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Molly Maguires
(Encyclopedia) Molly MaguiresMolly Maguiresməgwīˈərz [key], secret organization of Irish-Americans in the coal-mining districts of Pennsylvania. Its name came from a woman who led an extralegal,…hurling
(Encyclopedia) hurling, outdoor ball and stick game similar to field hockey (see hockey, field). The national pastime of Ireland, it was played for many centuries before the Gaelic Athletic…draft riots
(Encyclopedia) draft riots, in the American Civil War, mob action to protest unfair Union conscription. The Union Conscription Act of Mar. 3, 1863, provided that all able-bodied males between the…St. Patrick's Day by the Numbers
Find fun facts about a holiday that now celebrates all things Irish. Related Links St. Patrick's Day: More Dallas than Dublin Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank Countries of Birth…Cinco de Mayo
A U.S. celebration of Mexican Heritage The Battle of Puebla Victory Monument Related Links Mexico Puebla Benito Juárez Cesar Chavez Calendar & Holidays Cinco de…Charming Billy
Author:Alice McDermottPublisher:Farrar Straus & Giroux Any sentence troubled in its telling is telling indeed, and Alice McDermott's National Book Award winner Charming Billy is no…Edward Burns Biography
Edward Burns writer, director, actor, producerBorn: 1/29/1968Birthplace: Queens, New York His low-budget debut film, The Brothers McMullen (1995), about the lives and loves of three Irish-…Thomas KEARNS, Congress, UT (1862-1918)
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1905 Party: Republican KEARNS Thomas , a Senator from Utah; born near Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada, April 11, 1862; moved with his parents to Holt…Review: Traveller (1997)
Director/ Director of Photography: Jack GreenWriter: Jim McGlynnEditor:Michael RuscioMusic:Andy PaleyProduction Designer:Michael HelmyProducers:Bill Paxton, Brian Swardstrom, Mickey Liddell…Derek Mahon Biography
Derek Mahonpoet, playwrightBorn: 1941Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland In a survey conducted by the Irish Times in 1999, poet Derek Mahon was among the ten most popular writers (living…Trending
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