Ultonia Regiment of the Spanish army, toy soldiers by "The Warrior Irish." |
DOMHNAIGH -- On August 11, 1744, during the…
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(First published on 2/10/12) Seattle-based author James Francis Smith, 78, found his current calling after he retired from a career in industry and finance. He has been writing historical fiction for the past 10 years, starting with “Western…
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The following is a transcript of the LIVE members' chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Monday with Producer and Director Valerie Lapin Ganley. Some editing has been applied for clarity.…
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The National Gallery of Ireland Patrick Sarsfield, by William Mossop |
LUAIN -- On July 29, 1693, units…
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By Joe Gannon
On our recent trip to Ireland my wife and I visited a small museum in Killasser, Swinford, County Mayo, which should be on the itinerary of anyone who is ever in the area and is interested in Irish history and culture. The greatest treasure at Hennigan's Heritage…
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As a writer I often find that inspiration comes from the strangest of places. But none so odd as that for my ebook, "…
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Linen Hall Library Mary McCracken's ill-fated United Irishman brother, Henry Joy. |
MÁIRT -- On July 8,…
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We Irish have many 400th anniversaries, but few that can celebrate a happy event, given the state of our nation back in 1613. Leading Gaelic nobles had been exiled, their lands, especially in Ulster, planted with foreigners, their people destitute, dispersed to the forests and hills of Donegal, or emigrants, camped…
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Galway City has historically been among the "most Irish" of all Irish towns/cities -- some would even argue that it would top that list. For evidence of this, one need look no further than Galway's unofficial slogan, Croí Cultúrtha na hÉireann,…
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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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DOMHNAIGH -- On May 26, 1706, Col. Charles O'Brien, 5th Viscount Clare, died from wounds suffered at the battle of Ramillies . O'Brien was born in 1670. He had…
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Continue"Now are you men, or are you kine, ye tillers of the soil? Would you be free, or evermore the rich man's cattle toil? The shadow on the dial hangs that points the fatal hour - Now hold your own! or branded slaves, forever cringe and cower." Fanny Parnell (1849 - 1882)…
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The Imperial War Museum |
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Excellent history site website here from RTÉ & Boston College. From their "about" page:
The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.
(left: John Redmond, the leader of the Irish Parliamentary…
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Irish Civil War: The Four Courts burning during the Battle of Dublin. |
By Felicity Hayes-McCoy
When I was a child in Dublin in the 1950s and 60s,…
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