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The Passion of the San Patricios

By Mark R. Day, Contributor
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by 3 Comments

The Churubusco monastery at the height of the 1847 Battle of Churubusco, during which the Batallón de San Patricio was captured, painted by James Walker.

Irish America looks back at the legacy of St. Patrick’s Battalion, an honor-bound group of Irishmen that championed the cause of the smaller Mexican force against the might of the American army during the Mexican-American War. “You have to understand that we Mexicans and Irish are very sentimental,” said the slight, grandmotherly figure, leaning forward in a high-backed living … [Read more...] about The Passion of the San Patricios

Passings

By Irish America Staff
August/ September 2003

August 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Jack Donohue, the high school coach of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and for years the face of Canadian basketball, died in late April. He was 70. A New Yorker, Donohue moved to Canada in the 1970s and served as head coach of the Canadian men's basketball team for 17 years, leading the team to the Olympics four times. Donohue coached Abdul-Jabbar, then Lew Alcindor, at Power Memorial … [Read more...] about Passings

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