e goal of f ost er in g goodw ill am on g t h e n u m er ou s law en f or cem en t agen cies w it h in t h e com m u n it ies of Or an ge Cou n t y.

Addit ion ally ou r goal is t o in st ill, pr eser ve an d celebr at e t h e h er it age, accom plish m en t s an d t h e dedicat ion of t h e Ir ish Am er ican Law En f or cem en t Of f icer s, past an d pr esen t , an d t h eir Gaelic cu lt u r e. You can f in d ou t m u ch m or e abou t OCLEES by visit in g t h eir w ebsit e an d su ppor t in g t h em by at t en din g t h e m an y even t s t h ey h ost , don at ion s & ch eck in g ou t t h eir on lin e st or e.

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"The Jumping Church" Th e bu ildin g, in r u in s, dat es f r om t h e 14t h cen t u r y an d w as bu ilt on t h e sit e of t h e m or e an cien t ch u r ch of Deom og. Accor din g t o t h e local t r adit ion , t h e w est w all ju m ped in w ar ds t h e ch u r ch by 1.78 m et r es (10 f eet ) t o exclu de t h e gr ave of an excom m u n icat ed per son f r om in side t h e ch u r ch . M or e lik ely t h e w all w as dislocat ed du r in g a violen t st or m in 1715. Th is beau t if u l, t r an qu il spot & of f t h e beat en t r ack is w ell w or t h a visit .

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THE COFFEE GALLERY BACKSTAGE 2029 N. Lak e Alt aden a, CA. Bit es t h e Du st !

Bob St an e says: It ?s Sou ven ir Sat u r day at t h e Cof f ee Galler y Back st age on Sat u r day, Ju n e 10!

A cou ple of m on t h s ago, on e of m y pat r on s su ggest ed t h at if w e w er e t o close t h e CGB sh e w ou ld lik e t o bu y som e of t h e ch air s f or r em em br an ce. We ar e n ow , u n f or t u n at ely, closed. Absolu t ely ever yt h in g in t h e CGB is n ow f or sale.

Th is com in g Sat u r day, Ju n e 10, f r om 12:00 PM t o 4:00 PM t h er e w ill be a m ixer sale of ever yt h in g. We w ou ld lik e you t h er e t o select f r om t h e ar r ay of good t h in gs. Th er e w ill be t ables an d ch air s, elect r ical equ ipm en t , ligh t s, m icr oph on es, m ic st an ds, an d ever yt h in g r equ ir ed t o r u n a clu b. All w ill be sold at r eason able closin g pr ices. Th er e ar e also m an y pieces of decor at ion in clu din g air plan es, sign s, a m ir r or (36? X 46?), book s of sh eet m u sic, an d even an accor dion , an d m u ch m or e!

Th er e is an excellen t piece of 4?X8?plyw ood (sm oot h ) f or in t er ior con st r u ct ion or a h obbyist t h at is br an d n ew. Br in g cof f ee an d cook ies f or t h e m ixer .

We w an t you t h er e! Please, do n ot call t h e CBG ph on e lin e w it h qu est ion s bu t en joy t h e ph ot os of som e of t h e m er ch an dise t o w h et you r appet it e.

We w ill t ak e paym en t s of cash , ch eck , an d Ven m o.

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2023 Tou r Lor een a M cKen n it t Th is Au gu st , Lor een a w ill also be m ak in g r ar e appear an ces at t h r ee su m m er f olk f est ivals in h er h om e pr ovin ce of On t ar io h ar k en in g back t o t h e r oot s of h er ear ly year s an d per f or m in g som e of h er m ost t r adit ion al Celt ic son gs w it h special gu est s Th e Book en ds, a St r at f or d-based Celt ic ban d.

Lor een a w ill br in g The Visit Revisited Tou r t o 23 Am er ican cit ies in t h e U.S. Nor t h east , par t s of t h e M idw est an d con clu din g in t h e Can adian pr air ies t h is Oct ober an d Novem ber .

Lor een a w ill be accom pan ied on t ou r by lon g-t im e m u sical com pan ion s Br ian Hu gh eson gu it ar ,Car olin e Lavelleon cello, Hu gh M ar sh on violin an d Du dley Ph illipson bass. Per f or m an ces w ill in clu de ever y son g onThe Visit, (in t h e or der t h ey appear on t h e albu m ), as w ell as ot h er f an f avou r it es f r om acr oss h er cat alogu e.

