From John E. Carey at the Washington Times comes an historical piece for this St. Patrick’s Day. Slainte! (That’s ‘to your good health’ and it is pronounced slancha.)
Why did Irish immigrants enlist in the Army of the Potomac in such large numbers? According to the man who raised and equipped the Irish Brigade, Thomas Francis Meagher, “Duty and patriotism alike prompt me to it. The Republic that is the mainstay of human freedom, the world over, that gave us asylum and an honorable career, is threatened.
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