Tag Archives: San Patricios

Alternative USA And Ireland

Posted on November 28, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

An excellent thread on Slugger-O’Toole about American-British-Irish Diplomacy. Certainly cerebral, it is also a bit elitist…attending conferences with the great and the good like Peter Jay and Sean Donlon is a timely reminder that there are some Sluggerites who simply … Continue reading →

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Viva Los San Patricios!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Interesting half hour documentary (English subtitles) on Gaelic language channel TG4 on Wednesday night. Los San Patricios, the regiment of largely Irish soldiers in Mexican Army 1846-48. A story that was largely unknown in Ireland until 1997 (the issue of … Continue reading →

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