Edmund Burke c. 1767/69, by Joshua Reynolds |
DOMHNAIGH -- On January 12, 1729, Edmund Burke, one of the greatest political writers and orators in history, was born in…
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Smithsonian Institute James Hoban and George Washington inspect the unfinished White House in 1798. Washington would never live in it. |
DEARDAOIN -- On…
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MÁIRT -- On Sept. 17, 1860, units of the Irish Battalion of St. Patrick of the Papal army fought a Piedmontese army allied with Garibaldi at Spoleto. Spoleto was a walled city south of Florence with the fortress of Rocca on the side…
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The green flag of the 9th MA. Over the eagle it says, "THY SONS BY ADOPTION - THY FIRM SUPPORTERS AND DEFENDERS - DUTY, AFFECTION AND CHOICE"… |
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Historical Art Prints "Brothers of Ireland," by Don Troiani, depicts the 69th New York and 9th Massachusetts Infantry regiments in battle at Gaines… |
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From 1702 to 1714, western Europe was engaged in a war involving, on the one side Spain and France, on the other a coalition of states headed by the Holy Roman Empire, and including Portugal, the Dutch Republic, England,…
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New York -- Nuns from the Irish Benedictines, who count themselves as cloistered nuns who "are focused on staying at home and living in our community rather than focused on things outside,"…
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National Museum of Ireland The flag of Dillon's Regiment, Irish Brigade of France. |
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By Joseph E. Gannon
WGT Managing Editor
(Left: Father Corby blesses the Brigade as it steps off, in "Sons of Erin" by artist Don Troiani.)
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