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British Government Finally Grants
Finucane Family an Inquiry
Finucane Family an Inquiry
Back in February 1989, George H.W. Bush had just succeeded Ronald Reagan as U.S. president….
St. Ailbe of Emly
Patron of Wolves | Feast Day September 12th St. Ailbe, sometimes known by his anglicized…
Saint-Gauden’s Celtic Vision
The most important American sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th century was born…
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Irish Rebels, Confederate Tigers
From Bull Run to Appomattox, the 6th Louisiana’s Irish Confederates fought proudly On April 28, 1861, two weeks after Confederate guns had fired the first shots of the Civil War […]
Footsteps of the Past
The Queenstown Story Their names were Peter, Jack, Nora, Maggie, Minnie and Kate, and one by one, the Sullivan children left Bounard, County Kerry, for Boston. They eventually made their […]
The Dawn of a New Peace
HISTORIC NI AGREEMENT GIVES HOPE FOR FUTURE: Deaglán de Bréadún, Northern Editor of The Irish Times, describes an epic week in the history of the North of Ireland culminating in the […]
The Irish in Texas
Irish settlers and their contribution in the formation and development of the Lone Star State. Irish immigration to Texas is so old that it has its roots in the Iberian […]
Roots: The Stout-Hearted Murphys
One of the most common names in Ireland, the Murphy Clan has distinguished itself in every field. Among them were an Army chaplain, poet, war hero, police commissioner, and mistress. […]