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Sharing Ireland With My Family

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Micaela Connery | University College Dublin (UCD)

My full name is Micaela Erin Flynn Connery.  We have a sign “No Irish Need Apply” to remind us of when relatives first moved to Newport from Ireland many years ago and how they struggled.  My grandparents, although born and raised … Continue reading →

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Ham in a Box—Spending the Holidays Abroad

Posted on January 14, 2015 by stanaka15

In 25 years, I have never spent a Christmas away from my parents’ home. This past year, I spent not only Christmas, but Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and New Year’s as well, all across the Atlantic. So, my approach to celebrating the holidays this year in Dublin was to try to recreate, as closely to possible, what I deemed to be the perfect holiday menus. Continue reading →

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