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2022 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy

November 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment

This brand-new traditional music series on on the Irish language station TG4 premieres on November 20, and showcases music, song, and dance from Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in July 2022 and will feature entertaining high-end performances and fascinating conversation against this very alluring backdrop. There is no subscription, simply view the series … [Read more...] about 2022 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy

Irish Music Maverick Enda Gallery at NYIC

IA Newsletter October 22, 2022

October 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment

The “Ireland Live...From New York” concert launching new voices from Ireland is Gallery's U.S. solo concert debut Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 8:00 PM Enda Gallery will headline his first solo concert in the United States at the New York Irish Center on Saturday, October 29. Gallery – who has been attracting attention with his new music innovations spanning a spectrum … [Read more...] about Irish Music Maverick Enda Gallery at NYIC

News Roundup October 22, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter October 22, 2022

October 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment

New York Remembers Hurricane Sandy 10 Years Later Many remember the devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to New York and the surrounding areas in October 2012. In the areas that were hardest hit, like the largely Irish enclave of Breezy Point, Queens, tidal waves flooded streets, destroying homes, knocking out gas lines, and causing a slew of explosions. In true Irish … [Read more...] about News Roundup October 22, 2022

News Roundup October 15, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter October 15, 2022

October 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Is a United Ireland Likely in the Near Future? For the first time in the history of the state, Catholics outnumber the Protestant population in Northern Ireland, and that is giving supporters of Irish unification substantial hope for their cause.  The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency released the 2021 census data which revealed that Catholics, at 42.3% of … [Read more...] about News Roundup October 15, 2022

News Roundup October 8, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter October 8, 2022

October 6, 2022 by 1 Comment

Irish Man Rows from New York City to Galway in World Record-Breaking Feat Starting at Chelsea Piers on the West side of the Island of Manhattan, former pro-rugby player Damian Browne rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to Trá na bhForbacha, or Furbo Beach, in Galway, Ireland. Browne, 42, who played rugby for Connacht and Leinster, left with a rowing partner, Fergus Farrell, on … [Read more...] about News Roundup October 8, 2022

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May 6, 1863

The Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, which began on April 30, ended on this day. Union General Hooker suffered defeat and retreated as a result of Lee’s brilliant tactics. Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by his own soldiers. Union losses were 17,000 killed, wounded and missing out of 130,000. The Confederates lost 13,000 out of 60,000. Lee’s forces were outnumbered two to one. The Battle of Chancellorsville was depicted in the 2003 film Gods and Generals, based on the novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara.The battle is also the background in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “The Night at Chancellorsville,” and Stephen Crane’s 1895 novel “The Red Badge of Courage,” made into a movie by John Huston and featuring Medalof Honor winner Audie Murphy.

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