October 2013 Blog Posts (72)

A Short History of the Celts

By Patrick Lavin (First published in 2004)

The Celts stand out as one of the most daring of all the ancient European people in the history of pre-Roman Europe. They arrived on the European stage in prehistoric times as a "fierce naked warrior class that collected enemy heads as war trophies," and evolved into a singular culture that flourished…

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Added by The Wild Geese on October 5, 2013 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

What's an 'Ubh'?

Sometimes, my husband has these crazy ideas:

"Let’s move to Ireland!” 

“Okaaaaay ...”

“It would be cool to get some chickens!” 

“Really?”

“I bet you could decorate these egg shells somehow.”  

“Umm ... I think I could!”



Sometimes, my husband has really good crazy ideas, and that last one was the…

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Added by Kelly O'Rourke on October 5, 2013 at 11:56am — 9 Comments


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'Mac Ireland' -- A Big Hit (June 2013)

CAPITOL HILL. Saturday, June 29, 2013 — Irish-Americans are loving the IRA novel by Fr. Sean Mc Manus: Mac Ireland: Fight For Irish Freedom.



The well known Catholic priest — president of the Capitol Hill-based Irish national Caucus and Holy Land Principles, Inc. — explained: ” Today I had a telephone call from and Irish-American family in New York…

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Added by Fr. Sean McManus on October 3, 2013 at 4:57pm — No Comments


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Derek Warfield to Perform for Fr Mc Manus (April 2011)

The legendary Irish ballad singer, Derek Warfield – for many years leader of the Wolfe Tones and now leader of the Young Wolfe Tones – will provide entertainment for the launch of Fr. Mc Manus’s Memoirs in Dublin Castle on Tuesday, April 5 at 6:30 PM.

“I am honored and humbled Derek would do this for me,” said Fr. Mc Manus. “He is not only a legend and a great Irish patriot but also a…

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Added by Fr. Sean McManus on October 3, 2013 at 4:51pm — No Comments


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Father Sean McManus launches 'My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland' (April 2011)

Summary: Fr. Sean McManus, founder of Irish National Caucus in Washington, launches his memoir; ‘My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland’.

Irish Press Releases

Original Article: http://tinyurl.com/3dtskto

Fr Sean McManus…

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Added by Fr. Sean McManus on October 3, 2013 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Celebrating 1,000 Members

When we launched The Wild Geese 2.0 in March, with a dozen members, it was hard to image hitting FOUR digits! We are thrilled to welcome 1,000 members over the last 7 months! Each and every one has brought such richness and diversity to our global Irish story!

To celebrate, we are giving away prizes to three members, drawn randomly from our entire…

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Added by Tiffany Silverberg on October 2, 2013 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

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Added by Aine macaodha on October 2, 2013 at 4:00pm — No Comments

The Irish of Laurel Hill (Part Two)

We might have been called “narrow-backs” or “Micks” or “Donkeys” but the Irish of Laurel Hill were joined together as a community. My dad was in the Holy Name Society. He read the Epistles at Mass in St. Theresa’s. We would travel to Gaelic Park to watch Uncle “Mick” or Uncle Martin beat Kilkenny or lose to Kerry; all while we yelled “UP TIPP!” at the top of…

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Added by Kevin Gleeson on October 2, 2013 at 7:00am — 11 Comments

The Irish of Laurel Hill (Part One)

I recently saw a post on Facebook about the former neighborhood of Laurel Hill, Queens, NY. The post described how progress for the City destroyed a community. I wanted to jot down some of my memories to speak (for those who no longer can) about a time, a place and a people.

The house I grew up in (50-77 45th Street just off Laurel Hill…

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Added by Kevin Gleeson on October 2, 2013 at 7:00am — 15 Comments

Q&A With Claíomh’s Dave Swift – Living History By the ‘Sword’

Claíomh members in…
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Added by The Wild Geese on October 1, 2013 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Eliza Lynch: The Paramour of Paraguay

In the modern-day city of Asuncion, Paraguay, two main avenues, Avenida Madame Eliza A. Lynch and Avenida Mariscal Lopez intersect each other in…

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Added by Jim Goulding on October 1, 2013 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

History of Ireland

Writing

 

When I first got involved on the official side of handball in succession to Seamie Curran as Secretary of the Ballymore Eustace Handball Club in 1958 I began writing previews and reviews of games.  These I did initially for the Leinster Leader and later on for the Ballymore Echo.  In 1972 Fr Browne did his final Chronicle and via my late father asked me to do an article on handball for it.

 

From 1958 until 1997 I wrote…

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Added by Matt Purcell on October 1, 2013 at 4:27am — 1 Comment

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