The Wild Geese's Blog – January 2024 Archive (5)

This Week in the History of the Irish: January 28 - February 3

DOMHNAIGH -- On January 28, 1967, Helena Moloney, republican and trade unionist, died in Dublin. Moloney was born in Dublin in 1884. While only a teenager Moloney heard Maud Gonne give a pro-nationalist speech near the Customs House. Inspired by Gonne, Helena began a…

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Added by The Wild Geese on January 27, 2024 at 7:30pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: January 21 - January 27

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'Big Jim' Larkin in his prime.

DOMHNAIGH -- On …

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Added by The Wild Geese on January 21, 2024 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Irish War of Independence and Civil War in Co. Roscommon

By Kathleen Hegarty Thorne

Ireland is a very small country in land mass. Compared to industrialized England, it is a poor cousin in the family of imperialists. Challenging the most…

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Added by The Wild Geese on January 18, 2024 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: January 14 - January 20

LUAIN -- On January 15, 1861, Young Irelander Terence Bellew MacManus died in San Francisco. MacManus was born in County Fermanagh in 1811. He later moved to Liverpool, England, where he began a successful shipping agency. In 1843 he returned to Ireland and joined the Repeal Association and…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 8 - January 13

DOMHNAIGH -- On Jan. 7, 1945 Major Thomas McGuire Jr., the second-highest scoring US ace of WWII, and Medal of Honor recipient, crashed his…

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Added by The Wild Geese on January 6, 2024 at 7:30pm — No Comments

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