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January 2020 Blog Posts (8)
This Week in the History of the Irish: January 26 - February 1
Added by The Wild Geese on January 25, 2020 at 3:00pm — No Comments
U.S. Warship Comes to Queenstown, November 1863
In the 1860’s Queenstown (now Cobh) was a busy seaport and its townspeople were used to seeing naval vessels coming and going. Such was the case on the night of November 2, 1863, when the USS Kearsarge dropped anchor, to the east of the “Spitbank” lighthouse. In pursuit of the Confederate raider CSS…
Added by Liam McAlister on January 25, 2020 at 10:30am — 3 Comments
Admin World War II Ace Tom McGuire: The Iron Major
Lieutenant Tom McGuire was at 12,000 feet above Oro Bay, New Guinea in his P-38 fighter scanning the sky for Japanese planes. The 431st Fighter Squadron had scrambled from their Dubodura airbase to intercept a flight of Japanese bombers and their fighter escort on that October 17, 1943. McGuire…
ContinueAdded by Joe Gannon on January 18, 2020 at 5:30pm — 5 Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: January 19 - January 25
LUAIN -- On January 20, 1771, Don Hugo O'Conor was named Commandant Inspector of New Spain (Mexico). O'Conor was born into a Jacobite family in Dublin in December…
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Cottage Pie for Winter Comfort
Nothing warms the heart (and the stomach) in winter more than the mashed potato-topped casserole known as Cottage Pie. In a land where sheep were traditionally a primary food supply, it’s not surprising that lamb is the foundation for many Irish farmhouse dishes, especially this long-time favorite…
ContinueAdded by Margaret M. Johnson on January 17, 2020 at 10:00am — No Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: January 12 - January 18
DOMHNAIGH -- On January 12, 1729, Edmund Burke, one of the greatest political writers and orators in history, was born in Arran Quay, Dublin. Burke was the son of a mixed marriage -- his mother was Catholic and his father Protestant. Burke himself would later marry an Irish Catholic…
Added by The Wild Geese on January 11, 2020 at 3:00pm — No Comments
'Tracing Your Irish Ancestors' Reflects Rapid Growth in Resources
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors, 5th Edition
By John Grenham
Published in Ireland by Gill Books and in the USA and Canada by Genealogical Publishing Co.…
Added by Kieron Punch on January 7, 2020 at 4:30am — 2 Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: January 5 - January 11
DOMHNAIGH -- On Jan. 5, 1871, the British in a general amnesty released 30 Fenian prisoners. Most of these prisoners were men who had either been swept up the…
ContinueAdded by The Wild Geese on January 4, 2020 at 3:00pm — No Comments
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