http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Springfield IrishCentral Springfield en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/artsandstyle/tipsheet/always-and-forever-dusty-springfield---new-york-show-tells-tale-of-irish-catholic-schoolgirl-turned-legendary-singer-197965471.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/artsandstyle/tipsheet/always-and-forever-dusty-springfield---new-york-show-tells-tale-of-irish-catholic-schoolgirl-turned-legendary-singer-197965471.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:17:18 PDT
Kirsten Holly Smith as Dusty Springfield in Forever DustyMary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien was one of the greatest soul singers of the 1960s and ‘70s You’ve probably heard of her legendary stage name, Dusty Springfield, but did you know she was born a shy Irish Catholic schoolgirl?Making your way through the heady atmosphere of Swinging Sixties London required talent (she had enough for several lifetimes), but it also required nerves of steel (and she found that the way many Irish people have, via the end of a vodka shot glass)Being a woman in the male dominated music business was challenging enough, but her own inner struggles, which included a complex and competitive relationship with her talented brother and a series of discreet gay affairs at a time when they could have ended her career, all took their toll READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/finally-the-biggest-simpsons-secret-revealed---springfield-based-on-oregon-town-147150035.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/finally-the-biggest-simpsons-secret-revealed---springfield-based-on-oregon-town-147150035.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:45:11 PDT
The Simpson'sMatt Groening, creator of the animated series, has always kept the inspiration for the fictional Springfield in the show secret until now, saying it is based on a community 100 miles south of where he grew up in PortlandHe told Smithsonian magazine: "Springfield was named after Springfield, Oregon"The only reason is that when I was a kid, the TV show 'Father Knows Best' took place in the town of Springfield, and I was thrilled because I imagined that it was the town next to Portland, my hometown"When I grew up, I realised it was just a fictitious name READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_irishamerican/old-wounds-78557422.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/the_irishamerican/old-wounds-78557422.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:00:18 PST Posted by PatriciaHarty at 6/5/2009 3:27 PM EDTShe held the two-year-old baby girl in her arms The child was so light she was afraid that she would crush her or move in such a way as to press against her soresShe had never been this close to starvation beforeJoanne from Co READ MORE ]]>