Imogene, Iowa. Population 62 and a handful of stray cats. Home of the Emerald Isle Tavern and Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church. A bright and shiny namesake my dad wanted to gift me. Emma Jean, Imogene, get it? Unfortunately, due to a disagreement between my parents, my birth certificate reads Emma Elizabeth Martin, rather than the former suggestion. As a young man, Dominic Martin came over from Ireland in search of the American Dream. Little did he know that four generations later, the small community he escaped to, would be thriving from their Irish heritage. Gone were the days of the potato famine and war; replacing them were annual St. Patrick’s day parades and the local Catholic church’s 100 year anniversary.