by Kate Dolan | Mar 9, 2011 | 19th Century America, Latest Posts, Living History, The Irish
Continuing with my March series about all things Irish – here’s where the luck of the Irish runs out: the coffin ships. I’ve always been of the opinion that the Irish and English are not nearly as different as they believe themselves to be. And I’m not sure how much...
by Kate Dolan | Mar 2, 2011 | Latest Posts, Living History, The Irish
This month, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’m going to write about Irish things, or more accurately, Irish-American things since the holiday is really an American one. Regardless of the celebration’s origins as an Irish Catholic day of prayer, it is now a day when...
