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Thinking of All the Danny Boys for St. Patrick’s Day [VIDEO]
Posted March 13, 2012 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
LGBT Irish America through the eyes of Black 47.
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Tags : black 47, brendan behan, danny boy, ireland, irish, lgbt, st. patrick's day, st. patrick's day parade

Why Did the Irish Fight When They Were So Despised?
Posted June 24, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
The Immigrants' Civil War.
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Tags : civil war, ireland, irish, know nothings, letters, patrick guiney, slavery, the immigrants' civil war, union

Obama Isn’t the First President To Claim Distant Irish Roots, But Some Regard Him Differently
Posted May 23, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
A note on the president's visit to Ireland.
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Tags : frederick douglass, ireland, irish, my bondage and my freedom, obama, reagan, roots, slavery

Neglected for Generations, Irish Language Gains Popularity at Long Island Hibernian Hall
Posted May 12, 2011 by Jacqueline Sweet   Permalink   Comments
Jacqueline Sweet visits the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Babylon.
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Tags : ancient order of hibernians, babylon, bagpipes, division #2, gaelic, hibernians, ireland, irish, irish language, st.patrick's day, suffolk

The First Casualties of the Civil War Were All Irish Immigrants—Was This a Coincidence?
Posted April 18, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
A blog post from The Immigrants' Civil War.
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Tags : army, civil war, daniel hough, fort sumter, ireland, irish, regular united states army, regulars, the immigrants' civil war, tipperary

Music for St. Patrick’s Day: Cherish the Ladies [VIDEO]
Posted March 16, 2011 by Patrick Young, Esq.   Permalink   Comments
Singing about entering America through the back door.
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Tags : cherish the ladies, ireland, irish, music, st. patrick's day, undocumented, video

From Ireland to Long Island: What’s Your Story?
Posted January 28, 2011 by Ted Hesson   Permalink   Comments
An interactive theatrical performance in Hampton Bays.
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Tags : hampton bays, hampton bays public library, heritage, improvtheater, ireland, irish, playback theater long island, theater

Bloomsday Musings: Does Joyce’s “Ulysses” Address Immigration?
Posted June 16, 2010 by Ted Hesson   Permalink   Comments
The novel's hero, Leopold Bloom, faces discrimination in Ireland because of his Jewish ancestry.
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Tags : antisemitism, bloomsday, ireland, irish, james joyce, odyssey, ulysses

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