Michigan Weirdness Emerald ash borers have killed almost every ash tree in Michigan, and all of these trees will be dead when […]

Mushroom Eating, Bearshirt Wearing Viking warriors were a feared lot, and even those who didn’t fear them respected them and their fighting […]

Catchy Title, Great Story We had the good fortune of meeting Dr. Bryce Evans at the Rocky Mountain Irish Festival. His book, […]

Most of them with four legs We met some brilliant new friends at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, while at the […]

The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado This hotel might remind you of the hotel in The Shining. It should. Stephen King stayed […]

The mutual admiration and support of Frederick Douglass and Daniel O’Connell It was quite a thrill to meet Don Mullan and Kristin […]

The Dark Foreigners The surname “Doyle” comes from the Irish “O’Duḃġaill”. The “O” means descendant or family of. The “Duḃ” means “dark”, […]

ABQ’s Rio Grande Celtic Festival in May was AOK. But the best part of any festival is the people – making new […]

From Ireland and Scotland There is, nearly always, more than one source of an Irish or Scottish surname. McCullough is no exception. […]

Essay by Brigid Mulloy I love making connections where such connections are anything but obvious. But what about a connection between Rapa […]