you for joining us. i m abby phillip in washington. i want to take you straight to dublin, where president biden is delivering and addressed to the irish parliament. let s take a listen. i ll also revisit county mayo. remember the history and hope and the heartbreak my blue and ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to begin their new lives in america. i sell this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my family s journey, those who left and those who stayed is emblematic of the stories of so many irish and american families, not just irish american families. and these stories are the very heart of what binds ireland america together. they speak to a history defined by our dreams. they speak to a president written by our shared responsibility. possibilities so today i d like to reflect on the enduring strength of the connections between ireland and the united states, a partnership for the ages. begins in our shared history dating bac
New Market Heights (Courtesy CRLC) The Virginia Department of Historic Resources recently executed and recorded a perpetual historic preservation easement over property in Henrico County that is associated with five different battles of the American Civil War. The Aug. 29 easement protects just more than 49 acres of historic open-space land near the intersection of
well. they signed up. in a new land. to stand for all values. to defend freedom and the dignity of all people think about this name, another country and whatever their languages. that used the word dignity as much as we irish use the word dignity. it matters. my dad. you say everybody, joey, everybody d dignity, no matter who they are. president kennedy honored their courage and sacrifice by presenting to this body. the flag of the irish brigade, which hangs out here to this very day. like why i was honored received. an irish flag from the t shirt during the recent st patrick s day celebration in washington. it was flown to commemorate the irish. you first raised the tri color in ireland, 100 and 75 years ago and who suppose, such as subsequently made his way to america, where he led the irish brigade and that civil war the