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The Irish Government and New York Attorney General Step in to Revitalize the American Irish Historical Society

By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter, December 24, 2022

December 21, 2022 by 2 Comments

The Irish Government and New York Attorney General’s Office have stepped in to stop the sale of the American Irish Historical Society's landmark townhouse headquarters on Fifth Avenue. According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, an interim board and executive director will work with members of the American Irish community, supported by Helena Nolan, Consulate General … [Read more...] about The Irish Government and New York Attorney General Step in to Revitalize the American Irish Historical Society

February 2, 1880

Charles Parnell, founder of the Irish Parliament Party and one of Ireland’s most important nationalist leaders of the 19th century, became the first Irishman to address the United States Congress on this day in 1880. On a visit to the US with fellow Irish nationalist John Dillon, Parnell was able to raise £60,000 for the Land League, an organization which the two men helped found in an effort to aid poor Irish tenant farmers. Parnell’s leadership in spearheading the Irish Home Rule movement would later come to an end in 1886 after his affair with Katherine O’Shea (a married woman) became public and she was forced to file for divorce, a scandal which did not go over well with Parnell’s Catholic supporters.

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