Today In Irish History

June 16: TODAY in Irish History:  James Joyce  

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Today in Irish History: Curated by Conor Cunneen IrishmanSpeaks

Chicago Motivational Humorous Business Speaker, Author and History buff.

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1864: Colonel Patrick Kelly dies at Petersburg

Tuam Co. Galway born Colonel Patrick Kelly of the Irish Brigade (The Fighting Irish) dies at the Siege of Petersburg while leading the Irish Brigade forward against a Confederate position.

Kelly had been one of the organizers of The 63rd New York Volunteers, known as the “Third Irish” at the start of the Civil War. He is buried at Calvary Cemetary New York along with fellow Irish officer Michael Corcoran and Dublin born Thomas Corcoran (no relation). Corcoran won the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Siege of Vicksburg.

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READ: Excellent document on Colonel Patrick Kelly

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The Irish in American Civil War

1904: (Or any June 16 is) Bloomsday when Leopold Bloom, the main character in James Joyce’s Ulysses takes a long rambling walk around Dublin.

In For the Love of Being Irish, author Conor Cunneen writes and reflects on James Joyce (illustration by Mark Anderson)

Illustration of James Joyce by Mark Anderson in For the Love of Being Irish

J is for Joyce in For the Love of Being Irish

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