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Posted by T.S.Flynn on September 12, 2026 at 7:30pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Donald Trump's latest intervention in Irish affairs has demonstrated a striking lack of appreciation for the constitutional and political sensitivities that continue to shape relations on the island of Ireland. During his visit to Dublin, the American president departed from the carefully guarded neutrality traditionally maintained by U.S.…
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DOMHNAIGH -- On September 13, 1803, John Barry (left), of Ballysampson, Co.Wexford, considered by many to be the 'Father of the U.S. Navy,' died in Philadelphia. At a young age, Barry went to sea as a fisherman; by age 20, he had a master's license. He emigrated to Philadelphia in…
Posted by The Wild Geese on January 19, 2006 at 10:30am 3 Comments 3 Likes
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Rocker Larry Kirwan, the founder and front-man of Irish rock mainstay Black 47, had a close-up perspective on the mayhem of 9/11. He shared the following reminscence of that day with subscribers to the band's newsletter in 2006. (Kirwan mentioned to readers that the excerpt is based upon a chapter from his memoir, "Green…
ContinuePosted by Mike McCormack on October 1, 2021 at 4:00am 0 Comments 1 Like
Many Irish who contributed significantly to this nation have been undeservedly excluded from the pages of our school’s history books and their stories remain untold. One such is John Patton. Born in 1745 in County Sligo, John immigrated to Philadelphia about 1765. He met and married Jane Davis on 7 March…
Posted by Joe Gannon on September 1, 2019 at 5:30pm 2 Comments 3 Likes
Chicago Times correspondent John Finerty wiped his brow, drying the sweat from the hot July 7th afternoon, as he looked up to the top of the grassy knoll where scout Frank Grouard was scanning the horizon with his binoculars. They were near the valley of the Little Bighorn in what is…
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Born near Kill, County Kildare, in 1842, John Devoy would go on to become a man described by the London Times as ‘the most dangerous enemy of this country [Britain] Ireland has produced since Wolfe Tone’. His republican career began when, as a teenager, he met the Young Irelander John…
Posted by Brian O'Doherty on July 22, 2016 at 10:30am 9 Comments 7 Likes
Last week, in his sleep, in his small palace in Rome, 400 years ago, one of the greatest figures in Irish history passed away, Hugh O'Neill. . With him in his final moments may have been his teenage son, John, whom he had nominated to succeed him as Earl of Tyrone and as The O'Neil. Also, there…
ContinuePosted by Joe Gannon on June 21, 2017 at 4:30pm 7 Comments 5 Likes
(“Lewis and Clark at Celilo Falls, Columbia River” from a mural by Frank H. Schwarz)
Nineteen-year-old George Shannon nervously trotted his horse across the flat ground to the north bank of the Missouri River and began scanning…
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