A Round for the Irish

I have no blood ties I know of, but I did attend St. Brigid's for most of grade school, where I had a crush on an Irish girl and where the uniform consisted of a yellow shirt, green slacks, and a green plaid tie. For high school, I attended St. Mary's. Our teams were called the Gaels, Irish warriors. My father and I listened to Irish comedy and song on A-Tracks and later Hofstra's Irish song program on Saturdays.

I've enjoyed a handful of Irish writers, including James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, William Trevor, Gregory Mcdonald, Robert B. Parker, Jeremiah Healy, and Dennis Lehane.

I tip my cap to performers Brian Dennehy, Jerry O'Connell, Danica McKellar, Deborah Gibson, The Corrs, Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Jenny McCarthy, Julie McCollough, Shannen Doherty, Colm Meaney, and Kate Mulgrew.