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Micheline Sheehy Skeffington

Micheline’s March

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

This September, Micheline Sheehy-Skeffington, the granddaughter of Irish patriot Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (who was executed without trial by a British firing squad during the Easter Rising) and his wife Hanna, arrived in New York City on board the Queen Mary II. She is embarking on a 12-week tour of the United States, following in her grandmother’s footsteps when she escaped … [Read more...] about Micheline’s March

Weekly Comment: Francis Sheehy Skeffington’s Granddaughter to Retrace her Grandmother’s U.S. Tour

By Irish America
July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Irish activist re-creating grandmother's 1917 tour of United States in documentary film, Hanna and Me. During Easter Week 1916, Irish pacifist Francis Sheehy Skeffington was shot without trial by British firing squad. A year later, his widow, Hanna, escaped to the United States under a false passport, giving speeches across the country exposing the truth about her husband's … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Francis Sheehy Skeffington’s Granddaughter to Retrace her Grandmother’s U.S. Tour

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Archbishop Paul Cullen of Dublin becomes the first Irish cardinal on this day in 1866. Born in Co. Kildare, Cullen went on to study at the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. Cullen was appointed rector of Irish College and helped secure the college’s future. While rector from 1832-1850, he forged a close friendship with Pope Gregory XVI and Pope Pius IX and helped safeguard the interests of the Irish church. He was first made Archbishop of Armagh and then transferred to Archbishop of Dublin in 1852, where he would be later made a cardinal.

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