Introduction / Pete Hamill -- Part I: Culture and entertainment -- The Irish influence on music, culture, and literature in America / Patricia Harty -- Part II: Public service -- The aspiration to serve: Irish Americans in public service / Terry Golway -- Part III: Success -- Succeeding through hard work and education / Don Keough -- Part IV: Generations -- The everlasting importance of family / Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark -- Afterword / Julia McNamara and Jim Smith.