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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 26 - August 1
DOMHNAIGH -- On July 26, 1739, George Clinton (right), soldier, first governor of New York, and vice president of the United States, was born in Little Britain, N.Y., of Irish Protestant parents. Clinton served in his father's New York state militia unit during the French and Indian War before being elected to the New York…
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'Jimmy's Hall' -- Screenings in the United States
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From the Team That Brought the World “The Wind That Shakes the Barley” ...
‘Jimmy’s Hall’: Where Anything Goes and Everyone Belongs
Directed by Ken Loach, Screenplay by Paul Laverty, Produced by Rebecca…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 24 - May 30
| National Library of Ireland A Catholic tied to the triangle flogged by Loyalist militia. This was a frequent occurrence in many Irish towns in the days leading to the '98… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 17 - May 23
| Gael-Linn photo Young men holding up the Anti-Conscription pledge,. The pledge reads: "Denying the right of the British Government to enforce compulsory service in this country, we pledge ourselves solemnly to one another to resist… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 10 - May 16
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This Week in the History of the Irish: April 26 - May 2
| Gustavus Conyngham, from an original lithograph by Arthur Szyk, courtesy of the Arthur Szyk Society You can find more of Mr. Szyk's historical lithographs … |
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Personality Quiz: Which Irish Chieftain Are You?
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 29 - April 4
LUAIN -- On March 30, 1873, Richard Church (right), of County Cork, soldier, sometimes called the "liberator of Greece," died in Athens. Church was born in Cork in 1784. As a young man he ran off to join the British army. As ensign in the 13th (Somersetshire) Light Infantry he…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 15 - March 21
| Courtesy of the Carter House Archives The Carter cotton gin, at the Carter House in Franklin, TN, site of some of the most intense fighting on November 30, 1864.… |
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How to Remember 1916 Without Glorifying Violence?
By John Bruton
The rebellion of Easter Week 1916 was one of the formative events in Irish history.
It led towards the independence we now enjoy, along with the enactment of Home Rule in 1914, the meeting of the First Dail in 1919, the…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 8 - March 14
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Knowledge Quiz: Ireland's 'Great Hunger'
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Discussing 'The Great Hunger' with Dr. Christine Kinealy
Here's Christine's last book on Amazon.The following is a transcript taken from the…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 25 - January 31
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'The Great Hunger' in Belfast
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'The Great Hunger' in County Donegal
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'The Great Hunger' in County Mayo
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'The Great Hunger' in County Roscommon
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'The Great Hunger' in Dublin
While Dublin was less affected by the famine than almost any other region or county in Ireland, this…
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Focus On: 'The Great Hunger'
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