The May 1998 issue
May 1998, between the Agreement and the referendums. The paper debated whether it was the best hope for the North, profiled Dick Gaughan, went deep on Celtic myth and watched Wales move toward its own assembly.
A new chapter in Irish history unfolds
Weeks after the Good Friday Agreement, our history columnist asked both sides to speak softly, warned of the hate-mongers, and braced for the Twelfth of July.
Celtic Mythology: Kings, gods link Celts to supernatural
Part of a 1998 series on Irish myth: Cú Roí and the beheading game, the death gods Dearg and Donn, Deirdre of the Sorrows, and Diarmuid and Gráinne.
Dick Gaughan: Celtic bard and hero
On tour in New Mexico in 1998, the Leith singer talked about Braveheart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, atheism and why he never plays from a set list.
Enlisting Irish-Americans in aid of Ireland
After hearing Gerry Adams at Seton Hall, a New Jersey reader drew up a to-do list for Irish America, from UN status to radio requests and famine stamps.
Faeries live in epic tales, stunning illustrations
A 1998 review of John Matthews' collection of rare Celtic tales: Beira the winter queen, the maid who became Loch Ness, sea faeries and selkies.
Milberg collection comes to Princeton: Opening features Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney
In April 1998 more than 1,500 people braved the rain to hear Seamus Heaney open Princeton's new Leonard L. Milberg collection of Irish poetry.
Peace on the horizon? 'Best hope' for Northern Ireland debated
Written weeks before the May 1998 referendums, this guide set out what the Good Friday Agreement promised and what Belfast people expected of it.
Trinity Irish Dancers in triple triumph
In April 1998 Chicago's Trinity Academy won three gold medals at the Irish dancing world championships in Ennis, a first for an American school.
Wales outpacing Scotland in move toward nationhood
In May 1998 the Government of Wales Bill was ahead of Scotland's, Plaid Cymru wanted a cabinet and its own oath, and Senedd was one possible name.