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Patrick Gallagher

Petition for U.S.S. Patrick Gallagher Gains Steam

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
February / March 2017

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Patrick Gallagher, who everyone called Bob, left County Mayo at 18 to live in America. Four years later, in April 1966, he was drafted and enlisted in the U.S. Marines and, following basic training, travelled home to let his family know he had joined up. He didn’t, however, tell them he was being deployed to Vietnam upon returning to New York so as not to worry them, he would … [Read more...] about Petition for U.S.S. Patrick Gallagher Gains Steam

Hibernia: A Twist
on Tradition

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

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The familiar swirls and knots of Celtic design are under renovation – American style. "American Celtic – Beyond the Ninth Wave" brings the Celtic art of 21st-century American artists to several cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Milwaukee, Lexington (K.Y.), and New York. The recent resurgence in interest in all things Celtic has drawn many … [Read more...] about Hibernia: A Twist
on Tradition