James Connolly

June 21, 2009 by  
Filed under Historical Happenings

On June 5, 1868, a boy was born of Irish parents in the section of Edinburgh, Scotland known as Little Ireland. That boy would become one of the most beloved leaders of his time, and one of Ireland’s greatest patriots; his name was James Connolly. The drastic class distinction and poverty caused by anti-Irish discrimination [...]