Eoin MacNeill (pictured above) tried to stop the Rising, but there would have been no Rising without him. Maureen Murphy writes that it’s time to reevaluate the role of this true Irish patriot. When it comes to the Easter Rising, Eoin MacNeill (1867 – 1945) is generally dismissed as the man who canceled the mobilization of the Irish Volunteers for Easter Sunday 1916, a … [Read more...] about Eoin MacNeill: The Man Who Cried Halt!
History
Hand in Hand for Freedom: U.S. Labor and Irish Rebels
By Terry O'Sullivan, Contributor
The trade union movement in America played a major role in Ireland’s struggle for freedom. But Irish rebels also played a significant role in building the American trade union movement, writes LiUNA general president, Terry O’Sullivan. ℘℘℘ The centennial of the Easter Rising carries a special meaning for proud Irish Americans, and especially for those, like me, who work in the … [Read more...] about Hand in Hand for Freedom: U.S. Labor and Irish Rebels
New York:
A Home Away from Home For Irish Fenians
When Irish exiles needed a refuge, they swarmed to New York and established a hotbed of anti-British sentiment and activity that fed the flames of Irish freedom.
The Great Famine in the 1840s forced millions of Irish out of Ireland, initially flooding the big cities of the east coast of America, especially New York and Boston. New York became a popular target for settlement … [Read more...] about New York:
A Home Away from Home For Irish Fenians
The Spy in the Castle
David Neligan, a member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, acted as a valuable agent for Michael Collins by passing on vital information during the Irish War of Independence (1919–21). He subsequently became Director of Intelligence for the Irish Army after the Irish Civil War (1922–23). I’m sheepish to admit that I only came to learn of David Neligan through self-interest. … [Read more...] about The Spy in the Castle
The Irish Rebellion
in the Age of Cable News
Today world news is immediate but 100 years ago transmission depended on telegraph cables under the Atlantic ocean that were subject to wartime and censorship conditions.
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In April 1916, the front pages of America’s newspapers were dominated by headlines about the war on Europe’s western front, where the German and French armies were battling at Verdun, and by reports … [Read more...] about The Irish Rebellion
in the Age of Cable News