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Irish Immigrants

Last Word: 90 Seconds Together

By Martin E. Dempsey
Summer 2021

September 8, 2021 by

"I'm not ready to give up on the anthem and the ritual of standing while its played." During operation desert storm, after Iraq’s Republican Guard had been forced out of Kuwait, my brigade set up a checkpoint on the only highway from Kuwait to Baghdad. We established a medical treatment facility and raised the American flag. It was a signal to the oppressed … [Read more...] about Last Word: 90 Seconds Together

The History of Early Irish Immigrants in Denver

March 14, 2021 by 1 Comment

The Rocky Mountain Irish Roots Collective presents a virtual history session InSights & InPerson~Connections: Irish Immigrants in Early Denver Tuesday, March 16th, 7:00 pm MST - Zoom Conferencing, $3.00 members, $5.00 general public Join Curatorial Services and Collections Access staff at History Colorado Center as we host Dr. James Walsh, an Associate Clinical … [Read more...] about The History of Early Irish Immigrants in Denver

Irish Family Comes to
Tenement Museum

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Inside the 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 this is the address of the Tenement Museum, a National Historic Site, which exhibits apartments of immigrant families that once lived in the building. The Moore family lived on the premises back in 1869, and today … [Read more...] about Irish Family Comes to
Tenement Museum

Jeanie Johnston Makes Her Way Up The East Coast

By Marian Betancourt, Contributor
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

The Jeanie Johnston sails the open seas.

Floating Museum Shows Irish-Americans What Ancestors Encountered. In 1848 it would cost you $5.50 to cross the Atlantic from Ireland on the sailing ship Jeanie Johnston. That fare represented half a year's wages for an Irish laborer hoping to start a new life in America. Today, for $7.00 you can buy a ticket to visit the Jeanie Johnston replica, a floating museum, while it … [Read more...] about Jeanie Johnston Makes Her Way Up The East Coast

Irish on Parade

Submitted by Mary Kelly Anderson, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Phillip L. McQuillian at the Memorial Day Parade in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

June 1, 1907: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. ℘℘℘ My grandfather Phillip L. McQuillan, one of the early plumbing and heating engineers, celebrated his Irish-American patriotism by participating in the 1907 Memorial Day Parade in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The sign on the side of the wagon reads "P.L. McQuillan, Good Plumbing." Two of his twelve children, Ruth and Frances, are tiding … [Read more...] about Irish on Parade

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June 25, 1970

The ban restricting Catholics from attending Trinity College Dublin is finally lifted on this day in 1970. Through the help of the then Archbishop of Dublin John McQuaid, the Roman Catholic church removes its policy of disapproval or even excommunication for Catholics who enrolled at Trinity College without the proper permission. Authorities at the school also allow for a Catholic chaplain to be based at the college.

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