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The Great O'Neill -- Dead 400 Years in 2016

Posted on July 22, 2016 at 4:30pm 9 Comments

Last week, in his sleep, in his small palace in Rome, 400 years ago, one of the greatest figures in Irish history passed away, Hugh O'Neill. . With him in his final moments may have been his teenage son, John, whom he had nominated to succeed him as Earl of Tyrone and as The O'Neil. Also, there…

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400 Years Ago, The Marriage of Owen Roe and Rosa

Posted on June 18, 2013 at 12:30pm 2 Comments

We Irish have many 400th anniversaries, but few that can celebrate a happy event, given the state of our nation back in 1613. Leading Gaelic nobles had been exiled, their lands, especially in Ulster,  planted with foreigners, their people destitute, dispersed to the forests and hills of Donegal, or  emigrants, camped…

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At 10:24am on June 18, 2013, Gerry Regan said…

Brian, failte to The Wild Geese. We relish your support for our venture, and for Irish heritage worldwide, and look forward to that continuing. Please post your stories here, and we'll promote them far and wide. Ger

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