Memorial Mass Aug. 23 for David R. Burke

By Ed Forry
August 1, 2009

Cumann na Gaeilge i mBoston (the Irish Language League of Boston)
will host a Memorial Mass for the late David R. Buke of Lawrence on
Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 4 PM at the Heritage State Park Visitors
Center, 1 Jackson Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Burke passed away on May 27, 2009. At the time of his death, Mr.
Burke was Vice President of Division 8 AOH and President and Founder
of the Irish Foundation of Lawrence, Inc. He served in various
capacities on the National, State and County levels of the Ancient

Irish-Language-Only Road Signs in the Gaeltacht Can Be Vexing

By BostonIrish.com... (not verified)
August 1, 2009

As a friend and I drove along a curvy stretch of the Atlantic Drive on Achill Island in Co. Mayo this spring, I spotted a sign on the side of the road that said: Aire Ailtreacha Arda.

Interesting, I thought, since it had no accompanying image and I don't speak Irish. Maybe it means sheep in the road (and there are plenty), or winding road (plenty of those, too) or, well, who really knows?

When I returned to the house I rent, I asked the owners what it meant. They didn't have a clue.

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A Worship Place Rises From Ashes in Montserrat

Ed Forry
By Ed Forry
August 1, 2009

A new St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church has risen from the ashes on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, reader Frank Foley writes. "It was dedicated on June 18 after years of planning and hard work," he reported in an e-mail.

"The church received its pews and other church furnishings as a donation from Cardinal O'Malley's diocese in Boston, as well as a unique cross from the people of Kinsale, Ireland."

His Music Delivers That Special Thing -- 'Pure Radiance'

By Ceol Agus Craic and Susan Gedutis Lindsay
August 1, 2009
Ceol Agus Craic and Susan Gedutis Lindsay

One of these mornings
You're gonna rise up singin'
You're gonna spread your wings
And fly to the sky...

-- From "Summertime," composed by George Gershwin for Porgy and Bess (1935).

Jerry Holland did just that last month: rose up singing, flew to the sky...after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 54.

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On Being an Irish Entertainer: Seamus Kennedy Takes Questions

By Sean Smith
August 1, 2009
Sean Smith
For more than 30 years, Seamus Kennedy has presented his distinctive blend of Irish folk songs and ballads, contemporary and popular songs, and stage patter that invariably elicits belly laughs, chuckles, groans, and the occasional "did-he-really-say-that?" gasp of disbelief from the crowd.

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The Passing of a Legend: Mourning Jerry Holland

By Sean Smith
August 1, 2009
Sean Smith

Local friends and fans of Jerry Holland are mourning the death last month of the Cape Breton fiddling legend, who maintained close ties to both the Greater Boston and Irish music communities.

Mr. Holland, who had been battling cancer the past two years, died on July 16 at the age of 54. A memorial service and celebration of his life was held in Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, on July 21.

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