• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Irish America

Irish America

Irish America

  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • IRISH AMERICA TEAM
  • IN THIS ISSUE
  • HALL OF FAME
  • THE LISTS
    • BUSINESS 100
    • HALL OF FAME
    • HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 50
    • WALL STREET 50
  • LIBRARY
  • TRAVEL
  • EVENTS

John Liegl

Tobin’s Field

By John Liegl, Contributor
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

The remains of the old Tobin house.

John Liegl travels to Ireland to find his roots. My adventure began 40 years ago when I discovered that my great-great-grandparents John Tobin and Elizabeth Dooley had emigrated to America from Ireland in the 1860s. They settled in Montclair, New Jersey, raised a family and as far as I know never made it back to Ireland for even a visit, but they never forgot where they came … [Read more...] about Tobin’s Field

Primary Sidebar

Featured Video

Featured Podcast

News from the Irish Post

  • Celebrating 50 years of the Jersey Irish Society

    THE Jersey Irish Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and co-chair Martina Wintour has co...

  • New lines of inquiry emerge in Joe Deacy investigation

    NEARLY nine years after the death of 21-year-old Joe Deacy, gardaí have identified new lines of i...

  • Boundary-pushing fashion designers showcase work at Titanic Belfast

    FASHION designers who are pushing boundaries in their field are showcasing their work at the icon...

  • Belfast studio launches new Gaelic football video game

    A NEW Gaelic football video game which captures the ‘speed, skill and atmosphere’ of the Irish sp...

May 9, 1889

On this day in 1889, Thomas Kiley riding Spokane won the 15th Kentucky Derby. Spokane, who had Irish lineage as a descendant of stallion Faugh-A-Ballagh (Ire. 1841), was the only Montana-born horse to win the Derby. According to a report in Horse Racing Forum James James, Jesse James’ older brother, was at the Derby on that day “looking like a Southern gentleman in his Prince Albert suit and white hat.” James won $2,400 on an early race on the card, then asked a bookmaker what the price was on Spokane in the Derby. “Ten-to-one, and the sky’s the limit,” the bookie replied. James slapped down $5,000 on Spokane, and the bookie declared, “as far as I’m concerned, that’s the sky.” James won his bet on Spokane.

Footer

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletter

Additional

  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2026 · IrishAmerica Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in