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Buried in Westminster Abbey, and remembered too with a statue in the corridor of The Palace of Westminster, Henry Grattan is undoubtedly the most honoured Ir...

The following is an extract from Niall O'Dowd's newest book "George Washington and the Irish" explaining how he celebrated and saved two St. Patrick's Days. This week (until June 26) the Kindle edition is available via BookBub for just $1.99. 

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Grattan Óg GAA held the grand opening of their newly developed facilities at Dunbeggan Park, Sto...

Arthur Guinness, the man who invented Guinness and put Dublin's St. James' Gate Brewery on the map, died on this day, January 23, 1803. Today we remember his life, the incredible legacy he left behind and we raise a glass to Arthur. Sláinte!

The archive includes a significant quantity of 18th and 19th century papers relating to the Neales, a Quaker family.

An Irishman’s Diary

The Garden Cottage on two acres was once part of Henry Grattan’s homestead

Grattan's Failure: Parliamentary Opposition and the People in Ireland, 1779-1800 by Danny Mansergh at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10:  0716528150 - ISBN 13:  9780716528159 - Irish Academic Press Ltd - 2005 - Hardcover

Kildares thatched cottages among protected buildings to get Government grants for upkeep Reporter: );  ); A total of 14 protected structures across County Kildare will share almost €100,000 in grants towards their upkeep. Recipients include thatched cottages in Nurney and Caragh, a burial Church of Ireland building in Monasterevin and the family vault of patriot Henry Grattan in Celbridge. Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan announced that 477 heritage projects will benefit from ...

  Union Army Lt. Col. James J. Smith and officers of the 69th New York Infantry, known as the Irish Brigade, pose for a photo during the Civil War. Report of Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher, U.S. Army, commanding Second Brigade, of the battle of Antietam.  HDQRS. (IRISH BRIG.) 2nd BRIG., SUMNER’S CORPS, HANCOCK’S DIVISION, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,  In Camp on Bolivar Heights, Va., September 30, 1862 CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following statement of the part which the brigade...