Thomasf Meagher News Today

Directly across the road from the Bishop’s Palace Museum on the Mall in Waterford you’ll find Derrynane House– the home where Thomas Francis Meagher grew up and from where he was arrested in 1848.

IrishCentral Contributor William Shaw looks at the life of his great-grandfather Patrick O'Hanlon, a native of Armagh who served in the US Civil War.

One feature that's pretty hard to miss at the State Capitol is the statue of former Territorial Governor of Montana Thomas F. Meagher, which has guarded the capitol lawn since 1905.

A lot of statue-worthy people have come out of Montana over the years, so why immortalize Meagher?

One feature that's pretty hard to miss at the State Capitol is the statue of former Territorial Governor of Montana Thomas F. Meagher, which has guarded the capitol lawn since 1905.

One feature that's pretty hard to miss at the State Capitol is the statue of former Territorial Governor of Montana Thomas F. Meagher, which has guarded the capitol lawn since 1905.

One feature that's pretty hard to miss at the State Capitol is the statue of former Territorial Governor of Montana Thomas F. Meagher, which has guarded the capitol lawn since 1905.

One feature that's pretty hard to miss at the State Capitol is the statue of former Territorial Governor of Montana Thomas F. Meagher, which has guarded the capitol lawn since 1905.

One feature that's pretty hard to miss at the State Capitol is the statue of former Territorial Governor of Montana Thomas F. Meagher, which has guarded the capitol lawn since 1905.

The Irish flag was flown for the first time ever on March 7, 1848, by Thomas Francis Meagher in Co Waterford. Why is the Irish flag green, white and orange? Where did the Irish tri-color come from? Get the full history of Bratach na hÉirean here.