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Hennigan’s Heritage Centre: A Link to a Vanishing Past
By Joe Gannon
On our recent trip to Ireland my wife and I visited a small museum in Killasser, Swinford, County Mayo, which should be on the itinerary of anyone who is ever in the area and is interested in Irish history and culture. The greatest treasure at Hennigan's Heritage…
ContinueAdded by The Wild Geese on July 23, 2013 at 3:30am — 3 Comments
'To God the Best and the Greatest'
Aodh Mór Ó Néill died on this date, 20th July, in 1616.
In his biography, 'The Great O'Neill', Seán Ó Faoláin portrays the exile O'Neill's last days in Rome as a period of despair and disillusionment.
This really was not how it was supposed to end. In 1598, after the Battle of the Yellow Ford, there was little…
ContinueAdded by Gerard Cappa on July 20, 2013 at 6:30am — 19 Comments
The Irish Impact on America's Revolution
We extend our best wishes to all our American Wild Geese on this Independence Day. The contributions of Irish-Americans in the War Between the States is well documented and much discussed. Perhaps less so is the impact some of the earliest Irish immigrants had upon the American revolution of the late 18th century.
Many of these would have been of Scots-Irish…
ContinueAdded by The Wild Geese on July 4, 2013 at 10:30am — 6 Comments
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