July 2021 Blog Posts (12)

This Week in the History of the Irish: August 1 - August 7

DOMHNAIGH -- On Aug. 1, 1915, the funeral of Fenian Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa was held before a huge crowd at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. Rossa's body had been returned from New York where he died June 30. He had been exiled by the British…

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Added by The Wild Geese on July 31, 2021 at 4:00pm — No Comments

The Galloping Hogan

After Cromwell’s conquest of Ireland, more than 40,000 Irish were relocated west of the River Shannon by the end of 1654. Those who weren’t were press-ganged into the British Navy or sold as indentured servants to the colonies. There was one group, however, who refused either. They eluded capture in the…

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Added by Mike McCormack on July 31, 2021 at 2:30pm — No Comments

United Irishman Nicholas Gray: Mississippi Territory "Believe me Sir, I fear no man" [Part -2]

                                        Mississippi became a state on December 10, 1817  [Enchanted Learning]                                           

The Mississippi Territory with its rich soil for growing cotton was a complex area with the scourge of…
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Added by Don Gray on July 26, 2021 at 10:41am — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: July 25 - July 31

LUAIN -- On July 26, 1739, George Clinton, soldier, first governor of New York, and vice president of the United States was born in Little Britain, N.Y., of Irish Protestant parents. Clinton served in his father's New York state militia unit during the French and Indian War before…

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Added by The Wild Geese on July 24, 2021 at 2:03pm — No Comments

Thomas Addis Emmet: Twice a Rebel

The next time you visit the East Village in New York City, and if time is on your side, walk to St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery churchyard and give a nod to an Irishman who was initially interred there. The man, a well-known lawyer, also held the prestigious position of New York State Attorney General for a short period of…

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Added by John Anthony Brennan on July 23, 2021 at 7:30pm — 4 Comments

United Irishman Nicholas Gray: Mississippi Territory -- 'Believe Me, Sir, I Fear No Man' Part 1

                                                         Above, Mississippi Territory (1798-1817), Wikipedia

Nicholas Gray was a young attorney from Wexford, when he was sentenced to be executed after the 1798 Rebellion.  Gray and his brother-in-law, Henry…
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Added by Don Gray on July 23, 2021 at 7:30am — No Comments

Another Easy Summer Supper

Everyone loves a good portion of fish ‘n chips, but not everyone appreciates the added fat and calories that come with it. Here’s where poaching comes in — a simple, healthier, and flavorful way to prepare fish with no batter, no breading, and no hot oil. When you return to…

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Added by Margaret M. Johnson on July 21, 2021 at 3:30pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: July 18 - July 24

DOMHNAIGH -- On July 18, 1874, Irish revolutionary Cathal Brugha (left) was born Charles William St. John Burgess on Richmond Avenue in Dublin. Cathal joined the Gaelic League in 1899 and became…

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Added by The Wild Geese on July 17, 2021 at 3:00pm — No Comments

The Sing Sing of the IRA

During Ireland’s War of Independence from 1919 to 1921, the people supported the patriot cause and the new, if not British approved, Irish parliament – Dáil Eireann and its administration. Part of that administration was a system of Courts to hear and adjudicate legal issues. The…

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Added by Mike McCormack on July 16, 2021 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: July 11 - July 17

LUAIN -- On July 12, 1691, the Jacobite army in Ireland fought the forces of William of Orange at the Battle of Aughrim. Although the battle of the Boyne fought a year earlier is seen by many today as decisive, the Jacobite army was still a grave threat to…

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Added by The Wild Geese on July 10, 2021 at 6:19pm — No Comments

Freedom From Fear

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Added by John Anthony Brennan on July 8, 2021 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: July 4 - July 10

LUAIN -- On July 5, 1812, Frederick Maning (left), who would become beloved in New Zealand by its native Māori people, was born in Johnville, County Dublin. Maning immigrated to Australia with his father in…

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Added by The Wild Geese on July 4, 2021 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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