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The Wild Geese's Blog – June 2013 Archive (20)
This Week in the History of the Irish: June 30 - July 6
| Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork 'Men of the South' by Sean Keating, depicting the men of an IRA Flying Column during the War of Independence. |
LUAIN --…
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"Crosswords at the Crossroads": Gaeilge Abú!
It's time for another Wild Geese original crossword puzzle. This time around, we're exploring the Irish language. If you have some Irish, this puzzle may be quite easy for you; but even if you don't have any Irish, we've provided a link below to PotaFocal.com that will give you the…
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The Irish at Gettysburg: Battling To Determine America's Future
Added by The Wild Geese on June 28, 2013 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments
Grab Keneally’s Biography of an ‘American Scoundrel’
By John Bruton
American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles (Anchor Press, 2012, 416…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 23 - June 29
| St. Patrick's Old Cathedral Archives Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1860. Armed men protected the church against threats of Nativist violence against the church, the seat of the Archdiocese of New York. |
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'That's That': Colin Broderick Discusses Being a Kid Amid 'The Troubles'
The following is a transcript taken from the LIVE members' chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Monday, June 17th with County Tyrone native (and fellow Wild Geese member),…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 16 - June 22
| Harry Boland, a Dublin tailor and Sinn Féin leader, left; Michael Collins, who would come to fight forces led by de Valera, center, and Eamon de Valera, right. |
DOMHNAIGH -- On June 16, 1917,…
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Live Members' Chat with Author, Colin Broderick
On Monday June 17th at 3:00 p.m. ET, members of The Wild Geese will have the opportunity to chat live with author, Colin Broderick. If you cannot join us to submit your questions…
Added by The Wild Geese on June 12, 2013 at 5:30am — 1 Comment
Singer Promotes WW1 Music of Irish 'Tommies'
(First published 2/2/12) Dubliner Brendan MacQuaile’s book and one-man show, both titled …
Added by The Wild Geese on June 11, 2013 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Picture Perfect: A Members-Only Photography Contest
If you haven't done so already, take a few minutes to flip through the photographs posted here by members of The Wild Geese community. There is quite a variety of photos, ranging from landscapes to historical figures -- both in "The Motherland" and from points across the globe which have been touched by the Irish diaspora.
We want to encourage…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 9 - June 15
| National Army Museum, London Lieutenant General
Sir George Nugent |
DOMHNAIGH -- On June 9, 1798, Col.…
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Crosswords at the Crossroads: Irish Wordsmiths
The premiere of our "Crosswords at the Crossroads" at the end of last month was met with exuberant participation among much of the membership here at The Wild Geese. Quite a few informed us that they learned a great deal about Ireland's unofficial county nicknames by completing the…
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James Braddock: The Real 'Cinderella' Story
By Robert Cassidy
Special to The Wild Geese
It has been said that one of the traits the Irish brought to these shores was that of survival. Heavyweight champion James J. Braddock demonstrated that in life, as well as the boxing ring.…
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Liam Lynch: Victim of the Irish Civil War
In the early morning hours of April 10, 1923, in the Knockmealdown Mountains, County Tipperary, there died a great Irish patriot; a man who had fought with and lead some of the very men who now, tragically, would kill him. The man was General Liam Lynch, Chief of Staff, IRA. Born in the town of Barnagurraha, Co.…
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Painting 'Mother Ireland': Part 2 of 3 - Coming To Know the Irish
| Edmund Sullivan, painting Croagh Patrick in 1977. |
American artist Edmund Sullivan tells how Ireland has come to dominate his work
By Edmund Sullivan
Special to…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 2 - June 8
DOMHNAIGH -- On June 2, 1567, Shane "the Proud" O'Neill (left) was murdered. The eldest son of Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone, Shane became chief of the O'Neills in 1559. Shane alternately fought and negotiated with the English through the years. In 1562, Shane went to London to make peace with Queen Elizabeth again. Returning home, he…
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Father Peter Paul Cooney: Faithful Servant
| Notre Dame Archives. |
Father Peter Paul Cooney C.S.C. a priest of the Holy…
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The 35th Indiana: Hoosier State's '1st Irish': Part 2 of 2: 'Fight On'
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The 35th Indiana: Hoosier State's '1st Irish': Part 1 of 2: Be Just and Fear Not
Not all Irish regiments in the Civil War came from the east. From the heartland sprung the hard fighting 35th Indiana. Whether fighting on battlefields from Perryville to Nashville or enduring the horrors of the prison camp in Andersonville, these sons of Erin pressed on to final victory.
(A reproduction of the…
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