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Milwaukee Irish Fest starts this week, here's our event guide on what not to miss!
On This Day: Father Michael McGivney, the Founder of the Knights of Columbus was born
On This Day: John Holland, who designed the first submarine, is born in 1841
On This Day: An Irish doctor survives the bombing of Nagasaki
Remembering Daniel O’Connell's final tragic plea to save Ireland from Famine on his birthday
Tommy O'Connor: the vital link between the US and Ireland ahead of the 1916 Easter Rising
Irish songs that celebrate when Nelson’s Pillar was blown up
Roger Casement and John Devoy's unlikely friendship
The ten worst ways to insult an Irishman
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- 1 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 2 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 3 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 4 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 5 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 6 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 7 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 8 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
- 9 President Michael D. Higgins accuses Israel of leaking his Iran letter