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Philip Henry Sheridan, Irish American born to immigrants from Co. Cavan, died on August 5, 1888, in Nonquit, Massachuset...
08/05/2025

Philip Henry Sheridan, Irish American born to immigrants from Co. Cavan, died on August 5, 1888, in Nonquit, Massachusetts. He was a Union general in the Civil War and a close friend of Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant and forced General Robert E. Lee to surrender at Appomattox.

Thomas Francis Meagher, exiled Irish nationalist, brigadier general for the Union in the U.S. Civil War, and acting gove...
08/03/2025

Thomas Francis Meagher, exiled Irish nationalist, brigadier general for the Union in the U.S. Civil War, and acting governor of Montana, was born on August 3, 1823 in Waterford, Ireland.

Actor Peter O’Toole was born in Connemara on August 2nd, 1932.
08/02/2025

Actor Peter O’Toole was born in Connemara on August 2nd, 1932.

Officially known in the Celtic calendar as Lughnasa and the first day of Autumn, August 1st marks the celebration of the...
08/01/2025

Officially known in the Celtic calendar as Lughnasa and the first day of Autumn, August 1st marks the celebration of the old Celtic god Lugh.

After 38 years of occupation in Northern Ireland, the British Army officially withdrew their forces at midnight on July ...
07/31/2025

After 38 years of occupation in Northern Ireland, the British Army officially withdrew their forces at midnight on July 31, 2007.

The Soviet Union blocked Ireland’s application for the UN on this day in 1946. The Soviets claimed that because Ireland ...
07/30/2025

The Soviet Union blocked Ireland’s application for the UN on this day in 1946. The Soviets claimed that because Ireland was neutral during WWII, they did not personally help establish the organization.

James Carey, leader of the controversial Irish National Invincibles, was killed by Patrick O’Donnell on this day in 1883...
07/29/2025

James Carey, leader of the controversial Irish National Invincibles, was killed by Patrick O’Donnell on this day in 1883.

Sir Hudson Lowe, an Anglo-Irish soldier, was born on this day in his mother’s native city of Galway in 1769.
07/28/2025

Sir Hudson Lowe, an Anglo-Irish soldier, was born on this day in his mother’s native city of Galway in 1769.

The third Catholic Relief Act came into effect on this day in 1782. Combined, the two Relief acts allow Catholics to own...
07/27/2025

The third Catholic Relief Act came into effect on this day in 1782. Combined, the two Relief acts allow Catholics to own land outside of parliamentary boundaries, allow Catholics to become teachers, and allow them to act as guardians.

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin on this day in 1856. Shaw, Ireland’s famous playwright and most well known for hi...
07/26/2025

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin on this day in 1856. Shaw, Ireland’s famous playwright and most well known for his works like “Pygmalion,” is amongst the four Irishmen who have received the Nobel Peace Prize for literature.

Golfer Padraig Harrington is the first Irish golfer to win the British Open in 60 years on July 22, 2007. He had a succe...
07/22/2025

Golfer Padraig Harrington is the first Irish golfer to win the British Open in 60 years on July 22, 2007. He had a successful amateur career and turned professional, joining the European tour in 1996 and the PGA tour in 2005. (Photo: © Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Although he never got to see it, President John F. Kennedy’s goal of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely...
07/21/2025

Although he never got to see it, President John F. Kennedy’s goal of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth,” as stated in 1961, was achieved on this day in 1969 when the Apollo 11 made its historic lunar landing. After taking off from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon on this date. Armstrong uttered his famous words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” on this date.

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