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Posted by Joe Gannon on March 20, 2023 at 12:00pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Walt Whitman removed his wide-brimmed hat and wiped his brow with his handkerchief. The summer of 1881 was hot and humid in New York City, with 22 days hitting 80̈° or more. The 62-year-old had come downtown to see a massive work of art. It was causing a sensation in the few places it had…
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LUAIN -- On March 27, 1872, Mary MacSwiney (Maire Nic Shuibhne), republican activist, was born in Surrey, England, of an Irish father and an English mother.
(Right: National Library of Ireland: …
ContinuePosted by Jill Fuller on March 30, 2014 at 7:30am 7 Comments 8 Likes
You won’t find it listed in most Irish travel books and I have yet to see a travel website that mentions it. But in my book, Inishmurray Island is the greatest place in Ireland, perhaps on Earth. Because I always strive to be a traveler…
ContinuePosted by Mercier Press on March 25, 2014 at 10:30am 0 Comments 5 Likes
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, an Irish literary revival occurred as a means of establishing cultural nationalism, and Irish literary talent bloomed. As a result, culturally significant…
Posted by The Wild Geese on March 18, 2014 at 6:30pm 0 Comments 9 Likes
By John Bruton
I remember, as a child, playing over and over again our old 78-rpm records of John McCormack’s songs, which had been the property of my late grand uncle and namesake. Many of the songs…
ContinuePosted by James Francis Smith on February 27, 2013 at 4:30pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
As February’s Black History Month fades into memory and March’s Irish History Month begins its ascendancy, there’s a brief moment where the black takes on a tinge of green.
Few realize that these two ethnic groups, African-Americans and Irish-Americans, who together make up one-quarter of…
ContinuePosted by Margaret M. Johnson on March 8, 2023 at 9:40am 0 Comments 0 Likes
In some parts of Ireland, the first snowdrops, daffodils and crocuses have already appeared, a sure sign that spring and St. Patrick’s Day are almost here! For tea lovers, it’s time to think about a springtime menu that might include recipes for soda bread (make a loaf or muffins) and for…
ContinuePosted by Joe Gannon on March 1, 2020 at 9:30pm 5 Comments 3 Likes
March 5, 1921, dawned bright and clear on the Mallow-Killarney Road (N-72 today) west of Clonbanin, Co. Cork. The men of Seán Moylan’s Cork No. 2 (North) Brigade and Thomas McEllistrim’s Kerry No. 2 (South) Brigade of the Irish Volunteers began to move into position on the north and south sides of…
ContinuePosted by Michael H.J. Kane on February 21, 2014 at 12:30pm 2 Comments 9 Likes
If you have seen seen the movie "Gettysburg," you might notice that during the climatic Pickett's Charge, behind the Union line at the Bloody Angle are two flags, the Regimental stars and stripes, and the state flag--green with a gold trim. This green flag was the only Pennsylvania flag not…
Posted by Joe Gannon on January 27, 2023 at 10:30pm 3 Comments 2 Likes
Irish Volunteer Paddy "Bug" Callaghan and his two comrades stared up the road to the east as the cool, crisp air of February 2, 1921, caused their breath to fog the air around them. The three members of the North Longford Battalion of the Irish Volunteers were tasked with the most critical job of…
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