Bronx Irish Catholic By Peter Quinn, Contributor
In the 1950s, the Bronx was a melting pot of immigrants and first-generation families: Jewish, Italian, and Irish alike. Peter Quinn shares his story of what it was like to be a Bronx Irish Catholic, commonly referred to as a B.I.C.
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“Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, / Who never to himself hath said, / This is my own, my native land! / Whose heart hath ne’er within him burn’d, / As home his footsteps he hath turn’d…”
– Sir Walter Scott
Native land means different things to different people. To some it’s a nation with well-defined borders, like France or Sweden; to others, it transcends borders, à la Ireland or Korea. For many, I think, the term native land invokes something more intimate and parochial: a patch of earth that, no matter where life takes us, stays synonymous with home. For me, that place is the Bronx of the ’50s and ’60s, a lower-middle- / middle-middle-class agglomeration o
The more things change: Dubs, fixtures and amateurism – the problems that won’t go away for the GAA Independent.ie 16/01/2021 Colm Keys
Every so often the GAA, like other sporting organisation and business, holds a mirror up to itself and takes a cold, hard look at everything it does. Root and branch reviews are a staple diet for any organisation that draws many people into huge amount of activity and with so much revenue channelling through its arteries and veins. Such reviews are expected to take a snapshot in time, reflect a changing world and keep pace with it.
Recommendations arise, some are taken on board and acted upon while others never see the light of day.
Clifton Park native and Navy lieutenant assigned to Inauguration Day in D.C. | The Daily Gazette
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Navy Lt. Peter Quinn has big plans for Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.
For the last 60 days, the 1985 Shenendehowa graduate has been in D.C. preparing as part of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. His appointment to the task force, which coordinates all military support for the inauguration, has him arranging the security, transportation and support for the Department of Defense to get people back and forth from the events safely.
“I’m a big believer, especially today with the times going on, just to be able to facilitate the peaceful transfer of power,” Quinn said. “When you’re in it, you don’t really [reflect] on it. But later on, hopefully we’ll be able to look back and say, ‘That was different.’ And there’s some connectivity to the events that are going on that make your service more valuable.”
Forty-one years ago last Sunday, I attended the Dublin County Convention where serious concerns were expressed over the All-Ireland football championship.
In fact, there was such disquiet over its perceived inadequacies that a large majority of delegates voted for change.
They wanted an open draw introduced in 1981, with the four 1980 provincial winners seeded so that they couldn’t meet in the early rounds. From 1982 on, the eight quarter-finalists would be seeded for the Round 1 draw.
Dublin certainly couldn’t be accused of selfish motives as they were Leinster six-in-a-row champions (1974-’79), won All-Ireland titles in 1974, ’76 and ’77 and reached the final in 1975, ’78 and ’79.
Face of abusive man jailed for Christmas after brave victim spoke out
The woman asked a friend to contact the police which led to his arrest
Aaron Harper, 38, of Town End Road, Draycott, Derbyshire (Image: Nottinghamshire Police)
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