Cormac MacConnell
Cormac MacConnell is a veteran writer and journalist. His much loved column, about his life in County Clare and observations about Irish life, has appeared in the Irish Voice for close to 30 years.
Latest Stories
Beware the ides of March - violent ambushes in Ireland past and present
St. Brigid, Ireland's other patron saint, left in the shadow of a man
From the Clare side of the moon
Yuletide in the neighborhood of Kilaloe, County Clare
The journey of a China tea set from 1930s Boston to County Clare
“Silent Night Christmas in the Trenches 1915” a holiday chart-topper?
We bet you don’t know a John Thomas!
Michael Daniel Higgins slays “The Dragons” in Irish presidential election
Michael Daniel Higgins slays “The Dragons” in Irish presidential election
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- 2 WWII ship where five brave Sullivan brothers died discovered on St. Patrick's Day
- 3 The intersection of Saint Patrick and paganism in Ireland
- 4 TUNE IN: St. Patrick’s Day Parade LIVE from Dublin today!
- 5 US leprechauns versus Irish fairies - a St. Patrick’s Day death match
- 6 NYC Saint Patrick's Day Parade announces line of march ahead of March 16
- 7 St Patrick's Festival is here! Your guide to the Dublin City celebrations
- 8 Sober St. Patrick’s Day to “reclaim the day” today in NYC
- 9 “Walking in the footsteps” of your Irish ancestors