Irish-American Facts
Twenty-two American presidents, from Andrew Jackson to John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama, have been at least partly of Irish ancestry. These include James Polk, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Irish Thought for January 30...
Irish-American Celebrities
Walt Disney
Walt Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded now known as the Walt Disney Company, today revenues of approximately $35 billion.
Walt Disney
Walt Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded now known as the Walt Disney Company, today revenues of approximately $35 billion.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Irish Thought for January 29...
Irish Blessings
Bless your little Irish heart and every other Irish part.
Bless your little Irish heart and every other Irish part.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Irish Thought for January 28...
Irish-American Movies
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Irish-American James Cagney stars in this rousing musical depicting the life of playwright, entertainer, and composer George M. Cohan, who was the son of Irish immigrants. Directed by Michael Curtiz.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Irish-American James Cagney stars in this rousing musical depicting the life of playwright, entertainer, and composer George M. Cohan, who was the son of Irish immigrants. Directed by Michael Curtiz.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Irish Thought for January 27...
Irish-American Writers
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Born to an upper-middle-class Irish-Catholic family in St. Paul, Minnesota, F. Scott Fitzgerald was named after Francis Scott Key, his famous second cousin, three times removed. Known for his breezy, witty style with theme of promise, disillusionment, and the idealism of the American character, Fitzgerald finished four novels, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and the Damned, Tender is the Night, and The Great Gatsby. A fifth novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, was published posthumously, although it was unfinished. Fitzgerald also penned many celebrated short stories. Hugely popular, Fitzgerald is widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest writers, and the seminal writer of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Born to an upper-middle-class Irish-Catholic family in St. Paul, Minnesota, F. Scott Fitzgerald was named after Francis Scott Key, his famous second cousin, three times removed. Known for his breezy, witty style with theme of promise, disillusionment, and the idealism of the American character, Fitzgerald finished four novels, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and the Damned, Tender is the Night, and The Great Gatsby. A fifth novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, was published posthumously, although it was unfinished. Fitzgerald also penned many celebrated short stories. Hugely popular, Fitzgerald is widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest writers, and the seminal writer of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Irish Thought for January 26...
Irish-Americans By The Numbers
In 2009, 122,000 residents of the United States claimed to be born in Ireland. Irish-born U.S. residents have a median age of 60 (significantly older than the median age of total U.S. residents, which is 37) and a median household income of $56,158 (higher than the national mean of $50, 221).
In 2009, 122,000 residents of the United States claimed to be born in Ireland. Irish-born U.S. residents have a median age of 60 (significantly older than the median age of total U.S. residents, which is 37) and a median household income of $56,158 (higher than the national mean of $50, 221).
Friday, January 25, 2013
Irish Thought for January 25...
Quotations
I think there is a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a priest in everybody, too, but I enjoyed playing the devil more. He was more fun.
-Gabriel Byrne
I think there is a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a priest in everybody, too, but I enjoyed playing the devil more. He was more fun.
-Gabriel Byrne
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