June 16: TODAY in Irish History:
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James Joyce in For the Love of Being Irish
Snippets of Irish History by Conor Cunneen IrishmanSpeaks 
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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 a Confederate position.
Kelly was 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 Cemetery 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: Bloomsday
(Or any June 16 is) Bloomsday when Leopold Bloom, the main character in James Joyce’s Ulysses takes a long rambling walk around Dublin. Joyce picked this date as it commemorates his first date with his future wife, Nora Barnacle.
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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Ulysses Tip
Ulysses is wonderful writing and well nigh impossible to read! If you wish to get an idea what all the fuss is about, listen to an audio recording of Ulysses by Irish actors Jim Norton and Marcella O’Riordan. It is quite simply wonderful listening (Be warned. It will take a lot of time!)
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Want to learn more about Ireland? See these images and more in the acclaimed For the Love of Being Irish
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