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This Week in the History of the Irish: September 14 - September 20
DOMHNAIGH -- On September 14, 1908, Montana and Alaska pioneer …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: September 7 - September 13
LUAIN -- On September 8, 1798, Lord Cornwallis and General Gerard Lake cornered French General Joseph Humbert's small Franco-Irish army at Ballinamuck, County Longford. With the two British armies closing in, Humbert drew his men up into line of battle. Humbert had less than 2,000 men, and only…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: September 7 - September 13
LUAIN -- On September 8, 1798, Lord Cornwallis and General Gerard Lake cornered French General Joseph Humbert's small Franco-Irish army at Ballinamuck, County Longford. With the two British…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 31 - September 6
DOMHNAIGH -- On August 31, 1767, Henry Joy McCracken, leader of the United Irish rising in Antrim, was born in Belfast. McCracken was running a cotton factory by the age of…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 24- August 30
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 17 - August 23
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 10 - August 16
LUAIN -- On August 11, 1744, during the War of Austrian Succession, the Irish Brigade of Spain fought at the battle of Velletri, in Italy, against an Austrian army commanded by…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 3 - August 9
Courier & Ives print. Thomas F. Meagher in zouave uniform while a captain commanding Company K of the 69th New York State Militia. DOMHNAIGH -- On August 3, 1823, Irish…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 27 - August 2
MÁIRT -- On July 29, 1693, units of the Irish Brigade of France fought at the battle of Landen (also known as Neerwinden) against the forces of William of Orange, their nemesis from the Battle…
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Remembering Joseph G. Bilby: A Keeper of New Jersey and Irish-American History
To the Irish-American community, to Civil War historians and to local history in general, and to all who care about truth, heritage, and the stories of those who came before…
