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Remembering Augustine E. Costello & The Voyage Of Erin’s Hope
Augustine E. Costello was born in Killimor, Co. Galway in 1846. Little is known of his early childhood years, which were lived during the...
New York Aeriocht 2023
Aeríochts are concerts featuring traditional Irish music and dance, frequently held outdoors. Aeríochts are different from Feisseana and Céilís because Aeriochts have an educational...
Emmet’s Rebellion: July 23, 1803
Early Life
Robert Emmet was born in Dublin to Dr. Robert Emmet and his wife, Elizabeth Mason. He was one of several sons named Robert...
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The Gaelic American has previously reported on Ireland’s moves towards official censorship through hate speech legislation. Our previous article explained that Irish republicans faced official censorship in Ireland for many years, and the latest legislation is a modernization of...
On Saturday November 18th, the Brooklyn Gaelic League / Cumann Chaitlin agus Thomais Ui Chleirigh will host a walking tour on the history of New York City and the Irish Language. The tour will begin at 1pm in...
The National Irish Freedom Committee / Cumann na Saoirse Náisiúnta will host the 2023 Annual Fenian Republican Commemoration at the Fenian Monument in Calvary Cemetery, 49-02 Laurel Hill Boulevard, Woodside (Queens), NY 11377, on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 10:00...
Sean Tallon, a son of Irish immigrants, grew up in St. Barnabas Parish in Woodlawn/Yonkers, and graduated from Iona College in 1996. Sean was proud of his Irish heritage - he often played trad tunes on his button accordion....
The first day of November is the first day of the New Year on the ancient Celtic calendar – its name: Samhain (pronounced sow-un). Samhain was the feast, which bonfires marked the coming of the New Year, and the...
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will join with Gaelic Societies, Irish Community groups and the parishioners of St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church to host the annual Irish language Mass on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 2:30 pm. The mass...
Kevin Patrick McCormack (58), member of Ancient Order of Hibernian Division 8, Selden, went to his eternal reward on October 8, 2023. An award-winning piper with the Roisin Dubh, Iona College and Inis Fada Gaelic Pipe Bands before helping...
Originally from Meelin, County Cork, William McAuliffe was born in 1879, the fifth of seven children born to Timothy and Hanora McAuliffe.
At the time, British rule of Irish farms and industries resulted in few economic opportunities for young local...
It was on this day last year that Iona College announced it was becoming a university. Today, the 83rd anniversary of Iona University’s founding, it was announced by President Seamus Carey that Iona had purchased a 400-acre estate at...
As of writing, there are three Robert Emmet commemorations planned in the Virginia/D.C. area:
Irish-American Unity Conference is hosting at the D.C. Emmet Statue (Mass. Ave. & 24th St. NW) on Sept. 17 at 11:30am, with speaker Dennis Brownlee...