Fenian Memorial Committee of Chicago

Stopped through Mount Olivet today. It is such a beautiful grounds. Ricard O’Sullivan Burke. Irish Nationalists of Chicago monument. Martin Hogan.

ROCKAWAY REBEL LANDS AT THE GPO

THE ROCKAWAY REBEL OF THE EASTER RISING – JOHN ‘THE YANK’ KILGALLON “Of all the Irish-American towns in America, it had to be a Rockaway guy that wound up in the middle of the bloody battle at the Post Office” Often on these pages we have spoken of the Easter Risi…

The song was inspired by Phil Lynott’s fascination with Irish history and Celtic mythology, and ironically was to become his epitaph. Go dtuga Dia suaimhneas da anam.

‘Róisín Dubh (Black Rose)’
Phil Lynott

Tell me the legends of long ago
When the kings and queens would dance
In the realm of the Black Rose
Play me the melodies I want to know
So I can teach my children, oh

Pray tell me the story of young Cú Chulainn
How his eyes were dark his expression sullen
And how he’d fight and always won
And how they cried when he was fallen

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Image | Phil Lynott lookalike actor Miles Malambo

Col. James A Mulligan
(d. 26 July 1864)
23rd Illinois Infantry (also known locally as Irish Brigade (per wiki))

“Lay me down and save the Flag”

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/catalpa-rescue-escape-australia-perth/index.html

The Catalpa Rescue: The story behind one of Australia's most incredible prison escapes In 1876, a US gang sailed 20,000 kilometers to break six Irishmen out of an Australian prison. Now, a new generation of Australians is learning about the Catalpa escape, thanks to a display in the recently opened WA Museum Boola Bardip.

Her Exiled Children - The story of Irish America's role in the 1916 Rising Dr. Ruan O'Donnell presents the story of how Irish America shaped and made possible the Easter Rising of 1916. Produced by Friends of Sinn Féin USA

In the next week is the 100th anniversary of the British attack on Croke Park during the Dublin-Tipp match. While this is slightly outside the Fenian era, the GAA had a strong presence in this city. This short film (5 minutes) is beautifully well done.

The GAA on Twitter “On 21 November 1920, 14 people went to a match in Croke park. They never came home. 100 years on, we remember our Bloody Sunday dead. - the GAA remembers. https://t.co/s2eR4iJIi3”

Martin Hogan. Born this day 1833.

Perfect day. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Chicago
Martin Hogan, the Irish Nationalists of Chicago Monument, and Ricard O’Sullivan Burke.