Scott Simon talks with Seamas O'Reilly about his memoir, "Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?" It's a tribute to his widowed father, who raised 11 children in rural Derry, Ireland, during The Troubles. If you're ...
Last month at Columbia University, I attended a daylong conference on “New Irish Fiction.” While the topic was serious, it was also, as expected, a day with a lot of laughter and storytelling. Many of ...