Geoffrey Cobb
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Lorene O'Connor liked Geoffrey Cobb's blog post An Irish-American Family's Huge Sacrifices in World War I
Jan 21
Lorene O'Connor liked Geoffrey Cobb's blog post Martin Sheridan NYPD Cop, Olympic Gold Medalist and Pandemic Victim
Jan 21
Lorene O'Connor liked Geoffrey Cobb's blog post Fr. Sylvester Malone: Famed for Love of America and Ecumenicism
Jan 21
Máire Malone liked Geoffrey Cobb's blog post Fr. Sylvester Malone: Famed for Love of America and Ecumenicism
Jan 17
Máire Malone commented on Geoffrey Cobb's blog post Fr. Sylvester Malone: Famed for Love of America and Ecumenicism
"This article was invaluable as research for my novel, Hungry Trails. Proud to be Irish having read about his magnificent character during a difficult period in Irish- American history."
Jan 17
Geoffrey Cobb's blog post was featured

Mayor Patrick “Battle Axe” Gleason of Long Island City

What Marc Antony said about Julius Caesar in his famous play about the Roman dictator, “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones,” is also true about Long Island City’s legendary Irish mayor Paddy Battle Axe Gleason. A deeply polarizing figure, Gleason was attacked by his enemies for his alleged corruption, buffoonery, and…See More
Jun 28, 2021
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Mayor Patrick “Battle Axe” Gleason of Long Island City

What Marc Antony said about Julius Caesar in his famous play about the Roman dictator, “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones,” is also true about Long Island City’s legendary Irish mayor Paddy Battle Axe Gleason. A deeply polarizing figure, Gleason was attacked by his enemies for his alleged corruption, buffoonery, and…See More
Jun 20, 2021
Gerry Regan liked Geoffrey Cobb's profile
May 18, 2021
Bobby Cassidy commented on Geoffrey Cobb's blog post Martin Sheridan NYPD Cop, Olympic Gold Medalist and Pandemic Victim
"Hello Geoffrey ...  My friend and one-time Newsday colleague Gerry Reagan suggested that I reach out to you. I am doing some research for a project on my Dad, Bobby Cassidy. He was a professional fighter from 1963 to 1980, wore kelly green…"
May 4, 2021
Gerry Regan liked Geoffrey Cobb's blog post John Quinn, The Irish American Patron of Genius
Apr 29, 2021
Geoffrey Cobb's blog post was featured

John Quinn, The Irish American Patron of Genius

The life and accomplishments of John Quinn are so improbable that if they were fiction no one would believe them. The son of a baker from a small town in Ohio, Quinn, by the time of his untimely death in 1924 at the age of 54, had not only amassed the greatest collection of contemporary European art in the world, but he had also played an…See More
Apr 26, 2021
Geoffrey Cobb commented on Geoffrey Cobb's blog post Kathleen Daly Clarke (1878- 1972): Dublin’s First Female Mayor
"Wow, Interesting. When I am in Ireland I want to visit Tom Clarke's grave. "
Apr 8, 2021
Finbarr O'Regan commented on Geoffrey Cobb's blog post Kathleen Daly Clarke (1878- 1972): Dublin’s First Female Mayor
"My father Tim O'Regan was friendly with the Clarke family and often visited them in Dublin. see - Peter O'Regan, Sergeant, R. I. C. Athenry - ATHENRY.ORG"
Apr 8, 2021
Finbarr O'Regan liked Geoffrey Cobb's blog post Kathleen Daly Clarke (1878- 1972): Dublin’s First Female Mayor
Apr 8, 2021
Geoffrey Cobb left a comment for Karen Anne Olson
"Glad you liked my Calvary story. "
Apr 7, 2021
Geoffrey Cobb posted a blog post

A Bit of Killarney in Northern California

An Irish visitor to Northern California’s grandiose  Filoli Mansion, nestled at the edge of the towering oak and redwood-forests in the coastal foothills just 30 miles south of San Francisco, might be gob smacked by the amazing similarities the stately residence has to Killarney’s famed Muckross House, and he or she would not be wide of the mark. The elegant 43-room, the…See More
Apr 7, 2021

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Mayor Patrick “Battle Axe” Gleason of Long Island City

Posted on June 20, 2021 at 11:30am 0 Comments

What Marc Antony said about Julius Caesar in his famous play about the Roman dictator, “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones,” is also true about Long Island City’s legendary Irish mayor Paddy Battle Axe Gleason. A deeply polarizing figure, Gleason was attacked by his enemies for his alleged corruption, buffoonery,…

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A Bit of Killarney in Northern California

Posted on April 7, 2021 at 8:00pm 0 Comments

An Irish visitor to Northern California’s grandiose  Filoli Mansion, nestled at the edge of the towering oak and redwood-forests in the coastal foothills just 30 miles south of San Francisco, might be gob smacked by the amazing similarities the stately residence has to Killarney’s famed Muckross House, and he or she would not be wide of the mark. The…

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John Quinn, The Irish American Patron of Genius

Posted on March 27, 2021 at 9:30pm 0 Comments

The life and accomplishments of John Quinn are so improbable that if they were fiction no one would believe them. The son of a baker from a small town in Ohio, Quinn, by the time of his untimely death in 1924 at the age of 54, had not only amassed the greatest collection of…

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Lucy Burns, Fighter for Women's Suffrage

Posted on March 3, 2021 at 7:30pm 0 Comments

December 22nd, 2020, marked the 121st birthday of heroic women’s rights fighter Lucy Burns. Today, few remember Burns and take a woman’s right to vote for granted, forgetting that a century ago women were denied this basic American freedom. They also forget that women like Burns were imprisoned…

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At 7:09pm on January 5, 2017, Sarah Nagle said…


A belated welcome from the S.F. Bay Area....

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