The Palatines in Ireland

The Palatines in Ireland

In 1709, just over 3,000 mostly Protestant refugees from Germany's Palatine region sailed for Ireland. Their descendants include the families of Switzer, Wyse, Keppel, Cooke, Young , Embury, Miller, Teskey, Baker, Poff and Gleasure. This article looks at the origins...
Billy the Kid (1859-1882)

Billy the Kid (1859-1882)

A veritable Irish desperado if ever there was one, Billy the Kid was born 'Henry McCarty', the son of an Irish emigrant, and raised amid the ramshackle tenements of New York's Lower East Side before he headed off to the Wild West. Complete access to all articles on...

Patrick ‘Bob’ Gallagher (1944-1967) – Mayo’s Vietnam Hero

PATRICK ‘BOB’ GALLAGHER (1944-1967) – MAYO’S VIETNAM HERO On 12 March 2018, New York Senator Chuck E Schumer announced that the U.S. Navy will name one of its next destroyers, the Arleigh Burk-class DDG-127, after Marine Corporal Patrick ‘Bob’ Gallagher (1944-1967)....