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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 19 - January 25
LUAIN -- On January 20, 1771, Don Hugo O'Conor was named Commandant Inspector of New Spain (Mexico). O'Conor was born into a Jacobite family in Dublin in December 1734. The…
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AdminCivil War General John “Black Jack” Logan: “The Radiant Incarnation of War.”
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 12 - January 18
DOMHNAIGH -- On January 12, 1729, Edmund Burke, one of the greatest political writers and orators in history, was born in Arran Quay, Dublin. Burke was the son of a mixed…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 5 - January 11
DOMHNAIGH -- On Jan. 5, 1871, the British in a general amnesty released 30 Fenian prisoners. Most of these…
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Lahey's Born in Ireland
I'm interested in finding any info on people with the surname Lahey in Ireland, especially the following:Thomas Lahey born 1783 Wicklow and Kildare, Ellen Lahey born 1798 in Loughmore and Castleiny, Tipperary, John Lahey born 1802 in TipperaryPatrick Lahey born June 1807 in Loughmore and Castleiny,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 29 - January 4
MÁIRT -- On December 31, 1602, Dónall O'Sullivan Beare and his clan began their epic march to Ulster. O'Sullivan had supported …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 22 - December 28
MÁIRT -- On December 24, 1601, Hugh O'Neill and his Spanish and Irish allies were defeated by the English at the Battle of Kinsale, one of the most important battles in Irish…
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AdminThis Week in the History of the Irish: December 15 - December 21
MÁIRT -- On Dec. 16, 1971, soldier and politician General Richard Mulcahy (left) died in Dublin. Mulcahy was born in Waterford. After being educated in the Christian Brothers schools, Richard…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 8 - December 14
DOMHNAIGH -- On December 8, 1831, James Hoban, the architect of the White House, died in Washington, D.C. Hoban, a native of County Kilkenny, was educated as an artist by…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 1 - December 7
DOMHNAIGH -- On December 1, 1901, Fenian Thomas Clarke Luby died in New York. Luby was born in Dublin in 1821.…
