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Hibernia | The Irish Father of the American Band
During 1992, the centennial of Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore’s death, many cities across the United States…
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Chicago’s Irish Heritage Center As bidding around the table became tense, one Irishman whispered to…
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Yitzhak Shamir and Michael Collins Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was born Yitzhak Yzernitsky in 1915,…
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9/11 Memorial
The idea for the memorial, an imposing 20-by-12 foot granite wall, was conceived by businessman Sol Molgen who told Bill Farrell of the Daily News, “I spent 50 years of my […]
Passed On
Robert S. Mullaney an aeronautical engineer who helped oversee the construction of the craft that landed Apollo astronauts on the moon, died at his home in Bellport, New York, on […]
Irish America On Airlift To Baghdad
Three months after 9/11, New York Fire Department chief Larry Connors flew to Afghanistan with a humanitarian aid airlift sponsored by the Diageo beverage distributing company and the U.S. State […]
Irish Businesses Take On Wall Street
The Irish have historically been affiliated with professions including construction, fire and police department service and the restaurant and bar business. But in more recent years, the Irish have become […]
O’Donnell Does TV
Actor Chris O’Donnell, star of Batman Forever an Batman & Robin, has been signed on for three episodes of The Practice by its producer, fellow Bostonian David Kelley. It’s hoped that O’Donnell […]
Irish Family Comes to Tenement Museum
An Irish immigrant family is moving into 97 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side of New York City, but it won’t be having visitors until May 2005. That’s because […]