All Blog Posts Tagged 'John Mitchel' (3)


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The Confederate Monument Issue: Is It Pride or Prejudice?

They have called us Rebels and Traitors,

But themselves have thrown off that name of late;

They were called it by the English Invaders,

At home—in the year of "Ninety-Eight ..."

-- from "Kelly’s Irish Brigade"

For…

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Added by Joe Gannon on September 26, 2017 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

Disquieting Kiss: Embracing the Blue, Gray and Green

The Irish green shall again be seen

     As our Irish fathers bore it,

A burning wind from the South behind,

     and the Yankee rout before it! 

              -- From the Civil War anthem 'Song for the Irish Brigade'

Since its…

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Added by The Wild Geese on September 26, 2017 at 9:00pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: November 3 - November 9

John Mitchel as portrayed by Currier and Ives, who made a number of Irish prints to appeal to the Irish-American market.

DOMNAIGH -- On Nov. 3,…

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Added by The Wild Geese on November 2, 2013 at 9:30pm — No Comments

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