Patrick McManus By Kieron C. Punch 'My American Struggle': A Priest's Bold Bid To Put Injustice in Ulster on U.S. Agenda During the early hours of December 12, 1956, Irish Republican Army flying columns, composed largely of men from the lower 26 counties, attacked targets in 11 widely separate places in British-ruled Northern Ireland. The coordinated attacks were based loosely on a plan c…