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Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth; depicts George Washington at the 1778 Battle of Monmouth. Painting by Emanuel Leutze. Source: Wikipedia

Yankee Doodle with a Brogue:
The Irish in the American Revolution

In Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley there is a gravestone that reads: Here lies the remains of John Lewis, who slew the Irish lord, settled in Augusta County, located the town of Staunton and furnished…

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Roots | The O’Reilly / Reilly Clan

The O’Reilly family name comes from the Gaelic O’Raghailligh, meaning descendants of Raghaillach. The O’Reillys were the most powerful sept of the old Gaelic Kingdom of Breffny, and the family remains numerous in…

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Dr. Kevin J. Tracey: Inventing the Future of Medicine

Dr. Kevin J. Tracey, president & CEO of the Feinstein Institutes, is a trailblazer in…

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The Last Word

The last time it happened…The Irish were to blame. ℘℘℘ The election results are in….

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November 11, 1918

World War I famously came to an end on this day in 1918. Ireland’s part in the First War was complex. Still part of the United Kingdom, the movement for Irish independence began before and during the war. Nationalists who joined the Irish Volunteers instead of the British Army during this period were somewhat aided by axis forces like the Germans. They staged the Easter Uprising in 1916 during WWI. However, over 200,000 Irishmen fought in World War I for the British Army and about 30,000 of them died. The Irish War of Independence would begin a year following the end of World War I in 1919 and last until 1922.

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