The Irish Revolution: How the diaspora helped make independence an international affair

The revolutionary era was remarkable, a kind of “gilded age” for Ireland, and not just politically. WB Yeats wrote and ...
Irish America

Heroes of the Revolution

As the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaches, Edythe Preet looks to March 17, 1776, ...
insider.si.edu

How the Irish Won the American Revolution : A New Look at the Forgotten Heroes of America's War of Independence / by Phillip Thomas Tucker, PhD

Introduction: the forgotten Irish contribution to decisive victory -- "You have lost America by the Irish:" America's forgotten revolutionaries -- Enduring Irish legacies, myths, and popular modern ...
Irish America

Dispatches from Massachusetts

Public landmarks on the Trail include the Boston Common plaque to Commodore John Barry, Father of the American Navy, and the ...
IrishCentral

Irish America 250 kick-off event to honor Cork man who coined 'United States of America'

Irish America 250 is kicking off its celebrations of the Irish contributions to America ahead of the United States' ...
PBS

About the Film

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new ...