Mike McCormack's Blog – September 2013 Archive (2)

The United Irishmen



By Mike McCormack, AOH National Historian

One of the closest times that the Irish ever came to independence from the Crown happened when Irish Catholics and Protestants united in a brotherhood of purpose for the benefit of all.  It was inspired by the American Revolution and the brotherhood was called The United…

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Added by Mike McCormack on September 30, 2013 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

'Bold' Robert Emmet

by Mike McCormack, AOH National Historian

Two Hundred and ten years ago on August 25, 1803, a tragic event befell Irish history. It all began when the United Irishmen, a group of Catholics and Protestants united to work for Ireland's independence, rose for that freedom in 1798. The English put down the rising…

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Added by Mike McCormack on September 20, 2013 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

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