November 2014 Blog Posts (65)

The Irishman Every Baseball Fan Should Know

John P. Joyce is a name that would not be familiar to most people around the world, and even in his native Ireland.  Born in County Galway in 1839, Joyce was a pioneer in the development of professional baseball in the United States, and specifically in Ohio.  Along with Harry…

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Added by Ryan O'Rourke on November 22, 2014 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

My Favorite Childhood Memory and a Cruise to Alaska





Growing up in north Jersey, my father was a pro at finding inexpensive things to do in Manhattan and often took my sister, Eva and I there for an…

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Added by Kathleen Concannon Maloney on November 21, 2014 at 7:30pm — 5 Comments

The True Story of Thanksgiving

History, as written, is not always accurate. Revised versions of past events are often presented to support conclusions already reached - political or otherwise. Sadly, many of these revised versions are presented as fact in our school books like the discovery and conquest of…

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Added by Mike McCormack on November 21, 2014 at 3:00pm — 14 Comments

Tour of Stephen's Green

I just saw this on Twitter about a tour of Stephen's Green sponsored by the Little Museum of Dublin. You can watch a video here: Little Museum Video

Added by Greg Lynch Jr on November 21, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments

My Search for My Irish Roots

Newry and Mourne Museum helps the Magee family find their Irish roots

In late July, Raymond Magee from Denver, Colorado contacted Newry and Mourne Museum via Facebook enquiring…

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Added by Ray Magee on November 20, 2014 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

Update: New York City Horse-Drawn Carriages

Well intentioned, perhaps. Educated, definitely not.

An NYC tradition since 1858, the carriage horses are regulated and well cared for.  Out of the 220 Horses licensed and registered to operate, only 68 can be working at one time.  This builds in rest time for all of the horses and assures that none are overworked.

Are there unscrupulous and uncaring Carriage…

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Added by Bit Devine on November 20, 2014 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

The 'Fighting Irish' are Taking Over the World of MMA

Never since the glory days of gladiators has there been so much interest in hand-to-hand combat. It hasn’t happened overnight, it is rare that an overnight sensation actually happens overnight, but Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has passed the point of being a niche sport and is now…

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Added by Jillian Godsil on November 20, 2014 at 8:00am — 8 Comments

Quiz: Are You an Irish Poetry Expert?

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Added by The Wild Geese on November 20, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

WW1 Photos by Irish Rifleman Uncovered

Amateur photographer George Hackney was sent to the war from his home in Belfast in 1915, taking his camera with him.  The photo above was taken in 1916 in Belgium.  The collection contains very impressive rare images, including surrendering German troops during the Battle…

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Added by Kelly O'Rourke on November 19, 2014 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

Dublin's Clontarf Castle

To lovers of history, Ireland is a land of castles and battlefields, and there are many of both in the Emerald Isle, given its contentious past. The Clontarf Castle Hotel brings the history-minded both, given its location in a renovated castle, close by the site of the important…

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Added by Michael Quane on November 17, 2014 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Two Poems - The Irish-American Story + An evil Day in Dallas 11/22/1963

Linkedin Long Form – Submission #12

The following two poems were included when I compiled my book…

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Added by James Francis Smith on November 17, 2014 at 2:42pm — No Comments


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Terry Golway Speaks at the Irish Cultural Society

At the Irish Cultural Society meeting on November 12, 2014, Terry Golway did what great historians do — he made uncommon connections among historical facts.  During his presentation, Professor Golway helped the members of his audience at the…

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Added by Irish Cultural Society of GC on November 17, 2014 at 1:30pm — No Comments


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Using Newspapers in to Find Your Irish Ancestors

In recent years, newspapers have become an increasingly useful source for genealogical research. This is due to the massive digitization projects that have been undertaken, making it easier to conduct broad searches for specific references to surnames and place…

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Added by Timeline Genealogy on November 17, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments

Book Review: 'In the Tracks of the West Clare Railway'

I purchased a copy of “In the Tracks of the West Clare Railway” by Eddie Lenihan on a visit to my native County Clare. If there was ever a book that needed writing this is it. No better man than Eddie to do the job. This is not a short list of boring facts and figures such as we were accustomed in history books going to school. No, this is a 319-page account of…

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Added by P.J. Francis on November 16, 2014 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Croick Church

    Croick Church is not everyone’s list of places to visit on a trip to Scotland. Edinburgh and Sterling Castles, yes. Loch Ness, definitely. The Isle of Skye if we have time. John O’Groats? Perhaps next time. What church?      

  Croick Church was built in 1827 at a cost of 1,426 pounds sterling. Robert Williamson was the first minister and he performed his duties…

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Added by P.J. Francis on November 16, 2014 at 9:30pm — No Comments

O'Neill, Nebraska

My first address after my arrival in the United States in 1994 was on Twentieth Street in Rockford, Illinois.

“Twenty goes all the way to the Pacific,” stated the late Roy Talkington who was good enough to provide my family with accommodation.

Twentieth Street was…

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Added by P.J. Francis on November 16, 2014 at 9:00pm — 8 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: November 16 - November 22

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Gen. Michael Kelly Lawler



DOMHNAIGH-- On Nov. 16, 1814, Michael Kelly Lawler,…

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Added by The Wild Geese on November 15, 2014 at 6:30pm — No Comments

James McHenry: Secretary of War and Namesake of Fort McHenry

James McHenry (November 16, 1753 – May 3, 1816) was born into a Scots-Irish family in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland in 1753.   Sent at age 17 to North America McHenry lived with a family friend in Philadelphia before deciding to finish his preparatory…

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Added by Dee Notaro on November 15, 2014 at 5:30am — 1 Comment


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Irish Dream House of the Week - Honka Majet Log Home

RE/MAX Team Fogarty are delighted to bring this unique Honka Majet Log home to the market. Honka specialize in the industrial construction of log homes and are based in Finland. This house is one of only a handful of these homes in Ireland and blends beautifully into the Irish landscape.



Situated on a 0.6 acre site of…

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Added by RE/MAX Ireland on November 14, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

The Garden

A lesson on hard work. 

To the left of our house in Urker was a wilderness covered with boulders, and thorny gorse bushes. It was no more than a quarter acre, but to me, at seven years old it looked like a vast, forbidding jungle. It…

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Added by John Anthony Brennan on November 13, 2014 at 8:00pm — No Comments

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