Irish In America: History And Genealogy

Dance Fest in Ireland www.Irishroots.com Lost Music From the Irish Roots Cafe Broadcast network. Among Todays Topics: 1) Irish Dancer, Mahoney, speaks out. 2) Crowley and Mahoney Roots in K.C., Kansas 3) County Cork Origins 4) Dance Festival in Ireland 5) Notes on Columbia, MO activities 6) Missouri Genealogy Center 7) 6 million records released in St. Louis 8) Youtube videos on the Irish in Missouri 9) Lost Music of the Kansas City Irish 10) Joint parade from Kansas to Missouri ? The Story of the Irish in America. This episode: Missouri Irish #17 Be sure to visit me at www.Irishroots.com. That's where all of our Irish podcasts and resources can be found. Keep in mind that I'm Always loooking for a good interview for the Irish in Missouri, and for that matter anywhere in the world ! Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! Take a look at the Irish Roots Cafe web page if you get the chance. Find a book, search for your family tree, or even become a member, it all goes to keep

English guide in Ireland www.Irishroots.com Today we talk with Peggy Sheehan Episode 16. When Kansas City met her largest Irish shop: Sheehans Irish Imports. ********************************** That's where all of our Irish podcasts and resources can be found. Keep in mind that I'm Always loooking for a good interview for the Irish in Missouri, and for that matter anywhere in the world ! Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! Take a look at the Irish Roots Cafe web page if you get the chance. Find a book, search for your family tree, or even become a member, it all goes to keep things rolling in the right direction. You can surely get there from here by going to www.Irishroots.com And Remember to check the shownotes on our blog for this episode while your there ... ********************************* We've got a fine conversation coming up today - surely everyone here knows Sheehans, and Peggy Sheehan will share some of her past and her history with the Irish Shop in Kansas

Irving McNally McDermott www.Irishroots.com Episode 15. When Kansas City met Denise Irving McNally. Denise goes way back in Irish Dancing in Kansas City, and is a noted performer of both Irish and Scottish dancing. Now, when the Irish pipe group that was started back in the 80's dissolved, I was left with a set of pipes, and so, somehow it came to be that those pipes were passed on to David, the son of Denise, and he did a fine job with them too ! (A much finer time they had with him, than if they had stayed with me, quietly hung on the wall ! How did that old saying go....(The Pipes that once through Taras Halls the soul of music shed, now lie as mute on Taras walls - as if that soul had fled....). So it was a good thing that these pipes fled to David - you betcha ! And now Denise has taken pity on all of us regular old folks who could not stand competition pressure, and she leads a dance group right to this day, for the rest of us - and thats a good thing. By the way, The "Missouri Irish Boo

Kansas Cities best of show. www.Irishroots.com Welcome to the Irish Roots Cafe and episode number 14 -When Kansas City met the lone piper- Joseph 'Jody' Watson. Be sure to see all the shownotes and podcasts on the Irish in America at www.Irishroots.com. Call me anytime at 816-256-3360.

Kansas City Festivals, Parades, www.Irishroots.com THIS IS the History of the Irish in Kansas City...... Brought to you by the Irish Roots Cafe... Part of our series on the Irish in America.... I am Mike O'Laughlin, your host and native son. You Can Reach me at irishroots.com Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! Today we talk with Episode 11. When Kansas City met an Irish newspaperman with roots in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny We discuss Irish groups, parades and festivals, along with the history of 2 Irish newspapers founded by our guest.

Pat O'Neill Politics From the Bottom Up in Kansas City Episode 12 - From the Bottom Up THIS IS the History of the Irish in Kansas City...... Brought to you by the Irish Roots Cafe.... Part of our series on the Irish in America.... Take a look at the Irish Roots Cafe web page if you get the chance. Find a book, search for your family tree, or even become a member, it all goes to keep things rolling in the right direction. You can surely get there from here by going to www.Irishroots.com Remember to check the full shownotes on our blog for this episode while you are visiting the Irish Roots Cafe at www.Irishroots.com

Top O' The Morning Club ethnic areas THIS IS the History of the Irish in Kansas City...... Brought to you by the Irish Roots Cafe.... Part of our series on the Irish in America.... Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! Read our blog and listen to all of our podcasts at www.Irishroots.com Todays interview is with Peter Adams

Hibernians Harlings Interview with Frank Pope Episode 9. This is Mike O'Laughlin at the Irish Roots Cafe, reach me anytime at Irishroots.com, where you can find all of our books and podcasts including our Irish Families worldwide podcast. And be sure to check the show notes for this episode on our web page. Todays interview is with Frank Pope, who was active in the 1980's in the Greater Kansas City area, then moved about the country, winding up in England. We hear his perspective on the Irish groups he remembers, gathering places, and general impressions from that era. Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort !

A stranger comes to the U.S. in 1984 and settles in Today we talk with Patsy O'Reilly from Liverpool, England Episode 10. When Kansas City met Patsy O'Reilly and she decided to stay for awhile..... The Book of the Week: "Missouri Irish" Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! Take a look at the Irish Roots Cafe web page if you get the chance. Find a book, search for your family tree, or even become a member, it all goes to keep things rolling in the right direction. You can surely get there from here by going to www.Irishroots.com And Remember to check the shownotes on our blog for this episode while you're there ...

