A visit to the Irish Famine Commemorative Stone in Montreal at the weekend .
Over 6000 Irish immigrants died here from “ship fever” (typhus ) in 1847 .
Big plans are in place for the development of this site.@ciaranjreilly@IrishStewCast@IrelandinNY
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Danny Leavy Visits Philadelphia National Cemetery, Paying Tribute To William Delaney (1842-1862). A Union Soldier Born In Daingean, Co. Offaly. https://t.co/aACtFXlQ8V @offalyhistory@irelandbattles@irishacw
It’s sad to see this plaque in such bad condition .
It marks the location of the first Presidential Manor .
What is now the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge .
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Thomas Aquinas Parish & Church was founded by Father Michael Lawlor.Michael was baptized in Rahan, Offaly in 1846. His family emigrated in 1850. Church in Rocky 2.
Rocky II (1979) - Rocky Balboa Weds Adrian https://t.co/pCObDqXdeX via @YouTube
This photograph of 1916 rising leader Sean MacDiarmada with his sisters Kate and Rose was recently discovered in a Brooklyn home once owned by the sisters .
In 1912, Seán Mac Diarmada traveled to the US to attend the Clan na Gael convention in Atlantic City, NJ .He was a delegate for the (IRB) •@IrishStewCast@irelandbattles@IrelandinNY
@MOF1916 Yes a lot more material .
A few letters of Sean’s and a lot of Cumann Na Mban/ Clan Na Gael material .
Sean’s sisters were very involved in NY .
More coming soon .