By Robert Cassidy
Special to TheWildGeese.irish
LEVITTOWN, N.Y — On battlefields, in parades, even during the walk to the ring, bagpipes have long inspired the great Celtic warriors.
In 1977, I was sitting ringside at the Long Island Arena when the drone of bagpipes began to fill the building. I was…
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OTHER WGT REVIEWS: IRISH REBEL: John Devoy and America's Fight for Ireland's Freedom, By Terry Golway — Review by Joseph E. Gannon, August '99 |
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'Empire Rising' Author Explores New York Irish's 'High Noon'
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WGT Arts Writer Doug Chandler recently interviewed author (and former political operative and construction worker) Thomas Kelly, focusing on Kelly's new book, "Empire… |
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By Doug Chandler
Author Thomas Kelly feels such a keen attachment to Irish-American history that he often wishes he lived in the 1930s, a period he calls "high noon for the Irish in New York."…
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By Gerry Regan
Producer/The Wild Geese Today
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WGT Photo/Gerry Regan Jeanie Johnston at her Manhattan berth, with the Statue of Liberty to its left and Ellis Island immigration center, today a museum and history… |
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Review by Kieron C. Punch / TheWildGeese.com
After the British army suppressed the Easter Rising 90 years ago, authorities loaded their take of nearly 1,900 prisoners onto cattle boats and shipped them across…
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By Patricia Jameson-Sammartano
Special to The Wild Geese Today
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To buy Herbert Asbury's book, click on the cover.… |
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