By 1972, Cahalane was also one of the Irish Republican Army’s most successful international gunrunners, ferrying rifles and ...

Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green ...

As the United States invaded Mexico in 1846, Los Patricios, a group of immigrants, took up arms for Mexico to defend their ...

The soldiers of Saint Patrick’s Battalion are regarded as national heroes in Mexico and Ireland. M arch 17 is, of course, St. Patrick’s Day (known in Gaelic as Lá Fhéile Pá ...

With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green ... Irish Free State, maintained that blue was “the old colour of Ireland.” To connect the past to the nationalist movement, ...

On St. Patrick’s Day, Mexicans celebrate in honor of the Irish battalion that defended their country against the invading ...

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green ... for the Irish Citizen Army’s flag. In 1934, Irish ...

Over a century later, in 1762, homesick Irish soldiers serving in the British ... The mythical plant, along with the color green, later became a symbol of Ireland's push for independence from ...

One place in history where you might be surprised to see a green and gold ... during the Mexican-American war. As Taylor’s army reached the Rio Grande, many German and Irish immigrants began ...

Are you ready for a cold pint of Guinness, bangers and mash while wearing a giant green hat ... a priest in St. Augustine and an Irish soldier, The Washington Post reported.