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‘King Kelly’

April 22, 2022 by Administrator

In the early days of Baseball, Irish Americans dominated the sport and helped transform it into America's national pastime.  Young men made strong through the strenuous physical labor in what were often the only jobs available to them took what little relaxation they had in the new sport and soon came to dominate it and were innovators who transformed it into the game we … [Read more...] about ‘King Kelly’

The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

January 27, 2022 by Administrator

January 30, 1972, was an uncharacteristically bright and sunny day for an Irish winter in Derry, Northern Ireland.  It was the day of a planned peaceful protest march against the policy of internment without trial instituted by the British Army; a policy that, while allegedly created to curtail sectarian violence, was itself hypocritically sectarian in its targeting of … [Read more...] about The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Fr. Nicholas Callan, Forgotten Genius

October 31, 2021 by Administrator

Fr. Nicholas Callan was born in 1799 in County Louth. He was the fifth of six children born to a prosperous farming family. Noting that their son was remarkably clever, they sent him to the best private school available, which was run by a Presbyterian Clergyman (in the wake of the recent Penal Laws, there were few Catholic school options) while entrusting his Catholic … [Read more...] about Fr. Nicholas Callan, Forgotten Genius

The Ballymurphy Massacre

May 21, 2021 by Administrator

On August 9, 1971, British Army Saracen armored cars rolled out at 4:00 AM onto the streets of Belfast to begin Operation Demetrius, the forcible internment of Irish Catholics suspected of being involved in paramilitary activity without charge or trial. Ironically, the British Army was now interning members of the community that they claimed upon their arrival to be protecting … [Read more...] about The Ballymurphy Massacre

March is Irish American Heritage Month

March 8, 2021 by Administrator

Since 1991, March has been recognized by American presidents of both parties as "Irish American Heritage Month, a time when all Americans are called upon to "celebrate the achievements of Irish Americans and their contributions to our Nation with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs." This year, when St. Patrick's Day parades and other annual celebrations of … [Read more...] about March is Irish American Heritage Month

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  • an ticéad: ticket September 30, 2025
    Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur ort faoi mo thicéid. Sentence meaning: I would like to ask you about my tickets.

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