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Building a trail to recall the Irish role in America’s bloodiest war
(First published 12/14/11) 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the start of America’s Civil War, and in Ireland, a group of historians and writers used the occasion to promote the concept of a Civil War heritage trail. Archaeologist Damian Shiels and writers James Doherty and Robert Doyle [All three…
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Q&A on "Vanishing Ireland" with Author Turtle Bunbury
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 26 - June 1
DOMHNAIGH -- On May 26, 1706, Col. Charles O'Brien, 5th Viscount Clare, died from wounds suffered at the battle of Ramillies
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Restored Painting Captures Return of the 69th By Liam Murphy / WG Heritage Editor
"Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War," by Louis Lang
(First published 11/17/11) On 27th July 1861, the 69th New York State Militia regiment returned home to New York, and to a hero’s welcome, after the …
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Q&A: Morning Star's Mary Courtney on Her Influences, Musical and Otherwise
(First publish 11/15/11) Mary Courtney is a Kerry-born folk artist and New York resident, and she is lead singer, guitarist and bodhran player for Morning Star [pictured below], a traditional Irish band that regularly travels between shows in the United States and Ireland. Her music incorporates traditional Irish folk sound with a progressive social…
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The Fight To Save St. Brigid's - San Fransico's Irish Civil War Church
(First published 11/4/11) Guthrie, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, spent six years covering the parishioners’ fight. Her book tells the story of the parish’s history, the drama of the fight to save it, and what the parishioners learned about their own…
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Biography on the extraordinary life of John Boyle O’Reilly becomes an event
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Band of Brothers: The Day the Irish Brigade Saved the 9th Massachusetts, part 2
| The green flag of the 9th MA. Over the eagle it says, "THY SONS BY ADOPTION - THY FIRM SUPPORTERS AND DEFENDERS - DUTY, AFFECTION AND CHOICE"… |
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Band of Brothers: The Day the Irish Brigade Saved the 9th Massachusetts
| Historical Art Prints "Brothers of Ireland," by Don Troiani, depicts the 69th New York and 9th Massachusetts Infantry regiments in battle at Gaines… |
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In Support of Oklahoma
The team here at The Wild Geese would like to convey our support for the communities in Oklahoma which have been decimated by the recent storms. We extend our sympathy to all who have lost loved ones.
If you would like to donate to help the victims of this tragedy, you can find a well-compiled list of…
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A Chat With Photog and Musician Christy McNamara
A native of Crusheen, County Clare, Christy McNamara has spent a lifetime telling stories of the people of rural Ireland through his photography and his music. He is a true insider, having grown up in a household filled with traditional Irish…
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SRO Event Launches Irish Commemoration of America’s Civil War
Dublin, Ireland (First published 4/23/11) - April 12, 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter, and with it the onset of America’s long and bloody Civil War. Two days later, the first recorded fatality of the five-year conflict occurred, with the death of…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: May 19 - May 25
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DOMHNAIGH -- On May 19, 1798,…
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The faithful recall ‘Manchester Martyrs’
Some died on the glenside, some died near a stranger
And wise men have told us their cause was a failure
But they fought for old Ireland and never feared danger
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
-- From ‘The…
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Immigrant Dreams Founder Off Long Island
I look where the ship helplessly heads end on,
I hear the burst as she strikes,
I hear the howls of dismay,
They grow fainter and fainter.
– From "The Sleepers" by Walt Whitman
Left, a Currier print…
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Remembering Dan Kelly of Tir Chonaill
Scarsdale, N.Y. (First publish 11/9/10) -- If there was ever a man who demonstrated that one need not raise one's voice to shrillness to be heard, it was Donegal native Dan Kelly, a successful entrepreneur who spent a good part of his last few decades furthering the heritage of his people, on both sides of the Atlantic. For those efforts, and with great…
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Professor, with an eye on the 18th century, gets coveted full-time post at NYU's Irish Studies
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The Jackie Clarke Library and Archives, Ballina, Mayo
(First published…
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Che Guevara: Father of Revolution, Son of Galway
By Joseph E. Gannon
Continue"Now are you men, or are you kine, ye tillers of the soil? Would you be free, or evermore the rich man's cattle toil? The shadow on the dial hangs that points the fatal hour - Now hold your own! or branded slaves, forever cringe and cower." Fanny Parnell (1849 - 1882)…
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'Father of the American Band' Hailed By Manhattan Parish
New York (first published 9/26/10) – Friday, September 24, 2010 was a particularly auspicious day to bear the name Patrick in the grand environs of Chelsea's Church of St. Francis Xavier, despite the fact that it is nearly six months to St. Patrick’s Day.
More than 30 faithful gathered in the…
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