The August 1995 issue
The biggest surviving issue of the first run. A long guide to tracing Irish ancestry, approval for an Irish Brigade monument at Antietam, a famine apology petition, Mike Tyson’s comeback opponent and a corned beef supper for a weeknight.
A tribute to bravery: Irish Brigade remembered at Civil War battlefield
In 1995 the National Park Service approved what it said would be the last monument at Antietam, honouring the Irish Brigade’s charge at Bloody Lane.
Belfast talent walks familiar road: Ray Collins discusses career, new album
Belfast singer Ray Collins on the clubs that raised him, the friends he lost, and the York Street songs on his album As I Roved Back.
Conservative Democrats will make the difference in presidential bid
In the summer of 1995 Pat Buchanan worked Pennsylvania's Reagan Democrats, sure they could carry him past Bob Dole and then Bill Clinton.
Ireland's great outdoors: Travel plans should include outside activity
A 1995 guide to outdoor Ireland: golf for under $20 a day, riding treks, salmon rivers, race days and boat trips to the islands.
Irish Medal of Honor recipients honored at Pa. convention: New state officers elected
Pennsylvania’s Hibernians elected new officers at Valley Forge in July 1995, then processed with pipes to the AOH obelisk in the Medal of Honor Grove.
Kelly: Great QB and humanitarian
On the eve of the 1995 season, a salute to Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly for his late-game comebacks and his charity work in western New York.
Legal exchange offers getaway to Ireland
An American lawyer takes a continuing education course at University College Dublin, then drives his young family to Cork, Limerick and Wicklow.
Limited edition: Book of Kells prints to be released
In 1995 Trinity College Dublin licensed a numbered set of silk-screen prints from three of the Book of Kells’ most famous pages, at $6,250 a set.
Notes on Irish history: Interesting discoveries make for a 'potpourri'
Two trips to Ireland yield a column of finds: the Slattery name, a royal visit that sank Muckross, a gentlemanly siege at Enniscorthy, and Aughrim.
Peace brings dividend; NI receives EU funds
A year into the IRA ceasefire, Brussels approved $350 million for Northern Ireland and the border counties: the first of the EU’s PEACE programmes.
PEC calls on Britain to apologize for famine: Petition drive initiated
In the 150th-anniversary summer of the Great Hunger, an Irish-American committee asked Downing Street for an apology and tied it to the peace process.
Producers pull plug on Irish film: Bond between brothers subject of new release
Brando, Depp and Winger leave Ballycotton when Divine Rapture collapses; Edward Burns brings The Brothers McMullen to cinemas; two new books on Irish islands and archaeology.
Sinn Fein leader accuses British of missing opportunity for peace: IRA arms issue stumbling block
Eleven months into the IRA ceasefire, a young Tyrone republican told a Pennsylvania AOH hall that London was stalling over guns, prisoners and talks.
Sportstalk: Irish fighter won't dent rusty Iron Mike
Our sports columnist sized up Peter “Hurricane” McNeeley, the Irish Catholic heavyweight from Massachusetts picked for Mike Tyson’s 1995 comeback, and did not like his chances.
Tradition keeps connection to past alive: Dancing, dreams and diversions found
Two great-aunts on the Bandon River, a concertina player’s death notice, and a visitor’s guide to set dancing, Wren Boys and Irish storytelling.
Travel Guide: Search for ancestry; Return to Ireland to find your roots
A 1995 field guide to tracing an Irish family: write to Kildare Street, quiz the grandparents, read the signposts, and plan the trip as a homecoming.
Turn an elegant meal into a weeknight treat with deli corned beef: A traditional dinner for 90's lifestyle
A 1995 kitchen page: Dijon-glazed corned beef with steamed cabbage and red potatoes, plus a horseradish butter sauce, for busy weeknights.