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During the Battle of the Boyne, most of the Catholic troops "were left dead drunk scattered about the fields," according to a ...
We often meet veterans with personal connections to Memorial Day and Veterans Day, though less so with Independence Day. But ...
He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...
In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...
Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...
Referencing the significance of the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary, Father Murphy said he felt the intercession of a World War I Irish army chaplain.
St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers.
St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. So ...
By the 1760s, annual parades were being held in New York and on the island of Montserrat to celebrate Irish culture and identity.
March 07, 2025 Philly gun smugglers helped the Irish Republican Army during the Troubles. A new book uncovers their operation. 'The Next One Is For You' by Berks County native Ali Watkins traces a ...
Freshman defensive end Bryce Young blocked his third kick of the year, this time on Army’s second punt of the night, to set up the second Notre Dame touchdown.