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Der r y Nigh t s I Dr eam of Fir e .

By Gr eg Pat r ick ?Do w e w alk in legen ds or on t h e gr een ear t h in t h e dayligh t ;vA m an m ay do bot h ; said Ar agor n ; For n ot w e bu t t h ose w h o com e af t er w ill m ak e t h e legen ds of ou r t im e. Th e gr een ear t h , say you ? Th at is a m igh t y m at t er of legen d, t h ou gh you t r ead it u n der t h e ligh t of day!? ? J.R.R. Tolk ien , Th e Tw o Tow er s

Im m er sed in t h e old son gs an d t h e dept h s of m em or y, I en vision h er sm ile, r ed lips lik e old w ou n ds r eopen in g as f r esh an d r ed as t h e day I bled.

In t h e cold w h er e old w ou n ds pu lse an d sigh s st eam .

In t h e dar k w h er e w ar r ior s ar e allow ed t o sh ed t ear s.

Fir eligh t an d old son gs cast t h eir spell in du et , dist an t h au n t ed eyes cast over t h e r ed dr eam scapes of m em or y...

I dr eam in t h e r ed of f ir e an d pallor of sn ow an d I speak in t h e elu sive w or ds of son gs an d u n su n g.

A dr eam scape of sn ow h ailin g h er lik e f r ozen t ear s m elt in g m idair am id t h e bu r n in g debr is. I r eu n it e w it h h er in t h at dr eam scape, an in t r u der in t h e past .

I st an d in an u n colou r ed silh ou et t e, t h e ou t lin e on a Pr e-Raph aelit e can vas w h ile sh e gr aces t h e scen e in a vision of r ed of h air an d eyes of dept h of Celt ic Sea. I st an d aloof am on g t h e r au cou s m er r im en t of t h e car avan f ir es, im m er sin g m yself in t h e son or ou s em br ace of old son g. In r ecu r r in g dr eam s an d in m om en t s w h en dist an t h au n t ed eyes look in t o t h e dept h s of car avan f lam es, I r evisit t h e m om en t as if I w er e t h e gh ost an d n ot h er .

I w alk am on g t h e f lam es of t h e bom b?s af t er m at h , u n bu r n t an d n u m b. Walk in g t ow ar ds it even as ot h er s st agger an d r eel bloodied an d bu r n t aw ay f r om it , ch ok in g t h r ou gh t h e sm ok e or scr eam in g, m ou t h s sou n dless t o m y deaf en ed r in gin g ear s.

M y last sigh t of h er lik e, f r ail as a m ot h in an aer ial dan ce w it h t h e ligh t as I r aced explosion s t o get t o h er t o be by h er side. I am t h r ow n t o t h e gr ou n d.

I see h er t h en . Sh e lies am on g sm ok in g an d bu r n in g debr is. I k n eel by h er side...palm f eelin g h er h ear t beat an d pr essin g dow n again an d again ....t ast in g h er sh allow br eat h as I br eat h e in t o h er m ou t h ....?Wak e u p! Wak e u p!?

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It can't en d...n ot lik e t h is...

?An d w h y can't it ?? t h e Dar k Goddess m ock s... ?You ar e all m or t als. It is n ot you r place t o den y or def y t h e gods w h en w e call f or sacr if ice.?

Her voice is lik e ven om ed h on ey spr ead by a sh ar p blade. I w on't list en ? I can't .

I look back t o m y m u se...

I h ad t h ou gh t h er sm ile silen ce set t o m u sic an d as sou n dlessly m y lips f or m ed a t r in it y of w or ds.

Wor ds I w as f or bidden t o speak as w e bot h dr ew br eat h st eam in t h e air .

I st ill bor e t h e bu r n s as m y dr eam s w er e h au n t ed by t h e r adian t gh ost of h er lik e a gh ost ?s w alt z in a cast le?s r u in s, h er h air beggar in g t h e r ed of t h e f ir e.I h old h er in t h e eye of t h e st or m ?

St an din g lik e an islan d w it h poet r y at it s sou l an d an em pt y t h r on e at it s h ear t .

