1918 Spanish Flu in Ireland – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 24
We’ve all been through the wringer due to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 with new strains popping up to further complicate our recovery. I thought it apropos to discuss the 1918 – 1920 ‘Spanish’ flu and its impact on...
The First Irish Thanksgiving – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 23
Most of us will sit down with friends and relatives this week to give thanks for all the blessings we have received this year despite unprecedented challenges. I for one am very grateful to my family for their...
Heritage Palms – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 22
This week I am departing from an Irish history topic to discuss the wonderful reception I received last evening at the Heritage Palms Golf Club in Indio, California. There I discussed my literary journey and my...
Lia Fail (Destiny Stone) – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 21
Last week I discussed the story that Robert the Bruce gave Cormac MacCarthy a stone for his support at the Battle of Bannockburn against the English in 1314 which was later incorporated into the battlements of...
The Mac Carthaigh Clan, Part 2 – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 20
Last week I discussed the first 800 years of the Mac Carthaigh Clan in Ireland when they were called Eóganachta, centered on the Rock of Cashel, Tipperary and before Chieftain Muireadhach mac Carthaigh, son of...
Mac Carthaigh Clan, Part 1 – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 19
Having given some background on the oppressive conditions forcing the Irish revolution of the early twentieth century, the paramilitary Volunteer organizations arming for it, and its American Irish support in my...
Joseph McGarrity, the Philly Clan na Gael – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 18
Like Devoy and Rossa, Joseph McGarrity was born and raised in poverty in Ireland. His father taught him about the Fenians and the possibility of Home Rule. The difference is that he was from County Tyrone in...
O’Donovan Rossa, the People’s Patriot – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 17
In weekly Bog #11 I wrote briefly about another of the key members of the Cuba 5 group who emigrated to America after being released from jail, namely Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. Like John Devoy, Rossa was born...
John Devoy, the Greatest Fenian – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 16
In Weekly Bog #11 I wrote briefly about one of the key members of the Cuba 5 group who emigrated to America after being released from jail, namely John Devoy. Devoy was a prime reason that...
The Irish Brigade – Irish to the Core Weekly Blog 15
Last week I wrote about how the Catholic Irish refugee immigrants were mistreated in the USA during the 1840 – 1850s. Despite their challenges, and coming from starvation and death back in Ireland, they...
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