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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 26 - May 2
DOMHNAIGH -- On April 27, 1779 Irish-born (County Donegal) U.S. Navy Capt. Gustavus Conyngham
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 19 - April 25
MÁIRT -- On April 20, 1772, William Lawless, revolutionary and officer in Napolean's Irish Legion (a…
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1926 Census records
The 1926 Census returns of the Irish Free State, the first census to be conducted following the foundation of the state, will be released on Saturday 18th April. The records will be freely available to the public via the nationalarchives.ie website
Added by Kieron Punch on April 17, 2026 at 5:14pm — No Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: April 12 - April 18
DOMHNAIGH -- On April 12, 1816, Charles Gavan Duffy (right) was born in County Monaghan. Self-educated as a journalist, Duffy would found the Nation, a nationalist weekly journal, along with …
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More Tales From the Pew: Morning Miracle, Dad's Teachers, Watering the Liberty Tree
“Don’t wait for miracles, your whole life is a miracle.”
-- Professor Albert Einstein
On a clear day, you get to the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Anne’s on Dartmouth Avenue in Garden City, N.Y., around 8:40 (or…
Added by Daniel P. McLaughlin on April 5, 2026 at 10:00pm — No Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: April 5 - April 11
DOMHNAIGH - On April 5, 1818, Bernardo O'Higgins
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