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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 4 - August 10
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 28 - August 3
| The National Gallery of Ireland Patrick Sarsfield, by William Mossop |
LUAIN -- On July 29, 1693, units…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 21 - July 27
| Picture courtesy of Lt. Col. Ken Powers The Prince of Wales Flag, the regimental color carried by the 69th New York State Militia at 1st Bull Run.… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 14 - July 20
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This Week in the History of the Irish: July 7 - July 13
| Linen Hall Library Mary McCracken's ill-fated United Irishman brother, Henry Joy. |
MÁIRT -- On July 8,…
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View From Battle Hill Is Green
Brooklyn Irish show the flag throughout battle's commemorations
By Gerry Regan
For The Wild Geese
| WGT Photo/Gerry Regan Minerva, one hand upon the "Altar to Liberty," salutes "Lady Liberty" in New York… |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 30 - July 6
| Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork 'Men of the South' by Sean Keating, depicting the men of an IRA Flying Column during the War of Independence. |
LUAIN --…
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'That's That': Colin Broderick Discusses Being a Kid Amid 'The Troubles'
The following is a transcript taken from the LIVE members' chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Monday, June 17th with County Tyrone native (and fellow Wild Geese member),…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 9 - June 15
| National Army Museum, London Lieutenant General
Sir George Nugent |
DOMHNAIGH -- On June 9, 1798, Col.…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 2 - June 8
DOMHNAIGH -- On June 2, 1567, Shane "the Proud" O'Neill (left) was murdered. The eldest son of Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone, Shane became chief of the O'Neills in 1559. Shane alternately fought and negotiated with the English through the years. In 1562, Shane went to London to make peace with Queen Elizabeth again. Returning home, he…
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An Excess of Abominations – Ireland’s Three ‘Bloody Sundays'
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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The faithful recall ‘Manchester Martyrs’
Some died on the glenside, some died near a stranger
And wise men have told us their cause was a failure
But they fought for old Ireland and never feared danger
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
-- From ‘The…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 12 - May 18
The Imperial War Museum |
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Unspoken Tales of the Women In Ireland's Freedom Struggle
| 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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'My American Struggle': A Priest's Bold Bid To Put Injustice in Ulster on U.S. Agenda
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Seán McManus' Brother a Hero of IRA Border Campaign
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Q&A with 'Lockout' Playwright, Historian Ann Matthews
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Remembering 'Bloody' Maggie's Role in the Hunger Strikes
Margaret Thatcher's passing yesterday brings to mind a very stormy period in Anglo-Irish relations, the period of The Hunger Strikes [CAIN Web Service], which Dame Thatcher oversaw. The protest began with Bobby Sands' decision…
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‘A Chilling Effect on Oral History in This Country’: Q&A With ‘Belfast Project’ Director Ed Moloney
We conducted this interview in September 2011 for our Newsletter readers but because of the importance of the issues represented to the practice of oral history in this country, we have chosen to share this interview here in its entirety. To sign up for exclusive content through our newsletters,…
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Kevin Barry: Part 3: 'Proud To Die for the Republic'
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