Thomas Frances Meagher was a legendary figure in colonial history. His exile to Van Diemen’s Land and subsequent escape to the United States, are as much a part of his mythos as his participation in the American Civil Ware and death in the Missouri River.
On behalf of the Association of Community & Comprehensive Schools, I am delighted to lend our support and thanks to all involved in the Thomas F. Meagher Foundation for the important work that they do in fostering a richer understanding of the history and meaning of the Irish Tricolour among our young people and our school communities all over Ireland.
The almost global membership of the United Nations is simultaneously its biggest strength and weakness. Its strength is its numbers-there are 193 members of the United Nations. Following recommendation by the Security Council, a majority vote is required by the General Assembly to join.
Directly across the road from the Bishop’s Palace Museum on the Mall in Waterford you’ll find Derrynane House– the home where Thomas Francis Meagher grew up and from where he was arrested in 1848.