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Permalink Reply by Gerry Regan on December 14, 2013 at 9:32pm

Januarius MacGahan, journalist.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Fortin Jackson on December 14, 2013 at 11:44pm

Martin O'Malley.  Musician.  Former Mayor of Baltimore.  Current Governor of the State of Maryland, and future President of the United States….

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Permalink Reply by Jim Curley on December 15, 2013 at 9:50am

But he dumped boxplayer Billy McComiskey from his band - and replaced him with Billy's son

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Fortin Jackson on December 15, 2013 at 11:03am

Jim…I didn't know that! Back in my college days I would head up to Pat Troy's place, "Ireland's Own" in Old Town Alexandria, VA. to hear O'Malley's March.  Martin was a casual acquaintance, and I liked the band.  I moved around quite a bit after that and completely lost track of him until he popped up as Mayor of Baltimore.  As coincidence would have it, my baby sister married a Maryland State Delegate who is one of his close friends.  The pic below is Gov. O'Malley with my nephew Sam at a bill signing at the Maryland State House a year ago last spring.  My sister is off to the left wearing green.   

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Permalink Reply by Jim Curley on December 15, 2013 at 3:48pm

LIsa, I should have put LOL at the end of that. I think Billy McComiskey told that story in a humorous way. His son is a fine accordian player as well.

The gov. is the first politician I've ever heard quote John O'Donahue RIP, and that will always endear him to me.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Fortin Jackson on December 15, 2013 at 11:11pm

Jim...

LOL!  Thanks for clarifying.  I was scratching my head wondering how someone intelligent enough to get himself elected Governor of Maryland could be stupid enough to dump Billy McComiskey, who is arguably one of the best accordion players in the history of traditional Irish music.

Keep an eye on Martin.  I think we'll see him make a run for it in 2016.  

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Permalink Reply by Rónán Gearóid Ó Domhnaill on December 15, 2013 at 2:34am

No Audie Murphy?

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Browne on December 16, 2013 at 7:59pm

The great John L. Sullivan!

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Permalink Reply by Ryan O'Rourke on December 17, 2013 at 3:27am

Of course, Thomas!  Add to Sullivan other Irish-American boxing greats like Jack Dempsey and James Braddock (who is actually mentioned in the main body of the discussion above).

Be sure to check out this excellent piece on Braddock if you haven't already.

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Permalink Reply by Neil F. Cosgrove on December 17, 2013 at 6:10am

Lt Michael P Murphy Navy Seal, awarded first Medal of Honor in Afghanistan Posthumously

Commodore John Barry hero of the Continental Navy in the American Revolution (defeated to British Warships simultaneously, set a record for prize captures in one voyage, fired last shot of the revolution), appointed commission number 1 United States Navy

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Permalink Reply by Mary Lou McKeone on December 17, 2013 at 9:16pm

Just a few....Mary Lou

Kennedy	John F.	MA	President of USA
Holland	John P.		Inventor of the Submarine
Orr	Bobby	MA	Hockey Player
O’Neill	Tipp		Senator
Barry	Capt John		Father of US Navy
Kennedy	Robert	MA	Senator
Connolly	James		Olympian
Cushing	Cardinal Richard	MA
Flanagan	Fr. Edward		Founder of Boys Town
Kennedy	Edward K	MA	Senator
Burke	Brian
Murphy	Audie
Brady	Tom
McAuliffe	Christa Corrigan		First Teacher in Space travel
Jones	Mary Harris
Kelly	John B.		Olympic Rower
Clark	Mary Higgins		Author
Thorpe	Jim		Greatest Athelete of 20th Century
Sullivan	John L.		Boxer
Flatley	Michael		Lord of the Dance
Meagher	Thomas Francis
Flatley Tom		MA	The Famine Institute (Boston)
Collins	Michael		Astronaut on Apollo 11
Ford	Henry		The Automobile.
Hoban	James		Architect of the White House
Hayes	Cardinal	NY

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Founding MemberPermalink Reply by Nollaig 2016 on December 18, 2013 at 6:20am

Looking like we have lot's of new Irish Americans to explore on The Wild Geese next year :)

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