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Grow the Flock -- Win a Prize!
Update: Joe Ormonde is the winner of our first Flash Contest! He brought in over a dozen new members over the weekend! Congratulations, Joe! Please email Tiffany at…
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The Bard of Erin ... A Man of Many Parts
By John Bruton
I remember, as a child, playing over and over again our old 78-rpm records of John McCormack’s songs, which had been the property of my late grand uncle and namesake. Many of the songs…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 16 - March 22
| Courtesy of the Carter House Archives The Carter cotton gin, at the Carter House in Franklin, TN, site of some of the most intense fighting on November 30, 1864.… |
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Whiskey Tasting in The Virtual Síbín
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Sober St. Patrick's Day - A Community Chat with Bill Reilly
Winners Announced! Bill generously provided the following prizes to the following winners chosen at random! Tickets to the event go to Jim Curley. Hats with the event logo go to Thomas Besore and Catherine White! Congrats!
The following is a transcript taken from the LIVE Community Chat chat hosted here at …
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TODAY: Live Community Chat on 'Sober St. Patrick's Day'
Join us for a LIVE Community Chat Today (March 10) with the team producing Sober St. Patrick’s Day, perhaps the liveliest, most spirited annual party found anywhere March 17. Now an international phenomenon,…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 9 - March 15
| Left to right: Harry Boland, Michael Collins, and Eamon de Valera |
LUAIN -- On March 9, 1932…
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Your 'Great Irish Spot' Deserves Your Great Irish Story
A $100 gift card from world-class retailer TheIrishStore.com or one of five gifts from our 'locker'…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: March 2 - March 8
| Currier and Ives Robert Emmet stands defiant before the judge at his trial. |
MÁIRT -- On March 4, 1778,…
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Introducing The Wild Geese Irish Ancestry Group
We are pleased to announce the debut of the latest members' group here in The Wild Geese community. The "Irish Ancestry" group is open to all members of The Wild Geese, and will become the hub for all things relating to ancestry and genealogical research. Within this…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: February 23 - March 1
| Hulton Deutsch Roger Casement being led out of Pentonville Prison, where he would later be hanged. |
DOMHNAIGH -- On February 23, 1965, Irish patriot…
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‘St. Pat’s Drinking Team’: Taking On Irish Stereotypes
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“Irish I Were Drunk” -- huh?
Sadly, you can readily find these words emblazoned on merchandise at a retailer near…
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In Memoriam: Historical Sculptor Ron Tunison
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Irish Stereotypes: Organizing Our Thoughts
In a recent discussion dealing with stereotypes…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: February 16 - February 22
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'A Yen for An Irish Lass'
(First published February 14, 2006)
Ah, the one day of the year when mankind celebrates love, in all of its variations and permutations. Happy St. Valentine's Day from all of us here at…
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The Wild Geese Virtual Síbín with Annette Counihan
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Great Irish Romances: Tristan and Isolde
The tale of Tristan and Isolde was one of the most influential romances in the medieval period. It predated and influenced the Arthurian romance of Lancelot and Guinevere.
Originally, the Tristan legend had nothing to do with King Arthur, but shortly…
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Dying Together: From Bull Run to Baghdad
By Joseph E. Gannon (originally published in 2006)
Millions of people across the world were horrified when they heard reports of the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. One such group was far from home and surely more horrified than any other: the men and women of the Louisiana Army…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: February 9 - February 15
| Belfast Central Library Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Ulster's resistance to Home Rule. |
DOMHNAIGH -- On February 9, 1854, Sir Edward Henry Carson, Unionist politician, was…
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