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Derry

Bloody Sunday’s Legacy

By Brian Dooley
June / July 2000

March 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment

On January 30, 1972, the British Army opened fire on civil rights marchers in Derry. Thirteen people were killed and 14 others were seriously injured.A new inquiry into the massacre is currently underway. Brian Dooley reports. The wounded survivors and the families of the dead sit stone-faced in Derry's Guildhall listening to details of a story they already know: that on … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday’s Legacy

Bloody Sunday’s Legacy

By Brian Dooley

January 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment

On January 30, 1972 the British Army opened fire on civil rights marchers in Derry. Thirteen people were killed and 14 others were seriously injured. Note: This story was filed in March, 2000 when a new inquiry into the Bloody Sunday killings, the Saville Inquiry was launched. Expected to last two years, it was 12 years before a report was filed. The wounded survivors … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday’s Legacy

News Roundup January 29 2022

Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter January 29, 2022

January 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Team Ireland heading to Winter Olympics While Ireland is set to celebrate the beginning of Spring this week, the world looks ahead to the Winter Olympics. Team USA, comprised of 233 athletes, includes 39 previous Olympic medal-winners. Among them is world-renowned snowboarder Shaun White, who, if you couldn’t tell by his red hair, is of Irish descent. Also of Irish descent are … [Read more...] about News Roundup January 29 2022

The Kellys


By James G. Ryan

January 2000

October 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Kelly is one of the most common Irish names and is found in all parts of the country. The spread and popularity of the name is due to the fact that it originates from at least seven different and unrelated ancient clans or septs. These include O'Kelly septs from Meath, Derry, Antrim, Laois, Sligo, Wicklow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Galway and Roscommon, and the McKelly sept from … [Read more...] about The Kellys

Amelia Earhart’s Best Flight

May 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The Rocky Mountain Irish Roots Collective welcomes Ken McConnellogue, Vice President for Communications at the University of Colorado on Thursday, May 20, 2021, to present Amelia Earhart's Best Flight which will look at Earhart's experience in Ireland. On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman (and second person) to fly the Atlantic Ocean solo. She was aiming for … [Read more...] about Amelia Earhart’s Best Flight

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March 28, 1820

On this day in 1820, Sir William Howard Russell was born in Tallaght, County Dublin. Russell is considered one of the first modern war correspondents, though he is known to have despised the term. As a young reporter, Russell spent twenty-two months covering the Crimean War, which was one of the first wars to be documented extensively in both written reports and in photographs. Florence Nightingale acknowledged that it was Russell’s reports which inspired her to become involved with wartime nursing. During his coverage of the the Siege of Sevastopol, Russell coined the phrase “thin red line,” in reference to British troops. He retired as a battlefield correspondent in 1882, and was knighted in 1895.

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