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This Week in the History of the Irish: June 1 - June 7
Maj. C. Donohue and D. Egan, 1869 |
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Over 100 Years On, A Firmer Understanding
By Daniel McCarthy / TheWildGeese.com (Originally published in 2006)
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland – Venerable Gaelic Athletic Association founder Michael Cusack (left) is gaining new scrutiny, in this, the centennial year of his passing. As well as picking up his own website in September, next year an exhibit will open on "The Citizen" in…
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‘Meagher of the Sword’ – The Civil War Legend and His Kildare Boyhood
By Robert Doyle
He is one of the most iconic figures of the American Civil War and, as the commander of the Union Army’s Irish Brigade, Thomas Francis Meagher (right, from from Arthur Griffith's "Meagher of the Sword," Dublin, 1916) is probably the most famous of…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 25 - May 31
| National Library of Ireland A Catholic tied to the triangle flogged by Loyalist militia. This was a frequent occurrence in many Irish towns in the days leading to the '98… |
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The Wild Geese Green Pages -- Now THE World's FREE Irish Marketplace
The team here at The Wild Geese is happy to announce, effective immediately, that every member of The Wild Geese community can take advantage of a free listing in…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 11 - May 17
| From an engraving by Jean Sorieul Uniforms of the Irish Brigade of France from the 1750s. Note that red coats were worn… |
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Cilliní, An Issue of Remembrance, Part 3 of 3
(First published 2012) Last year's BBC documentary on Ireland's "Limbo Babies" brought to light an emotionally charged issue that affected almost all of our Irish ancestors. Ever since the Roman Catholic Church declared that the non-baptized were forbidden burial in…
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Archaeologist Uncovering More Secrets of Ireland's Cilliní in Belfast, Part 2 of 3
Part 2 of 3: Belfast's Milltown Cemetery: Atmosphere ‘tense,’ ‘emotions … just below the surface’
(Images courtesy of Toni Maguire)
(First published 2012) Last year’s BBC documentary on Ireland's "Limbo Babies" [featured on our Family History YouTube…
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Archaeologist Uncovering More Secrets of Ireland's Cillíní Burials in Belfast
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| In Milltown Cemetery's unconsecrated cillíní lie the graves of thousands of unbaptized… |
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Dissident Dubliner: Chatting with Irish-Australian Author James O’Brien
The following is a transcript of the LIVE members' chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Friday, May 9, 2014 with James O'Brien, an Irishman living…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 4 - May 10
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Frances Browne: Novelist, Journalist and Poetess
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Ancient Celtic and Early Irish Fare
Much is known about what ancient Celtic foods, dining customs, and cooking methods:
Continue"The eating and feasting habits of the Celts were recorded by a number of classical writers, the most important of these being Posidonius, a Syrian Greek philosopher who in his…
Added by The Wild Geese on May 1, 2014 at 8:00am — 1 Comment
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