Poughkeepsie’s United Irishman: Samuel Nielson
This article was contributed by our friends at FenianGraves.net
Samuel Neilson was born on September 17, 1761 in Ballyroney, Co. Down, one of thirteen children...
Pelham Regional Pipe Band Continues To Grow
The Pelham Regional Pipe Band was formed in January of 2019, when two pipers from the Pelham School district got together to practice. After...
The Catalpa Arrives In New York – August 19, 1876
This article was written by George McLaughlin, who reflects on the Catalpa Rescue and relates how he has tracked down the graves of the...
New York Remembers 1981
The summer of 2021 marks 40 years since the death of 10 brave young men on hunger strike in the H-Block Prison. Throughout this...
The Men Behind The Wire
This week marks 50 years since the introduction of internment in the Six Counties.
Internment is imprisonment without trial. The goal of “Operation Demetrius” as...
O’Donovan Rossa GAA Gears Up For Their Inaugural Golf Tournament
O'Donovan Rossa GAA was founded in 2018 by Gaels located in Astoria, Queens with the goal of providing a community focused club, based on...
40 Years On: The Death of Tom McElwee
Thomas McElwee was born in 1957 in Bellaghy, a village in the hills of South Derry. He was the first son born to Alice...
Gaelish: A Modern Proposal
Does Ireland exist? Is there such a country as Ireland? This question occurs to me more and more as time goes by.
There is certainly...
40 Years On: The Deaths of Kevin Lynch & Kieran Doherty
Kevin Lynch
Kevin Lynch was born in Park, north County Derry, on May 25, 1956. Growing up in Dungiven, he was known as a keen...
Yonkers Continues Pat Quinn’s Legacy
This Sunday, August 1, at 1pm Empire City Casino is hosting an Ice Bucket Challenge to support the fight against ALS.
Pat Quinn was born...