Wh at w as f ir e an yw ay?

On ly t h e dead an d t h e dam n ed can t ou ch f lam e?

I r em em ber w h en w e f ir st m et ?

Sh e is u n su r e of m e? ?I h ear d you people st eal? ? sh e says. ?You h ave m e beat t h er e. You st ole m y h ear t at a glan ce. How did you do it ??

Sh e lau gh s...an d I lau gh ... ?Com e you sh ou ldn't be seen w it h h is k in d,? h er elder s scold.

Sh e lin ger s an d I as w ell. Fin ger s en t w in ed.

Pr essed h er palm t o m y h ear t in par t in g bef or e w e ar e pu lled apar t .

Th en t h at n igh t ...

I pr essed dow n again an d again ...

No...n ot lik e t h at ...Br eat h e... ?Go aw ay!? I dem an d as t h e Dar k Goddess h over s.... ?I am you r sh adow...you r sh adow....?

Th e dar k n ess closes in ...t h e w in gs en f old h er .... a pale f ace f r am ed by r aven h air lean s in f or h er lips... I am pu lled aw ay... ?Com e on Paddy. Th e soldier s ar e com in g....Com e on ....Sh e's gon e....you h ave t o let h er go... sh e's gon e....?

Th e r ain s f ell t h en cold, t h ou gh I w as obliviou s t o it , ext in gu ish in g t h e f lam es an d ban ish in g t h em t o h au n t m y sou l an d r ecu r r in g dr eam s lik e r ed gh ost s am id cast le r u in s. I am disor ien t ed f or a m om en t ....I r ecoil f r om t h e f lam es...w h y? Ju st t h e cam pf ir es am id t h e car avan s. Th e r eassu r in g pr esen ce of m y cob pon ies n u zzlin g m e. I sn u ggle t h em f on dly. It is a r em ot e sit e w e h ave en cam ped on ? f ar aw ay en ou gh f r om t h e cit y t h at t h e st ar s in t h eir m yr iads h au n t t h e sk ies an d eyes. Far f r om t h e lon g w alk back t h en beh in d t h e w alls an d w ir es...Wh o am I?

I w as you n g w h en em aciat ed r ebels dr ew t h eir last br eat h in a Belf ast gaol. I am an cien t n ow , older t h an t h e h ills, w h en sw or ds ar e r elic an d m en slay w it h f ir e.

It is a h au n t ed place w e en cam p in ? Th er e ar e so m an y gh ost s h er e. I f eel t h eir h u n ger ? It is a h u n ger t h at em aciat es t h e sou l...t h at dr ain s in su ccession ever y oasis of t h e n om ad's passage...n igh t of r est less sh adow s t h at t h e m u sician con ju r es an d w eaves in t o son gs...I k n ow t h e isolat ion of t h e gods...

I r ecogn ise voices ar ou n d m e. I r eel an d sw ay.... ?Com e on ....You can't w in ,? t h ey u r ge... Th en an ot h er voice ech oin g t h em ....

t h e Dar k Goddess....I f eel a f lu t t er of dar k w in gs.

Sh ar p t alon s clu t ch m y sh ou lder . ?You can't win?, t h e dar k goddess w h isper s. Th e r ock alon e k eeps m e st an din g? Th er e is n o r ock ? n ot r eally... w h at is it t h en ? ?If you r dead gir l cou ld see ye n ow ?, on e m ock s.

Th e w or ds st ab as cold as blades. Th e sh adow s closed in as if coilin g ar ou n d m e con st r ict in g an d h issin g....

I clen ch m y f ist . I see h er as w ell in t h e f ir e's r adian ce...

Th e st r en gt h isn't m in e t h at I am w ieldin g? t h at I am r allyin g on ...

M en died h er e...so m an y... Th ey slew an d w er e slain in t u r n . I f eel t h e t h r ill of you n g w ar r ior s eager f or bat t le, t h e coldn ess of blades an d of bodies st r ew n on t h e r ed gr ass...Sh adow s ar e gr an t ed f or m an d f ace m en in golden ar m ou r w it h sh in in g sw or ds w r ou gh t an d f or ged w it h pr ide. Th eir bat t le cr ies sw eep m y sou l w it h t h e r u sh of w in d, u r gin g m e t o r ise...I f eel h er sh adow...h ear h er m ock in g voice claw at m y sou l .

