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A 1631 Raid on West Cork: When Barbary Pirates Came To Prey

By James Doherty

BALTIMORE, COUNTY CORK, Ireland  — On the hillside above the town of Baltimore, faint sounds drifted toward William Harris, sleeping soundly in his bed. It was 2 a.m. when Harris awoke to the noises. The date was June 20th, 1631.…

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'To the Shores of Tripoli'

United States Marines have traveled several hundred miles overland, freed American prisoners of war, helped capture a Muslim city, and are now planning a regime change. That sounds like a possible present-day headline, but in this case the date was April 27, 1805, and the exploit was one of the most famous in the long and storied history of the United States Marine…

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'The Fighting 69th' Makes History, Yet Again

By Gerry Regan

The emblem of the Washington Artillery of the Louisiana National Guard.

NEW YORK -- More than 150 years after its founding, the 69th Infantry continues to make history, today in conjunction…

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The Naming of the Two Baltimores

MORE ON THE SACK OF BALTIMORE
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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 6 of 6: THE LOSS OF SO MANY OF HER SONS

THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM

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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 5 of 6: PATRICK FELAN CLOONEY

THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM

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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 4 of 6: CAPTAIN JOHN O'CONNELL JOYCE

THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM

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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 3 of 6: WEDDED TO DEATH

THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM

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United Irish Rising in Newfoundland

Illustrated London News, May 11, 1844, after a painting by Captain E.P. Brenton

St. John's, 1798. By this time, two-thirds of the population of St. John's was Irish, as were most of the soldiers in the British garrison stationed…
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'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 2 of 6: 'NO RETREAT'

THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM

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Tunnel Trench: 16th (Irish) Division Clears the Way at Cambrai

By Kieron Punch

At dawn the ridge emerges massed and dun

In the wild purple of the glow'ring sun,

Smouldering through spouts of drifting smoke that shroud

The menacing scarred slope; and, one by…

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Poet Siegfried Sassoon in Ireland

This controversial war hero finds calm, amid the stirrings

of revolution, in the countryside of Cork and Limerick

By Kieron C. Punch

On April 16, 1917, Siegfried Sassoon,…

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Added by The Wild Geese on January 18, 2013 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments

'Gallowglass' at Antietam: The Irish Brigade's Fight PART 1 of 6: OUT OF THE MIST

THE IRISH AT ANTIETAM

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Just 'Doing Their Job' - Remembering 9-11

The 69th is called into action after the World Trade Center attack

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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'Let Your Manhood Be Seen By The Push of Your Pike,' Part 2 of 3 -- Victory at Benburb

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Bataireacht: The Art of Irish Stick-Fighting

Bataireacht: The Art of Irish Stick-Fighting

By John W. Hurley

Special to The Wild Geese Today

PART 1: THE 'FACTION-FIGHTING'…

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Added by The Wild Geese on January 15, 2013 at 8:59pm — 1 Comment

The Wild Geese Dedication

 

From an engraving by Jean Sorieul

Uniforms of the Irish Brigade of France. Red coats were worn throughout the…
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More Than Once, A Pope Sold Out The Irish

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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Added by The Wild Geese on January 15, 2013 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

'Danny Boy' Explores an Enduring Irish Mystery

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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Added by The Wild Geese on January 13, 2013 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Victory at Benburb: Owen Roe's Finest Hour (2011)

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