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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 26 - November 1
DOMHNAIGH -- On Oct. 26, 1771, John (Juan) MacKenna, who would rise to fame in South America, was born in Clogher, County Tyrone. MacKenna was related to Gen. Alexander O'Reilly, of the Spanish army, and O'Reilly helped MacKenna get established in Spain. In 1787, MacKenna was appointed a…
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Remembering Journalist Ed Moloney and His Heroic Efforts To Chronicle the History of the Troubles
New York -- We at TheWildGeese.irish are sorry to learn of the passing of journalist Ed Moloney, who provided our readers a front-row seat to one of the most consequential free-speech debates of the Irish Troubles. Moloney died Friday at his home in the city after a brief…
Added by Gerry Regan on October 23, 2025 at 11:30am — No Comments
This Week in the History of the Irish: October 19 - October 25
DOMHNAIGH -- On October 19, 1751, Charles Edward (Jennings) Kilmaine, general in the French army, was born at Saul's Court, Dublin. His father was a physician from County Galway. Though the family name was Jennings, Charles became known as Kilmaine in France after the…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 12 - October 18
MÁIRT -- On Oct. 14, 1814, Thomas Osborne Davis, the poet laureate of the Young Ireland party and one of its founders, was born in Mallow, Co. Cork. Like many other revolutionary Irish leaders, Davis was of an Anglo-Irish family; his father was a British army surgeon. He graduated from Trinity College and was called to the bar in 1838, but he never practiced.
(Left: Thomas…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 5 - October 11
LUAIN- On October 6, 1649, Owen Roe O'Neill (right), nephew of Hugh O'Neill and an officer in the Spanish army, died at Cloughoughter Castle on an island in Lough Oughter in County Cavan. Owen is thought to have been born in 1585, probably near Loughgall in County…
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