Joe Cahill

News: Joe Cahill Laid to Rest

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by </a> By Frank Shouldice, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2004-archive/october-november-2004/">October / November 2004</a> Leave a Comment

Joe Cahill, former I.R.A. chief of staff, died on July 23 at his Andersonstown home in Belfast after a short illness. The 84-year-old was buried after a huge funeral cortege carried his remains to the Republican plot at Milltown Cemetery. Cahill was honorary vice-president of Sinn Féin, and the party's current president Gerry Adams paid homage to his friend at the … [Read more...] about News: Joe Cahill Laid to Rest

IRA Dispose of Weapons

By Emer Mullins, Contributor
December / January 2002

December 1, 2001 by </a> By Emer Mullins, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2002-archive/december-january-2002/">December / January 2002</a> Leave a Comment

An historic breakthrough was made in the Northern Ireland peace process at the end of October when the first IRA arms were put permanently beyond use in a move monitored by the International Commission on Decommissioning. In the early hours of October 23 General John de Chastelain oversaw the disposal of what was called a "sizable quantity" of the IRA's weapons, a move which … [Read more...] about IRA Dispose of Weapons

October 26, 1932

Margaret Brown, or “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” survivor of the Titanic died in New York City on this day in 1932. Born Margaret Tobin in Missouri, she relocated to Colorado at the age of 18. She met J.J. Brown, also the child of Irish immigrants. The two married and acquired great wealth after J.J.’s engineering efforts helped Ibex Mining Company in the production of ore. Their new found wealth allowed Margaret to become an activist. She ran for US Senate in 1909 and again in 1914. She was dubbed “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” for her heroic efforts to save passengers. She forced Lifeboat 6 to go back and search for more survivors, taking an oar to row.

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