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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 31 - June 6
LUAIN -- On June 1, 1866, the Fenian Brotherhoodundertook the…
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Remembering Jim Hawkins, Storyteller and Evangelist for Irish Culture (1946-2026)
I got a chance to spend a magical 48 minutes this evening with a WG member who died a few weeks ago. It wasn't a supernatural experience, but it was sublime!Himself was no less a man than singer, musician writer…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 24 - May 30
LUAIN -- On May 25, 1798, in Co. Wicklow, as the British authorities began to receive news of people rising up in several parts of the island, anxious loyalist militia units…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 17 - May 23
DOMHNAIGH to LUAIN -- On May 17-18, 1918, the British government began arresting all the leaders of Sinn Fein that it could round-up. Britain desperately wanted to impose…
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AdminJohn Logan, “The Black Eagle of Illinois”: From Bigot to Black Rights Activist
In the early evening hours of February 28, 1879, steam blasted up into the air as a train slowly pulled into the station, whistle blowing, in Washington, D.C., to be greeted…
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Irish Blood and Gilt – Irish Heirlooms in Transatlantic Migration by Madi Preda
Irish Blood and Gilt – Irish Heirlooms in Transatlantic Migration by Madi Preda…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 10 - May 16
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 3 - May 9
SATHAIRN -- On May 3, 1921, the South Mayo Brigade of the Irish Volunteers, commanded by Tom Maguire, ambushed an RIC / Black and Tan supply column of a Crossley tender and a Ford car at…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 26 - May 2
DOMHNAIGH -- On April 27, 1779 Irish-born (County Donegal) U.S. Navy Capt. …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 19 - April 25
MÁIRT -- On April 20, 1772, William Lawless, revolutionary and officer in …
