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Fleet Week in New York

By Turlough McConnell, Contributor
August / September 2004

August 1, 2004 by </a> By Turlough McConnell, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2004-archive/august-september-2004/">August / September 2004</a> Leave a Comment

Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima arrived in the Big Apple on Memorial Day weekend to kick off the 17th annual Fleet Week celebration for the U.S. Navy – and New York was ready. Once safely moored, approximately 4,000 sailors aboard 12 U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Coast Guard vessels poured into downtown Manhattan from Pier 88 and Staten Island … [Read more...] about Fleet Week in New York

Tug O’ The Heart

By Marian Betancourt, Contributor
February / March 2003

February 1, 2003 by </a> By Marian Betancourt, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2003-archive/february-march-2003/">February / March 2003</a> Leave a Comment

The history of the Moran tugboat family, once known as the "Irish Navy" in the Port of New York, is explored by Marian Betancourt. ℘℘℘ To say the Irish had a lot to do with making New York a great maritime port is no blarney! Not only did they do most of the towing, they dug the Erie Canal, which made New York harbor the gateway to the west. In fact, it was because relatives … [Read more...] about Tug O’ The Heart

November 30, 1667

On this day in 1667, Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland. Swift made a successful career as a satirist, essayist, poet and clergyman. His most famous works include “Gulliver’s Travels,” “Drapier’s Letters,” “The Battle of the Books,” and “A Modest Proposal,” which satirical poked fun at the English approach to the Irish, claiming that impoverished Irishmen could alleviate their troubles by selling their children for food. Swift would later become Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.

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