I t h in k of h er t h en again t h en , t h e vision of beau t y beh in d gr een eyes lik e t idepools of Celt ic Sea an d a sm ile t h at w as silen ce set t o m u sic or in can t at ion cast in g it s spell, silen cin g all t h e back gr ou n d m u sic.

Her s ou t sh in es a su ccession of sm iles lik e n om ad f ir es in a pain t ed deser t , k in dled over t h e h ear t an d ext in gu ish ed w it h t h e daw n , all f or t h e bet r ayal of a m ir age.

I st an d aloof am on g t h e r au cou s m er r im en t of t h e car avan f ir es. Im m er sin g m yself in t h e son or ou s em br ace of old son g. I am a br oodin g pr esen ce in t h eir m idst , a livin g sh adow beyon d t h eir r au cou s m er r im en t . I t ear t h e ?n o pik eys an d gypsies? sign t h at con f r on t s m e on a r u st ed post an d cast it t o t h e f lam es.

It ign it es an d f lar es ligh t in g m y f ace an d eyes in cr im son . I see t h eir silh ou et t es w eavin g ar ou n d t h r ow in g pu n ch es in bar e k n u ck le f igh t s, ot h er s sh ou t in g en cou r agem en t . I st r ay f r om t h e sh adow s at last . I f eel t h e sen sat ion s of t h e f ir e's w ar m t h as I appear t o t h eir eyes. I r aise m y f ist s m ech an ically an d an sw er a ch allen ge. I am jeer ed. ?You can't w in . You can't w in .?

It becom es a ch an t t h at ech oes in m y sou l.

Th ose ar e t h e on ly jabs I f eel.

Th is m on t h's con t r ibu t in g w r it er , Gr eg Pat r ick

I clen ch m y f ist s. Blood f ills m y eyes. I am blin ded, br u ised, an d bloodied? ever yt h in g is su r r eal an d abst r act . I am n ot m yself an ym or e.

Wh o am I? I am Cu ch u lain n w ou n ded f r om t h eir sw or ds slu m ped again st t h e r ock ?

Th is ch apt er of Poet ic Pr ose I Dream of Fire

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Th e Celt ic Ar t s Cen t er 's In t r odu ct ion t o t h e Ir ish Lan gu age class w ill begin on M on day, M ar ch 6, 2023 at 7PM via Zoom an d w ill con t in u e w eek ly on M on days n igh t s w it h a f ew except ion s su ch as h olidays an d ot h er special even t s. For exam ple, t h e Celt ic Ar t s Cen t er w ill be h avin g it s St .

Pat r ick ?s Day celebr at ion on M ar ch 13, an d t h er e w ill be n o class on t h at even in g.

Th is on lin e class assu m es n o pr ior k n ow ledge of t h e

Ir ish lan gu age; if you h ave alr eady been exposed t o it , t h is class m ay ser ve as a r ef r esh er cou r se on t h e basics. Th e pr im ar y m at er ials ar e " Pr ogr ess in Ir ish" an d " Gaeilge Gan St r o - Low er Level" , bot h of w h ich m ay be pu r ch ased on lin e. Th e cou r se in st r u ct or , Jam es M u r ph y, w ill be cir cu lat in g t h e in it ial cou r se m at er ials as w ell. Th e f ir st f ew classes w ill f ocu s on pr on u n ciat ion .

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The Irish Arts & Entertainment Th is past year w e celebr at ed 30 year s as Calif or n ia's pr em ier Ir ish pu blicat ion !

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Pau lin e M cDer m ot t of Im pact Pr odu ct ion s in Ir elan d h as a gr eat k n ack f or f in din g am azin g n ew ban ds an d t alen t . Sh e r ef er r ed u s t o St r in gs N Th in gs a f ew year s back . Last f all, sh e in t r odu ced u s t o Ir ish f iddler St eph an ie M ar t in w h o lives in It aly an d is a m em ber of a 6 piece Ir ish ban d calle d Willos?

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Th e ban d h as played abou t 700 gigs in It aly, Ir elan d, Fr an ce an d Sw it zer lan d an d per f or m ed w it h Joh n Doyle & Liz Car r ol.

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