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On this day Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, the Irish Fenian leader and member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, died in Staten Island, NY. He was the Fenian Lazarus who kicked off the Easter Rising.
A sampling of the latest Irish books on offer! Non-fiction, fiction, poetry and even a memoir from tennis legend John McEnroe promise to keep your eyes busy...
Easter Rising leader Padraig Pearse was ultimately put to death for his involvement in the uprising. Here we take an in-depth look at the life of Pearse and his contribution to Irish history. Here we take an in-depth look at the life of Pearse and his contribution to Irish history.
Irish America waited on tenterhooks for news from Ireland and the 1916 Easter Rising so much so that in the midst of World War One it was front page news on the New York Times for two weeks. After the Easter Rising began on April 24, 1916, Irish America waited, rapt, for news from Dublin.
For decades within the 19th and 20th centuries, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia were among the great American cities that served as the main plat...