The Wild Geese's Blog (1,235)

Search Blog Posts

Personality Quiz: In Which Irish Province Should You live?

Check out our past quizzes here.

Added by The Wild Geese on November 12, 2014 at 7:00am — No Comments

Hercules Mulligan: George Washington's Irish Spy



by Bill McGimpsey

Alexander Hamilton died on the 12th of July, 1804. If he had not rowed his boat…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on November 11, 2014 at 5:30am — 9 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: November 9 - November 15

National Library of Ireland

James Napper Tandy

DOMNAIGH -- On November 9, 1791, James Napper Tandy convened the first meeting of the Dublin…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on November 8, 2014 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

This Week in the History of the Irish: November 2 - November 8

James Daley

DOMNAIGH -- On…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on November 1, 2014 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Isaac Butt: Founder of the Home Rule Party

by Patrick Bonar

Isaac Butt Q.C. M.P. (6 September 1813 - 5 May 1879) was an Irish…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on October 31, 2014 at 7:30am — No Comments

The Irish 'Backbone' of the Erie Canal

by Maryann Tracy

To say that the Irish built the Erie Canal is an exaggeration, since there were British and Germans who worked alongside them, but to say that they were the backbone of the Erie Canal is…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on October 29, 2014 at 5:30am — 10 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: October 26 - November 1

DOMHNAIGH -- On Oct. 26, 1771, John (Juan) MacKenna (left), who would rise to fame in South America, was born in Clogher,…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on October 25, 2014 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

This Week in the History of the Irish: October 19 - October 25

From a contemporary portrait

Charles (Jennings) Kilmaine…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on October 18, 2014 at 6:00pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: October 12 - October 18



Tom Davis from an illustration in Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland, c. 1903.

MÁIRT -- On Oct. 14, 1814, Thomas Osborne Davis, the poet laureate of the…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on October 11, 2014 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Limerick Scholar Rebuts Those Who Dismiss The Rising's Heroes

New York -- University of Limerick Professor Ruan O'Donnell drew more than 40 to O'Lunney's Times Square Pub on Thursday, October 2nd to issue a resounding rebuttal -- some would argue refutation -- of the recent critics of the 1,700 who went out on Easter Monday 1916. Directly challenging former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton and Senator David Norris,…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on October 8, 2014 at 7:00am — 6 Comments

Sheridan Film Retrospective Draws Hundreds -- and Jim Himself

New York -- Writer and director Jim Sheridan returned to his film making roots Saturday with a 60-minute interview followed by a screening of one of Sheridan's numerous Oscar-nominated films, in this case, "In America." The event drew a full house, close to 400 attendees, to NYU's Cantor Film Center. Sheridan is now focused on his next project, a film…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on October 8, 2014 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

This Week in the History of the Irish: October 5 - October 11

The Battle of Perryville from a contemporary illustration.

MÁIRT -- On October 8, 1862, Irish-born…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on October 5, 2014 at 7:41pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: September 28 - October 4

National Museum of Ireland

Kathleen Clarke

DOMHNAIGH -- On Sept. 29, 1972, Kathleen Clarke, wife…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on September 27, 2014 at 4:30pm — No Comments

'The Last Torch' to Make World Premiere in Melbourne, Australia

It's the stuff great films and spellbinding stage performances are made of.  In the case of "The Last Torch," though, the story is plucked right from the history books.  To be more specific, in this case, the story is taken from the personal journey of 16th century…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on September 26, 2014 at 4:30am — 2 Comments

Irish Films in New York: Chatting with Niall McKay

The  following is a transcript from the LIVE Community Chat held here at TheWildGeese.com on Friday, September 26, 2014 with with Niall McKay of…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on September 24, 2014 at 1:00pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: September 21 - September 27

Michael Corcoran left his imprint on his Legion, which continued to carry his name after his death in December 1863.

DOMHNAIGH -- On Sept. 21, 1827, Michael…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on September 20, 2014 at 1:30pm — No Comments

'The Loneliest Boy In The World': A Welcome Addition to the Blasket Island Canon

"The Loneliest Boy In The World"

 Gearóid Cheaist Ó Catháin with Patricia Ahern (Collins Press, 2014)

Review by Felicity Hayes-McCoy.

 

At the westernmost end of Ireland’s Dingle peninsula,…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on September 17, 2014 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

This Week in the History of the Irish: September 14 - September 20

CÉADAOIN -- On Sept. 17, 1860, units of the Irish Battalion of St. Patrick of the Papal army fought a Piedmontese army allied with Garibaldi at Spoleto. Spoleto was a walled city south of Florence with the fortress of Rocca…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on September 13, 2014 at 1:26pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: September 7 - September 13

Linen Hall Library

Lord Charles Cornwallis had already lost one colony, and his reputation wouldn't survive the loss of another.

LUAIN -- On September 8, 1798,…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on September 6, 2014 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: August 31 - September 6

Hulton Deutsch

Roger Casement being led out of Pentonville Prison, where he would later be hanged.

MÁIRT -- On September…

Continue

Added by The Wild Geese on August 30, 2014 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Latest Blog Posts

Most Popular Blog Posts

Blog Topics by Tags

Monthly Archives

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2007

2006

2005

The Wild Geese Shop

Get your Wild Geese merch here ... shirts, hats, sweatshirts, mugs, and more at The Wild Geese Shop.

Irish Heritage Partnership

ZenBusiness:
Start a Business Today!

Adobe Express:
What will you create today?


Adverts

Extend your reach with The Wild Geese Irish Heritage Partnership.

Congrats to Our Winners

Top Content 

1 This Week in the History of the Irish: June 29- July 5

This Week in the History of the Irish: June 29- July 5
2 This Week in the History of the Irish: June 22 - June 28

This Week in the History of the Irish: June 22 - June 28
3 This Week in the History of the Irish: June 15 - June 21

This Week in the History of the Irish: June 15 - June 21
4 This Week in the History of the Irish: June 8 - June 14

This Week in the History of the Irish: June 8 - June 14

Videos

  • Add Videos
  • View All

© 2025   Created by Gerry Regan.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Service