The Wild Geese's Blog Posts Tagged 'On This Day' (512)

This Week in the History of the Irish: January 26 - February 1

Library of Congress

Simón Bolívar, the South American revolutionary who inspired Thomas Charles Wright.

LUAIN -- On January 26, 1799, Thomas Charles Wright, an officer in…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 19 - January 25

MÁIRT -- On January 20, 1771, Don Hugo O'Conor (left) was named Commandant Inspector of New Spain. O'Conor was born into a…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 12 - January 18

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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Added by The Wild Geese on January 11, 2014 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

The Night of the Big Wind: 6-7 January, 1839

by Turtle Bunbury

Bridget Mooney and her four young brothers were putting the final touches on a large snowman outside their wooden cabin in County Mayo when the hurricane…

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Added by The Wild Geese on January 5, 2014 at 9:00am — 7 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: January 5 - January 11

National Museum of Ireland

The 'Cuba 5.' From the left: Devoy, Charles Underwood O'Connell, Henry Mulleda, Rossa, and John McClure.

DOMHNAIGH -- On Jan. 5, 1871, the British…

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Added by The Wild Geese on January 4, 2014 at 6:30pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: December 29 - January 4

WGT photo by Joe Gannon

Carriganuss Castle, an O'Sullivan castle just outside of Glengariff

MÁIRT -- On December 31, 1602, Dónall…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 22 - December 28

Linen Hall Library

A 17th century portrait of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.

MÁIRT -- On December 24, 1601,…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 15 - December 21

National Library of Ireland.

Gen. Richard Mulcahy in the uniform of the Irish Free State.

MÁIRT -- On Dec. 16, 1971, soldier and politician General Richard Mulcahy died in…

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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 8 - December 14

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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Added by The Wild Geese on December 7, 2013 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

This Week in the History of the Irish: November 24 - November 30

Hulton Deutsch

Erskine Childers in his British army uniform, c. 1900

LUAIN -- On November 24, 1922, during the Irish Civil War,…

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Added by The Wild Geese on November 23, 2013 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Remembering JFK 50 Years On



Articles

What JFK Meant to the Irish ... Worldwide

Bruton: JFK's…

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What JFK Meant To the Irish … Worldwide

I am glad to be here. It took 115 years to make this trip,

and 6,000 miles, and three generations. But I…

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Added by The Wild Geese on November 19, 2013 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: November 17 - November 23

Library of Congress

General Joseph Finegan

DOMHNAIGH -- On…

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Added by The Wild Geese on November 16, 2013 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

This Week in the History of the Irish: November 10 - November 16

From a St. Patrick's Day card published about 1910

Theobald Wolfe Tone

DOMNAIGH -- On November 10, 1798,…

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Added by The Wild Geese on November 9, 2013 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Remembering the Irish Who Fell in 'The Great War'

November 11th, marks both Remembrance Day in Ireland and the “Commonwealth Countries,” and Veteran’s Day in the United States of America. Although no official holiday is observed on the 11th of November in the Republic of Ireland,…

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Added by The Wild Geese on November 8, 2013 at 10:00am — 5 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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This Week in the History of the Irish: October 27 - November 2

O'Duffy's Blueshirts rally in a Dublin cemetery, 1934

CÉADAOIN -- On Oct. 30, 1892, Eoin O'Duffy, revolutionary and organizer of the infamous Blueshirts, was born in…

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Added by The Wild Geese on October 26, 2013 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: October 13 - October 19



Tom Davis from an illustration in Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland, c. 1903.

LUAIN -- On Oct. 14, 1814, Thomas Osborne Davis, the poet laureate of the…

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Added by The Wild Geese on October 12, 2013 at 10:00pm — 4 Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: October 6 - October 12

The Battle of Perryville from a contemporary illustration.

MÁIRT -- On October 8, 1862, Irish-born…

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Added by The Wild Geese on October 5, 2013 at 11:00pm — No Comments

This Week in the History of the Irish: September 29 - October 5

National Museum of Ireland

Kathleen Clarke

DOMHNAIGH -- On Sept. 29, 1972, Kathleen Clarke, wife…

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Added by The Wild Geese on September 28, 2013 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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