Cormac MacConnell
Cormac MacConnell is a veteran writer and journalist. His much loved column, about his life in County Clare and observations about Irish life, has appeared in the Irish Voice for close to 30 years.
Latest Stories
Rebels, emigrants, POTUS! We Irish should be proud
County Clare soap from a goat is a miracle
A beautiful man’s meanderings as Clare emerges from lockdown
Memories of the River Shannon's ancient legends with a hairy hitchhiker
The day a halo appeared above my head in church
The beauty of peace and quiet
A sad St. Patrick’s Day - canceled
Coronavirus and politics - the Wildest of Atlantic Ways
Dear St. Patrick, thanks for Purgatory
Most read
- 1 Photos of Ireland: Vote for your favorite in My Irish Cousin's photo competition!
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara