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This Week in the History of the Irish: September 6 - September 12
| Linen Hall Library Lord Charles Cornwallis had already lost one colony, and his reputation wouldn't survive the loss of another. |
MÁIRT -- On September 8, 1798,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: August 2 - August 8
DOMHNAIGH-- In the early morning hours of August 2, 1943, a small American torpedo boat was moving just west of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. In command was a young Irish-American destined to one day be the first Catholic…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 28 - July 04
| James Daly, executed leader of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in India. |
DEARDAOIN -- On June 28, 1920, at Wellington barracks in Jullundar, India, 350 Irish members of the famous…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 14 - June 20
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 3 - May 9
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Lt. Michael P. Murphy Honored in County Cork
The Irish Examiner reports that the Irish Veterans, an organization whose goal is…
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Transcript: Interactive Discussion on Ireland's Easter Rising
The following is a transcript of the LIVE members' chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Some editing has been applied for…
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The Civil War and the Irish in New Orleans
by Dr. Laura Kelley
At the onset of the Civil war, New Orleans was protected in part by Fort Jackson, located sixty-five miles down the Mississippi River. On April 27, 1862, confederate soldiers, a majority of whom were German and Irish immigrants mutinied…
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'Stand Up and Fight' to chronicle Limerick’s Military Heritage
I found this on the Limerick County Council website and thought I should share. I thought it especially apropos since the exhibition starts with Siege of Limerick and the Flight of the Wild Geese.
(Left: King John's Castle, Limerick)
Friday, 9th January 2015
Private collectors and members of the public are being asked to…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 28 - January 3
| WGT photo by Joe Gannon Carriganuss Castle, an O'Sullivan castle just outside of Glengariff |
CÉADAOIN -- On December 31, 1602, Dónall O'Sullivan Beare and his clan…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 21 - December 27
| Linen Hall Library A 17th century portrait of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. |
CÉADAOIN -- On December 24, 1601,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 16 - November 22
| Library of Congress Gen. Michael Kelly Lawler |
DOMHNAIGH-- On Nov. 16, 1814, Michael Kelly Lawler,…
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Hercules Mulligan: George Washington's Irish Spy
Alexander Hamilton died on the 12th of July, 1804. If he had not rowed his boat…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 9 - November 15
| National Library of Ireland James Napper Tandy |
DOMNAIGH -- On November 9, 1791, James Napper Tandy convened the first meeting of the Dublin…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 2 - November 8
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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 26 - November 1
DOMHNAIGH -- On Oct. 26, 1771, John (Juan) MacKenna
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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 19 - October 25
| From a contemporary portrait |
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This Week in the History of the Irish: September 28 - October 4
| National Museum of Ireland Kathleen Clarke |
DOMHNAIGH -- On Sept. 29, 1972, Kathleen Clarke, wife…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: September 21 - September 27
| Michael Corcoran left his imprint on his Legion, which continued to carry his name after his death in December 1863. |
DOMHNAIGH -- On Sept. 21, 1827, Michael…
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