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Those We Lost

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2017

February 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Recent passings in Ireland and America. ℘℘℘ Elizabeth Flatley 1936 – 2017 Mother of celebrated Irish dancer Michael Flatley, Elizabeth “Eilish” Flatley died in January at in New Lenox, IL. She was 81. Her son has revealed that she herself was a “fantastic” Irish dancer who, he told the Chicago Sun-Times, supported him in a field often considered unmasculine by previous … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

The Greatest Irish Americans of the Century: The Services

By Irish America Staff

November 1999

November 4, 1999 by Leave a Comment

Reverend Francis Duffy Fighting Father "If I've helped anyone become a better man and he loves me for it, that's my Distinguished Service Cross." Beloved pastor and battlefield legend, the Reverend Francis Patrick Duffy, also known as "Fighting Father Duffy," was truly a man of the people. From the rarefied world of academia to the trenches of World War I France to … [Read more...] about The Greatest Irish Americans of the Century: The Services

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