Irish America

John Devoy

John Devoy Stands Again
in Kildare

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2016

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Last October, a statue of John Devoy was unveiled in Naas, Co. Kildare, the New York Fenian’s home county, aided primarily by the Kildare Association of New York, which raised the funds for the monument. Though Devoy was highly instrumental in organizing the 1916 Easter Rising, his name is often forgotten, as he lived in forced exile from Ireland after his 1866 arrest for … [Read more...] about John Devoy Stands Again
in Kildare

New York:
A Home Away from Home For Irish Fenians

By Dermot McEvoy, Contributor
February / March 2016

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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 … [Read more...] about New York:
A Home Away from Home For Irish Fenians

The German Connection

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
February / March 2016

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As World War I loomed, the U.S. was wracked by political, ethnic, and religious tension. Most Americans hoped to remain neutral, but the Irish in the U.S. were not shy about whom to root for. “The German guns will be the call of Ireland to her scattered sons,” Roger Casement wrote in his tract, “The Crime Against Ireland and How the War May Right It.” “Let Irishmen in America … [Read more...] about The German Connection