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A Visit to the Irish America Hall of Fame

By Irish America Staff
March / April 2020

March 1, 2020 by </a> By Irish America Staff<br/><a href="http://irishamerica.com/archives/2020-archive/march-april-2020/">March / April 2020</a>

The Irish America Hall of Fame is fast becoming a travel destination in Ireland. The Hall of Fame is housed at the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience in New Ross, County Wexford. The ship, open for tours, is an exact replica of a sailing ship of that name that ferried thousands of Irish to America during the Great Hunger. New Ross is also the port from which Patrick Kennedy set … [Read more...] about A Visit to the Irish America Hall of Fame

You’ve Got Mail: Irish History From Stamps

By Christine Kinealy, Contributor
March / April 2020

March 1, 2020 by </a> By Christine Kinealy, Contributor<br/><a href="http://irishamerica.com/archives/2020-archive/march-april-2020/">March / April 2020</a>

℘℘℘ Over the last four decades, stamp-collecting, also known as “philately,” has been undergoing a slow but sure death. This has been mirrored by a decline in letter-writing and a similar wane in the use of cursive writing. Consequently, the hobby of stamp-collecting, so beloved by generations of schoolchildren, is mostly the preserve of people above the age of 60. Ireland’s … [Read more...] about You’ve Got Mail: Irish History From Stamps

Hall of Fame 2020

By Irish America Staff

January 21, 2020 by </a> By Irish America Staff<br/>

℘℘℘ The 2020 Irish America Hall of Fame dinner and inductions will be held in New York City on March 12, 2020, and we are excited to celebrate and honor eight outstanding Irish American leaders and the contributions they have made in public service, the trades, business, education, and entertainment. “This year’s honorees are a wonderful mix of artists, a labor leader, an … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame 2020

A Citizen's Assembly on a United Ireland

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
December / January 2020

December 1, 2019 by By <a href="http://irishamerica.com/2011/12/sharon-ni-chonchuir/">Sharon Ní Chonchúir</a>, Contributor<br/><a href="http://irishamerica.com/archives/2020-archive/december-january-2020/">December / January 2020</a>

A united Ireland seems more possible now than at any point in our history ℘℘℘ “Brexit has catapulted this issue forward,” says Pádraig Ó Muirigh, advisor to the Republican Sinn Féin Party. “There is a real sense that we’re living in historical times.” In October, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively agreed to place the de facto future border in the sea between … [Read more...] about A Citizen's Assembly on a United Ireland

President Obama Statue of Presidents

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2020

December 1, 2019 by By <a href="http://irishamerica.com/2011/12/patricia-harty/">Patricia Harty</a>, Editor-in-Chief<br/><a href="http://irishamerica.com/archives/2020-archive/december-january-2020/">December / January 2020</a>

℘℘℘ Visitors to historic downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, are greeted by a series of life-size bronze statues of our nation’s past presidents along the city’s streets and sidewalks. The City of Presidents project began in 2000, to honor the legacy of the American presidency. Each of the sculptures is privately funded, and the pattern of placement is chosen to maintain a … [Read more...] about President Obama Statue of Presidents

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April 12, 1861

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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