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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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The Irish in Canada: A Strong, 'Loyal' Presence
By Joseph E. Gannon
The Gaels in one-time British North America never quite understood the revolutionary fervor that gripped their American counterparts.
Today, nearly 400 years since they first arrived, the Irish have been nearly fully and…
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'Time and Tide': Q&A With Poet, Writer and Sociologist Jean Tubridy
(First published 1/26/12) Waterford-based poet, writer and sociologist Jean Tubridy (left) writes about her Irish experience, often in lyrical, charming terms, in her blog, Social Bridge. In the following excerpt, she describes a recent night in her home town of Tramore: “At about ten o’clock on New Year’s Eve,…
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An Excess of Abominations – Ireland’s Three ‘Bloody Sundays'
by Neil Cosgrove (First publish 1/11/12)
(Left:'Black and Tans' on the streets of Dublin, 1920)
A recent post on TheWildGeese.com’s Facebook page discussed Irish revolutionary Michael Collins’ role in the event of Bloody Sunday, November 21, 1920. On that day, under Collin’s…
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A New York Childhood 'More Irish Than American'
(First published 1/9/12) Kevin Gleeson, a talented guitarist and former portrayer of Keith Richards in Stones’ tribute bands Sticky Fingers and Beggars Banquet, is a graphic artist with the New York Police Department and a native of the borough of Queens, in New York City. Gleeson’s heritage is steeped in both Irish music and the turbulent history of Northern…
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Irish Fight for Union Resounds
(First published 1/9/12) Patrick Young is a blogger for Long Island Wins, a communications and organizing campaign focused on immigrants’ needs and immigration reform in Long Island, in New York State. In his blogs, he has written extensively on the experiences of immigrants in America, including an…
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Growing Up Irish In French Canada!
(First published 12/30/11) At 70 years old, Billy Willbond is a man of many roles: a poet, decorated peacekeeping veteran, and social activist, providing humanitarian aid to the developing world through his NGO, ICross…
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Building a trail to recall the Irish role in America’s bloodiest war
(First published 12/14/11) 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the start of America’s Civil War, and in Ireland, a group of historians and writers used the occasion to promote the concept of a Civil War heritage trail. Archaeologist Damian Shiels and writers James Doherty and Robert Doyle [All three…
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Q&A on "Vanishing Ireland" with Author Turtle Bunbury
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 26 - June 1
DOMHNAIGH -- On May 26, 1706, Col. Charles O'Brien, 5th Viscount Clare, died from wounds suffered at the battle of Ramillies
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Restored Painting Captures Return of the 69th By Liam Murphy / WG Heritage Editor
"Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War," by Louis Lang
(First published 11/17/11) On 27th July 1861, the 69th New York State Militia regiment returned home to New York, and to a hero’s welcome, after the …
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Q&A: Morning Star's Mary Courtney on Her Influences, Musical and Otherwise
(First publish 11/15/11) Mary Courtney is a Kerry-born folk artist and New York resident, and she is lead singer, guitarist and bodhran player for Morning Star [pictured below], a traditional Irish band that regularly travels between shows in the United States and Ireland. Her music incorporates traditional Irish folk sound with a progressive social…
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