The Fighting 69th Marches Again The 69th NYSV Historical Association marches in the New York City St. Patrick s Day Parade. The Fighting 69th has lead the parade since 1851.
Photo courtesy of the 69th NYSV Historical Association. By Corinne Dillon, Contributor
As America reflects upon the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and its deciding turn at Gettysburg, thousands of Americans are donning the uniforms of yore as they re-enact the long war’s battles. Corinne Dillon talks to
members of the 69th New York State Volunteer Historical Association about the continuing legacy of the Irish regiment.
This year has been a busy one down in Gettysburg, with both the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary commemoration of the most famous Civil War battle itself (July 1-3, 1863) as well as the sesquicentennial of the Gettysburg Address coming up on November 19th.
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The Feeny Presybyterian who almost became Taoiseach
Rev James Irwin was also a fervent supporter of Home Rule.
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An early 20th century ecclesiastical split on the issue of Home Rule sparked a chain of events which led to a County Derry Presbyterian minister eventually turning down a run at the Irish presidency.
Rev. James Alexander Hamilton Irwin, born in Feeny and educated at Magee College in Derry, became a Presbyterian minister when he was ordained at Killead, County Antrim, in 1903.
He served the ministry for 23 years, but the love, but it was his actions in the years that followed that saw him forgo the love, fellowship and comfortable retirement such a stint usually provided.