Eoin MacNeill (pictured above) tried to stop the Rising, but there would have been no Rising without him. Maureen Murphy writes that it’s time to reevaluate the role of this true Irish patriot. When it comes to the Easter Rising, Eoin MacNeill (1867 – 1945) is generally dismissed as the man who canceled the mobilization
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Did you know Arthur Shields and Barry Fitzgerald, who both featured in "The Quiet Man," were brothers? Even today, many don’t realize that Barry (real name William Joseph Shields) and Arthur were brothers.