The Annual Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, November 10th at The Crowne Plaza Hotel 3 Executive Blvd., Suffern New York. Cocktail hour commences at 7pm followed by Dinner, Open Bar & Dancing to the Music of the New York Showband. Honorees include our own: John McKiernan as well as Tommy Fennell’s son Brendan and Frank Rowley’s daughter Ailish. Please contact … [Read more...] about Rockland GAA Dance
Archives for October 2012
The Other Side of the Copper: Irish Americans and the NY Draft Riots
A famous journalist once observed that “Disinformation is most effective in a very narrow context.” He knew that when events, especially historical events, are taken out of context their meaning and significance can be completely distorted. Such is the case with the recent fascination of the media with the events concerning the NY Draft Riots of 1863. These events are the back … [Read more...] about The Other Side of the Copper: Irish Americans and the NY Draft Riots