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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 30 - September 5
fLUAIN -- 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 22.…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 23 - August 29
LUAIN -- On August 24, 1968, the Northern…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 16 - August 22
LUAIN -- On August 17, 1778, Bernardo…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 9 - August 15
DOMHNAIGH -- On August 9, 1876, Josephine Bracken, whose parents were from Belfast, was born in Victoria City, British Hong Kong. Her father James, a soldier in the British…
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AdminHow the Irish Rescued the Princess Bride
County Kildare native Charles Wogan pulled up the collar of his coat against the wind-blown sleet and snow and paced nervously back and forth on what is now…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 2 - August 8
SATHAIRN -- In the early morning hours of August 2, 1943, a small American torpedo boat was moving just west of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. In command was a young …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 26 - August 1
DOMHNAIGH -- On July 26, 1739, George Clinton, soldier, first governor of New York, and vice president of the United States was born in Little Britain, N.Y., of Irish Protestant parents.…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 19 - July 25
DOMHNAIGH -- On July 19, 1798, after months of begging and cajoling by …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 12 - July 18
DOMHNAIGH -- On July 12, 1691, the Jacobite army in Ireland fought the forces of William of Orange at the Battle of Aughrim. Although the battle of the Boyne fought a year…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 5 - July 11
DOMHNAIGH -- On July 5, 1812, Frederick Maning (left), who would become beloved in New Zealand by its native Māori people, was born in Johnville, County Dublin. Maning…