Donnelly Empire; James A. Reed; Donegal Land Today we talk with Terrence Michael O'Malley Episode 8. When Donelly became Nelly Don: Pendergas and organized crime; Donegal Court Case; The KC Irish feis and more.... today at the Irish Roots Cafe.... Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! Take a look at the Irish Roots Cafe web page if you get the chance. Find a book, search for your family tree, or even become a member, it all goes to keep things rolling in the right direction. You can surely get there from here by going to www.Irishroots.com And Remember to check the shownotes on our blog for this episode while you're there....

Irish in northeast K.C., moving from Armourdale, neighbors Today we talk with Tom Walsh Episode 7: Irish American Picnics; Listowel Co. Kerry; Chicago Connections; Northeast Kansas City. Champion Step Dancer. When Ireland met Tom Walsh in Kansas City at the Irish Roots Cafe.... www.Irishroots.com This project keeps getting bigger..... we've gots some interviews with two O'Malleys coming up; the story of Nelly Don; Jody Watson, the lone piper; Pete Maher the founder of the local Irish newspaper and more. We also have some interviews from the celebration at Brownes Irish Market, the oldest business in Kansas City.... Be sure to check out our sister podcast 'The Irish Roots Cafe' on our home page over at Irishroots.com And if you are enjoying these episodes, be sure to leave feedback on iTunes when you can.... Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! See our web page for full shownotes.

Dave Brown music rebirth in the 70's and 80's Call 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! THIS IS the History of the Irish in Kansas City...... Brought to you by the Irish Roots Cafe.... Part of our series on the Irish in America.... From www.Irishroots.com Today we talk with Dave Brown Episode 6: Talisman, Scartaglen, indentured servants, and the rebirth of Irish music in K.C.... When Ireland met Dave Brown in Kansas City at the Irish Roots Cafe.... The 1970's and 80's were interesting times for the Irish in Kansas City, we saw the rebirth of traditional Irish music here in town with the coming of Talisman and Scartaglen; and who can forget the Dahills and Tommy Dahill on the Irish Fiddle.....many a late night I can remember listening and even dancing a bit at Harlings and Jimmys Jigger and down by the River Quay right where this city began so many years ago. Our guest today will help explain how all that happened, and set the stage for all that we have today....... Take a look at the Irish Root

McDowell Haddix Pendergast Music Today we talk with Charles Haddix. Episode 5: Old K..C. Sounds, Lexington and McDowell. When Ireland met Kansas City.... I am Mike O'Laughlin, your host and native son. You Can Reach me at irishroots.com That's where all of our Irish podcasts and resources can be found. Keep in mind that I'm Always loooking for a good interview for the Irish in Missouri, and for that matter anywhere in the world ! St. Louis is coming up after this series of shows on Kansas City. It's up to you folks, just let me know where you want to go next: Australia / Canada / England / California ? Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! Take a look at the Irish Roots Cafe web page if you get the chance. Find a book, search for your family tree, or even become a member, it all goes to keep things rolling in the right direction. You can surely get there from here by going to www.Irishroots.com And Remember to check the shownotes on our blog for this episode while you are there...

Brownes Irish Market and Deli since 1886 Our interview today was first broadcast our 'Irish Families' podcast series at the Irish Roots Cafe. I am going to play that first interview here directly from that podcast, so you will notice a little different format, but the interview is so good it had to appear in our Kansas City series, including the appearance of Puff Daddy at the Deli...... We'll be going back as far as the 1880's today, so sit back and relax and we'll listen to a few stories about Brownes Irish Market, the oldest business in K.C., and the oldest Irish business in North America as confirmed by the Irish Trade Board .... and just in case, the festival at Brownes was set for June 16, the year 2007. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Old Irish Families in Kansas City Remember Coming up in future episodes will be the K.C. Irish songs that time forgot with a special performance by Peter Adams and; we also have author Pat O'Neill will talk about the history of the I

St. Patricks; Northeast; River Front; Pendergast Today we talk with Michael Burke, Episode 2: From Canada in 1868, the Burke Family arrives early When Ireland met Kansas City.... I am Mike O'Laughlin, your host and native son. You Can Reach me at irishroots.com Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort !

Goats and Rabbits; Shannon Families; Early days THIS IS the History of the Irish in Kansas City. Brought to you by the Irish Roots Cafe. Part of our series on the Irish in America. Today we talk with William S. Worley, consulting historian, Episode 2: Irish Founding Fathers: Donnelly and Pendergast. When Ireland met Kansas City. Call me at 816 256-3360 and leave a message of any sort ! And Remember to check the shownotes on our blog for this episode while you're at www.Irishroots.com Be sure to listen to our companion podcast on iTunes, for Irish genealogy and family history worldwide !

First Ever Midwest Irish episodes launched Hosted by Michael C. O'Laughlin. An introduction to the next 10 weekly podcasts in this series, which will focus on Kansas City, followed by St. Louis and Missouri at large. Your calls are invited at: 816-256-3360. Please do leave your message or audio comment. See our blog at www.Irishroots.com for more details on both of our podcast series. This series is the second produced by the Irish Roots Cafe. The first focuses on Irish Families, and family history research, plus news from around the world.