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April 2023 Blog Posts (5)
This Week in the History of the Irish: April 30 - May 6
LUAIN -- On May 2, 1870, Father Francis Duffy, World War I chaplain of the 69th New York, was born in Cobourg, Ontario. Francis moved to New York at age 22 to teach at St. Francis Xavier College but quit to enter the seminary. Father Duffy became well known around the town…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 16 - April 29
DOMHNAIGH -- On April 23, 1014, the Battle of Clontarf, one of the most famous and important battles in Irish history, was fought just north of Dublin. It was a bloody stand-up battle, fought mainly with ax and sword, with Brian Boru's men prevailing. This…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 16 - April 22
DOMHNAIGH -- On April 16, 1746, a battle was fought in Scotland that would have long-term implications for Ireland, as well as Scotland. It ended "Bonnie" Prince Charlie's Jacobite uprising, known in Scotland as simply, "The '45." It was the battle of "…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 9 - April 15
DOMHNAIGH -- On the morning of April 9, 1916, a German merchant ship, the Aud, had just left the port of Lübeck, loaded with guns and ammunition for the …
Added by The Wild Geese on April 8, 2023 at 9:00pm — No Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: April 2 - April 8
LUAIN - Beginning on April 3 and continuing to May 8, 1781, the Irish Hibernia regiment of Spain helped lay siege to British forces in Pensacola, Florida, during the …
ContinueAdded by The Wild Geese on April 1, 2023 at 9:02pm — No Comments
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