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Daniel O’Connell and the Young Irelanders

By Eamon O'Kelly

January February 1993

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In the carly 1800's Daniel O'Connell had been a young lawyer in Dublin, a member of the tiny Catholic middle class. In those days, although the worst excesses of the Penal Laws had passed, Roman Catholics still were deprived of full civil rights, and many opportunities remained closed to them. O'Connell became active in the Catholic Committee, the group working to win full … [Read more...] about Daniel O’Connell and the Young Irelanders

‘The Famine in Ireland’

By James Connolly

Originally published in The People, vol 8., no. 9., May 29 1898.

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James Connolly writes to comrades in the U.S. of his recent tour through the famine districts of Ireland; its historic roots; and its impact on Irish politics.    DUBLIN, Ireland. May 22, 1898. It is possible that even amid the excitement of the Cuban War and despite the all-absorbing labors of the S.L.P. of America in its prosecution of the far more important class war, … [Read more...] about ‘The Famine in Ireland’

James Connolly: The Man, The Movie

By David Smith

June/July 2006

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As the anniversary of the Easter 1916 Rising is celebrated in Ireland, David Smith uncovers plans for a movie on the life of James Connolly. Modern Ireland was born in rebellion on Dublin's O'Connell Street during Easter Week 1916. As a gunboat bombarded the city centre, and British troops attacked the rebels' headquarters in the General Post Office, James Connolly, one of … [Read more...] about James Connolly: The Man, The Movie

The Making of a Nation

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Risings: The Irish Literary Revival and the Making of a Nation. On View at The Grolier Club, NYC, April 29–July 25, 2026. NEW YORK CITY — This spring, a new exhibition at The Grolier Club explores the formation of Irish identity through the Irish Literary Revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the parallel political quest for Irish nationhood. Presented in … [Read more...] about The Making of a Nation

Canada Recognizes Irish Famine Memorial

By Michael Quigley

May/June 1996

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The Irish in Canada have won a major victory over the Canadian Government on how the national historic site at Grosse Ile should be developed. The small island in the St. Lawrence River, 48 kilometers downstream from Quebec City, once served as a quarantine station, and is the burial site of thousands of Irish immigrants who died of cholera in 1832, and of typhus, ship fever, … [Read more...] about Canada Recognizes Irish Famine Memorial