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Weekly Comment: 1916 Memorabilia Up For Auction at Whyte’s Dublin

By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant
April 27, 2018

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In another installment of their ever-popular series of auctions called The Eclectic Collector, famed Dublin specialist art and collectable auction house Whyte’s has plenty of artifacts from Ireland’s past for purchase in their upcoming May 5 auction. These artifacts stem from the varying times of violence and revolution to times of peace and neutrality. The first two objects of … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: 1916 Memorabilia Up For Auction at Whyte’s Dublin

Weekly Comment:
1916 Memorabilia Up For Auction at Whyte’s Dublin

By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant
April 27, 2018

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In another installment of their ever-popular series of auctions called The Eclectic Collector, famed Dublin specialist art and collectable auction house Whyte’s has plenty of artifacts from Ireland’s past for purchase in their upcoming May 5 auction. These artifacts stem from the varying times of violence and revolution to times of peace and neutrality. The first two objects of … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
1916 Memorabilia Up For Auction at Whyte’s Dublin

Weekly Comment:
Rising Remembered at Washington Monument

By Olivia O'Mahony, Editorial Assistant
May 19, 2017

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On Thursday, May 18, a plaque that signifies the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising joined 193 other commemorative stones upon the interior walls of the Washington Monument, a 550-foot tall symbol of George Washington’s hopes for the American nation. Presented by Minister for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief Seán Canney, on behalf of president Michael D. … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Rising Remembered at Washington Monument

The Last Rebel of the 1916 Rising

By Irish America Staff
January 20, 2016

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The last remaining person in the U.S. to have fought in the 1916 Rising in Ireland died in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 99 on January 21, 1996. Elizabeth "Lily" Kempson McAlerney, who threatened a man at gunpoint when he wanted to leave the scene of the fighting, was exiled to the U.S. when the uprising was suppressed, but supported the cause of a united Ireland until … [Read more...] about The Last Rebel of the 1916 Rising