The book about Thomas Francis Meagher should win a Pulitzer for revitalizing the interest in the Brigadier General who could potentially be the greatest Irishman in American history. From birth to his death aged just 44 years old, Meagher was one of a kind, as “The Immortal Irishman” by Timothy Egan chronicles.
Thomas Francis Meagher's story takes place across three continents and he distinguished himself wherever he went, remaining a huge hero to the Irish in America.
On this day Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, the Irish Fenian leader and member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, died in Staten Island, NY. He was the Fenian Lazarus who kicked off the Easter Rising.
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