The History of The Irish...Worldwide
By Michael Hogan, Ph.D.
Historian from Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
John Riley, the twenty-eight year-old Irishman who is credited with organizing the San Patricio Battalion during the Mexican War, has been the subject of much…
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Winners Announced! Bill generously provided the following prizes to the following winners chosen at random! Tickets to the event go to Jim Curley. Hats with the event logo go to Thomas Besore and Catherine White! Congrats!
The following is a transcript taken from the LIVE Community Chat chat hosted here at …
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Join us for a LIVE Community Chat Today (March 10) with the team producing Sober St. Patrick’s Day, perhaps the liveliest, most spirited annual party found anywhere March 17. Now an international phenomenon,…
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The following was written by my father in the last weeks of his life as his present to his eight children. I am his fourth of eight children and am in my 15th year of intermittent family history research. I am also the current Irish Study Group Leader of the BIFHS-USA society in West Los Angeles and currently work for a manufacturing firm as an…
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In Ireland, Clonmacnoise was a light in the Dark Ages.…
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Three quick things, then on to the reviews. First things first, the Kindle version of Light of the Diddicoy is now available! Yay. If you're interested, …Added by Eamon Loingsigh on March 9, 2014 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments
The family homestead -- still in use and productive to this very day!
One of my most magnificent or poignant 'Great Irish Spots' would certainly have to be finding my 7 times Great-Grandfather's homestead where he settled in America after imigrating from Ireland. In 1755, Robert Steen of The…
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There are many Irish 'spots' in New York City that intrigue me, but perhaps none more so than St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. The edifice, today a parish church, is at turns historic, memorable, symbolic, poignant,…
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| Left to right: Harry Boland, Michael Collins, and Eamon de Valera |
LUAIN -- On March 9, 1932…
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A true Irish spot, the small Neo-Gothic Church on the grounds of Kylemore Abbey, in Connemara.
You have to look hard for this special gem on the grounds of Kylemore Abbey in County Galway. Kylemore Abbey, home of the Benedictine Nuns since the 1920’s, is nestled at the base of Duchruach Mountain on…
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My great 'Irish Spot' is Reginald's Tower in Waterford City! I remember being blown away by the history of the Tower on my trip to Ireland after winning the Waterford Gathering competition! It was my first trip off the North American continent and although my ancestry…
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The following is a compiled list of 26 common Irish sayings with their translations below. You may find these useful to save confusion & hassle when crossing paths with an Irish person.
1. Your “oul fella” and your “oul wan”
These refer to your father and your mother and is used commonly…
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Italian culture is strong -- endearingly strong. I wouldn't want it any other way, because Italians do many things right. Food, coffee, art, family ... the list could be a rather lengthy one. So when a small bit of authentic Ireland creeps in and takes a foothold in the centre…
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A $100 gift card from world-class retailer TheIrishStore.com or one of five gifts from our 'locker'…
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Hello, I'm not Irish.
I was born in the USA. So were my parents. So were most of my grandparents, so were most of my great-grandparents. I'm not Irish. Never been there, not applying for citizenship. I'll go so far as to as I'm not even a proper "Irish-American". I don't have a single shamrock-themed item in my possession. If I wear something green, it's because I think it looks good on me. My favorite foods have names like "vindaloo" or "tikki masala" (which actually might put me a…
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