Charles Stewart Parnell, often referred to as the "Uncrowned King of Ireland" prior to his downfall, died on this day in 1891 after returning to Dublin from exile. Parnell died at the age of only 45 years from a heart attack at his home at 10 Walsingham Terrace, Hove, Dublin. Around 20,000 people attended his funeral service at Glasnevin Cemetery. Parnell was the founder of the … [Read more...] about October 6, 1891
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May 9, 1889
On this day in 1889, Thomas Kiley riding Spokane won the 15th Kentucky Derby. Spokane, who had Irish lineage as a descendant of stallion Faugh-A-Ballagh (Ire. 1841), was the only Montana-born horse to win the Derby. According to a report in Horse Racing Forum James James, Jesse James' older brother, was at the Derby on that day "looking like a Southern gentleman in his Prince … [Read more...] about May 9, 1889
August 5, 1888
Philip Henry Sheridan, Irish American born to immigrants from Co. Cavan, died on August 5, 1888 in Nonquit, Massachusetts. A union general in the civil war and a close friend of Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant, Sheridan defeated Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley by burning the city. He forced General Robert E. Lee to surrender at Appomattox. After the civil war, Sheridan … [Read more...] about August 5, 1888
February 7, 1877
John O'Mahoney, Irish patriot and founder of the Fenian Brotherhood, died on this day in New York City. After joining Daniel O'Connell's movement for the repeal of the Union Act of 1800 and becoming dissatisfied with the progress, O'Mahoney led and took part in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 in Co. Tipperary. His involvement forced him to leave Ireland. He first settled … [Read more...] about February 7, 1877
July 29, 1883
James Carey, leader of the controversial Irish National Invincibles, was killed by Patrick O'Donnell on this day in 1883. The Invincibles, who were a more radical group formed by IRB members, were responsible for the brutal Phoenix Park murders of Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish. On January 13, 1883, Carey was arrested along with 16 other members of the … [Read more...] about July 29, 1883