Thomas Addis Emmet

Thomas Addis Emmet Remembered

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2016

November 1, 2016 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2011/12/patricia-harty/">Patricia Harty</a>, Editor-in-Chief<br/>November 1, 2016 Leave a Comment

Robert Schlesinger, his mother Alexandria Emmet Schlesinger, and Consul General Barbara Jones. About 75 people turned out in rainy weather, on Thursday October 27, 2016 at 3:30 PM for the rededication of the 1818 monument honoring Irish patriot and New York lawyer, Thomas Addis Emmet, at St. Paul’s Church on Broadway and Fulton Street in Manhattan. Among those in attendance … [Read more...] about Thomas Addis Emmet Remembered

The United Irishmen and their American Legacy

By Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
February / March 2016

February 11, 2016 by </a> By Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2016-archive/february-march-2016/“>February / March 2016</a> Leave a Comment

When the rebellion of 1798 failed, many of The United Irishmen, including Thomas Addis Emmet, came to the United States where their influence was enormous. ℘℘℘ You may well wonder why a historian of the United States should presume to write about the United Irishmen of 1798. There are two reasons: one personal, the other historical. The personal reason is that I had the great … [Read more...] about
The United Irishmen and their American Legacy

October 26, 1932

Margaret Brown, or “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” survivor of the Titanic died in New York City on this day in 1932. Born Margaret Tobin in Missouri, she relocated to Colorado at the age of 18. She met J.J. Brown, also the child of Irish immigrants. The two married and acquired great wealth after J.J.’s engineering efforts helped Ibex Mining Company in the production of ore. Their new found wealth allowed Margaret to become an activist. She ran for US Senate in 1909 and again in 1914. She was dubbed “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” for her heroic efforts to save passengers. She forced Lifeboat 6 to go back and search for more survivors, taking an oar to row.