Senator Pierce Butler (1744-1822)

Senator Pierce Butler (1744-1822)

Carlow-born Pierce Butler is recognised as one of United States’ Founding Fathers. As well as serving over a decade as a Senator for South Caroline, he was also one of the greatest landowners and slaveholders in America. Become a member of Turtle’s History...
Hercules Mulligan (1740-1825) – The Tailor Spy

Hercules Mulligan (1740-1825) – The Tailor Spy

The story of an Irish-born tailor who turned his New York shop into a front-line intelligence hub, charming drunk British officers while secretly feeding George Washington and Alexander Hamilton life‑saving tips. From toppling King George’s statue to twice foiling...
Commodore John Barry (1745-1803), Father of the American Navy

Commodore John Barry (1745-1803), Father of the American Navy

The Wexford man was the United States’ first commissioned naval officer, as well as its first flag officer. On his watch, the US Navy converted 40 acres of Brooklyn into one of the world’s biggest shipyards. It stands next to the oldest park in Brooklyn, renamed...

Colonel John Augustin Ievers (1737 – 1791)

COLONEL JOHN AUGUSTIN IEVERS (1737 – 1791) FORMATIVE YEARS Colonel John Augustin Ievers was born on 28th December 1737, the eldest son of Colonel Henry Ievers by his marriage to his cousin Elizabeth Fitzgerald. At the time of his birth, the landscape where Mount...