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Farewell to a LegendJim Dwyer, a beloved figure and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter,columnist, and author, passed away at the age of 63 on October 8, 2020

October 9, 2020 by helpdesk1

By Niall O'Dowd It was fitting that in his last column for The New York Times on May 26th, Jim Dwyer wrote about the quiet heroism of his great grandmother in saving her family during the 1918 flu pandemic. She was known as Nan the Point from a remote area near Killorglin in Co Kerry. Her daughter Mary, her son in law Paddy, and seven children had all contracted … [Read more...] about Farewell to a LegendJim Dwyer, a beloved figure and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter,columnist, and author, passed away at the age of 63 on October 8, 2020

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By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by By <a href="http://irishamerica.com/2018/06/mary-gallagher/">Mary Gallagher</a>, Assistant Editor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2019-archive/august-september-2019/">August / September 2019</a>

Ivan Cooper (1944 – 2019) Irish civil rights activist Ivan Cooper died in late June, aged 75. A founding member of Northern Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour party, Cooper is best known for his leadership of the anti-internment march in Derry that erupted into 1972’s Bloody Sunday. Born in Killaloo, County Derry, to a Protestant family, Cooper started out as a unionist, … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

Those We Lost

By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
May / June 2019

May 1, 2019 by By <a href="http://irishamerica.com/2018/06/mary-gallagher/">Mary Gallagher</a>, Assistant Editor<br/><a href="http://irishamerica.com/archives/2019-archive/may-june-2019/">May / June 2019</a>

Bill O'Donnell (1935 – 2019) Former newspaper reporter Bill O'Donnell died in April, aged 84. A beloved and dedicated member of the Irish community in Boston, O’Donnell proudly held dual citizenship in Ireland and the U.S., and offered a great example of the strong connection between Ireland and the United States. O’Donnell was born and raised in Boston, and after attending … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

Those We Lost: Kevin Roche

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2019/05/maggie-holland/">Maggie Holland</a>, Editorial Assistant<br/><a href="http://irishamerica.com/archives/2019-archive/march-april-2019/">March / April 2019</a>

Kevin Roche, the prominent Dublin-born, American architect who brought his modernist style to many significant buildings, passed away on Friday, March 1, at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, at the age of 96. Though he was a soft-spoken man, his work spoke for itself, broadcasting to the whole city his confidence and talent. His bold, innovative buildings include the J.P. … [Read more...] about Those We Lost: Kevin Roche

Those We Lost

By Irish America Staff
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by </a> By Irish America Staff<br/><a href="http://irishamerica.com/archives/2019-archive/march-april-2019/">March / April 2019</a>

Famed architect Kevin Roche.

Recent passings in the Irish and Irish American communities. ℘℘℘ Eileen Battersby (1958 – 2018) Former literary critic and correspondent for the Irish Times Eileen Battersby died in late December 2018 in a car accident in County Meath, aged 60. Known for her incisive reviews of a wide range of literature and her enthusiasm for all subjects, Battersby was recognized four … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

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On this day in 1861, the first official shots of the American Civil War were fired. The short battle, which took place at Union-held Fort Sumter  in Charleston, South Carolina, marked the beginning of the war, though it was not the first unofficial battle to occur. The skirmish lasted for 34 hours and resulted in U.S. Major Robert Anderson’s surrender of the fort to Confederate forces. Four years after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, Union forces defeated the Confederacy. Many newly immigrated Irish fought in the war, a significant number of them gathering in the 69th Regiment, which became known as the Irish Brigade.

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