Hercules Mulligan: The True Story
Stephen McCracken, a Derry-based historian, has disproved commonly held beliefs about Hercules Mulligan, whose story was covered by The Gaelic American's Evacuation Day article....
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...
AOH Legacy Webinar With Relatives for Justice
With Britain still moving to take away all legal channels for legacy justice, victims’ campaigners will open the New Year with a direct appeal...
Northern Assembly Election Results
Northern Assembly Results
From its inception in 1920, the state of Northern Ireland was created to maintain a Unionist majority, putting an international border through...
St. Patrick’s Day 1982
The highest honor one can receive in Irish-American circles is to be named Grand Marshal of their local St. Patrick's Day Parade, with the...
Irish-American Heritage Month In Westchester
White Plains, NY — The Westchester County Board of Legislators kicked off Irish-American Heritage Month with a virtual ceremony on March 7th that highlighted...
Up Like A Bird
An American man known as "Mr. Leonard" went to Irish Helicopters Ltd. and booked a helicopter flight for October 31, 1973. Ostensibly the trip...
Irish-American Heritage Month In Westchester
White Plains, NY — The Westchester County Board of Legislators kicked off Irish-American Heritage Month with a virtual ceremony on March 7th that highlighted...
Hartford AOH Unveiling Memorial To Irish Canal Workers
Fundraising Complete for Irish Canal Workers Memorial in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
In March of 2021, the Hartford AOH held a wreath-laying ceremony at an unrecognized...
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50 Years On: Bloody Sunday
What was "Bloody Sunday"?
January 30, 1972 is a date forever ingrained in the minds of Irish people, both domestic and abroad. One could write...
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