In the suburb of Rathfarnham an island of serenity exists amid the frantic bustle of 21st-century Dublin. With rolling lawns and woodlands embracing a handsome classical house, Saint Enda's School harks back to a gentler time. In a place of honour facing the house is a large bronze bust of the school's founder, Pádraig Pearse, who was more famously both the inspiration and the … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Forgotten Patriot
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Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
By Joe Zentner
April / May 2000
A Small Battle With Huge ImplicationsSmall bands of Patriots and Loyalists who fought with fierce devotion were formed during the early Revolutionary War period in the Carolinas and Georgia. Because of the numerically small number of forces involved, and because of intense passions that existed on both sides, the engagements were both personal and bitter. The most significant … [Read more...] about Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
The Spoilers of Our Land
How the British Government Responded to the Great Hunger In January 1847, the Nation published a poem entitled ‘The Stricken Land.’ It was a searing indictment of the policies of the British Government in the wake of the second failure of the potato crop only a few months earlier. It was written by a young woman, Jane Elgee, who was drawn from the Protestant Ascendancy, … [Read more...] about The Spoilers of Our Land
The Irish Role in the Viking Discovery of America
As the thousandth anniversary of the Viking discovery of America will soon be celebrated in the year 2000, Thomas J. Martin and Donald V. Mehus examine the role that the Irish, with their own long seafaring tradition, played in those daring Atlantic voyages of exploration and discovery. A thousand years ago one of the most remarkable discoveries of the European peoples came and … [Read more...] about The Irish Role in the Viking Discovery of America
Have the Irish Made It in America?
Sociologist and best-selling author Andrew M. Greeley looks at the various immigrant waves of Irish to this country and how they fared. Have the Irish made it in America? That the question is still asked shows that the Irish are still insecure about their success in this country. In fact, Irish Catholics are the most successful gentile ethnic group in American society and have … [Read more...] about Have the Irish Made It in America?