Mike O'Neill, right, was inducted into the 2023 State 4-H Hall of Fame during the 100th 4-H State Conference in Las Cruces. Also pictured is his wife, Maire O'Neill of the Los Alamos Reporter. Photo by Jessica Booton Mike O'Neill holds the plaque he received when he was inducted into the State 2023 4-H Hall…
Department of Energy Environmental Management Senior Advisor William 'Ike" White is interviewed by Los Alamos Reporter's Maire O'Neill at Buffalo Thunder Resort during White's recent visit to Los Alamos. Courtesy photo DOE-EM Senior Advisor William 'Ike' White addresses attendees at the EM-LA quarterly community engagement during his July 19-20 visit to Los Alamos. Photo by…
Who knew that the woman who inspired Betty Boop was raised in an Irish household?
From glamorous baby-talking sweethearts like Helen Kane to tough-guy Mafioso duo James Cagney and Pat OâBrien, these actors together create the definition of âHollywood Star.â It comes as no surprise that their thickest connecting string is an Irish one.
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Though this true pioneer of a Hollywood actress was awarded the honorary title of âAmericaâs Sweetheart,â Mary Pickford attributes many of her values and character inspirations to her Irish roots. Throughout her career, she would recall stories and memories from her motherâs poverty-stricken upbringing in county Kerry, Ireland in order to build connections with her roles, which were typically those of young, honest, penniless female Irish immigrants or Irish-Americans (titles include âThe Foundlingâ (1915), âLittle Annie Rooneyâ (1925) and âAmarilly of Clothes-line
Rotary Hosts Talk On St. Patrick’s Day Traditions
By LINDA HULL
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“If I had a dollar for every time someone has told me they have always wanted to go to Ireland, I would be very wealthy by now,” mused Maire O’Neill, her Irish eyes smiling. A native of Dublin, O’Neill spoke March 9 to the members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, via Zoom, about traditions and celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.
Maewyn Succat, the St. Patrick we know today, was born into nobility in the fifth century in the western part of present-day Britain, on the edge of the Roman Empire. He was only 16 when he was “taken into slavery and sold in Ireland” by Irish raiders. Six years later, after escaping and returning home, he had a vision instructing him to return to Ireland to spread Christianity. Upon becoming a priest, he returned to Ireland as a missionary. His image is depicted in the Book of Kells, circa 800 A.D., illuminated manuscripts of the fo