Theobold Wolfe Tone
October 22, 2009 by Mike McCormack
Filed under Historical Happenings
The closest that the Irish ever came to complete independence happened when Irish Catholics and Protestants united in a brotherhood of purpose for the benefit of all. It started at the time of the American Revolution. The 1777 surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga in the American Revolution was followed by the alliance of France [...]
George Washington’s Irish
July 22, 2009 by Mike McCormack
Filed under Historical Happenings
In this month (July) when we celebrate America’s independence, it would be good to recall the part played by the Irish in that watershed in history. The Father of our country had a great deal of respect for the Irish. It was a respect born of admiration for their dedication to the revolutionary cause. Early [...]
The Easter Rising
April 24, 2008 by Mike McCormack
Filed under Historical Happenings
The Easter Rising took place on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. It was yet the latest in more than a dozen attempts by the Irish to break the chains of bondage imposed on them by the Crown since the Normans first invaded in 1171. At least a dozen times in the previous seven centuries the [...]
