By Kieron C. Punch
On April 16, 1917, Siegfried Sassoon,…
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THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM
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PART 1 IN A FOUR-PART SERIES
69th New York veteran Vic Olney, the volunteer manager of the 69th armory's Officers Club, observed the battalion's soldiers last week as they returned from duty in and near "The Pit" created by the collapse of the 110-story twin…
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By John W. Hurley
Special to The Wild Geese Today
PART 1: THE 'FACTION-FIGHTING'…
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From an engraving by Jean Sorieul Uniforms of the Irish Brigade of France. Red coats were worn throughout the… |
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By Joe McGowan (First published in 2005.)
With the eyes of the faithful and the news media craned on the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Joe McGowan looks behind, at what he calls an infamous alliance forged between the Papacy and the Crown. Does the Vatican owe yet another people a grievous apology? Clearly, says…
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In "Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved Irish Melody," Malachy McCourt plays sleuth in tracing the origin of "Danny Boy," the most beloved of all Irish melodies. WGT Consulting Editor Rick Grant says McCourt's book creates a context for the song, albeit leaving its meaning as murky as ever.
Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen…
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Italian writer and editor Massimiliano Roveri is driven, and, in a sense, adrift, as a storyteller who has found himself 1,300 miles from Ireland, the country that inspires him most. Roveri, 43, based in the central Italian province of Tuscany, has…
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Officially opening in New York, Los Angeles and Boston on March 16, "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" presents a painstakingly intimate look at the citizen soldiers who fought the British to a standstill en route to a still bloodier civil war. The film, by British director Ken Loach, does so with artistry and finely wrought drama.…
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Photo by Kevin J. Kennedy Brian Caldwell Pohanka, in his trademark Zouave officer's uniform, 1994 |
Sometimes at night I seem to see them, and to hear their voices crying… |
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