The 200-Year Relationship Between Irish Builders and America’s Capital In September, the James Hoban Societies of the United States and Ireland organized a day-long celebration of the Irish connection to Washington, D.C., from its foundation as federal capital to its position as a world center of diplomacy, culture, and learning. In particular, the event recognized the 200th … [Read more...] about Green Hills, White Houses
History Archives
Delta 13 Charlie: Reflections of an Irish Soldier in Vietnam
By Michael Coyne, As Told To Wesley Bourke, Editor Of Ireland's Military Story
Michael Coyne is one of many Irish-born soldiers who served in Vietnam. A crewman on a Patton tank, he spent most of his time far from base on patrol in the jungle and rice paddies. My name is Michael Coyne. I was born in Cornamona, Galway, 1945. When I was seven we moved here to Jenkinstown, County Meath, as part of the Land Commission Resettlement program. Our family, … [Read more...] about Delta 13 Charlie: Reflections of an Irish Soldier in Vietnam
Custer’s Last Rally
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, the most significant engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876, saw the defeat of General Armstrong Custer and his soldiers of the 7th Cavalry (many of them Irish) by a battalion of united Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes. Few people know the pain of being dispossessed of their land better than the Irish, but tragically in the … [Read more...] about Custer’s Last Rally
Weekly Comment:
Remembering J.P. Donleavy
(1926 – 2017)
By Olivia O'Mahony
September 15, 2017
September 15, 2017
J.P. Donleavy, the Irish American novelist and playwright who penned The Ginger Man, which was initially turned away by over 45 publishers for its sexual obscenity but eventually sold more than 45 million copies and became considered a modern cult classic, died on September 11 in a hospital near his Mullingar, Co. Westmeath home. He was 91 years old. Donleavy wrote more than a … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Remembering J.P. Donleavy
(1926 – 2017)
Hospitality and History in the American South
By Enda Cullen, Contributor
History abounds on a tour that began in Washington, D.C. and visited Civil War battlefields, colonial towns, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. As you might expect, Memorial Day weekend is a popular time to visit the nation’s capitol. There are celebrations, a free concert by the National Symphony Orchestra on the West Lawn, and a spectacular fireworks display. However, the … [Read more...] about Hospitality and History in the American South