As the United States invaded Mexico in 1846, Los Patricios, a group of immigrants, took up arms for Mexico to defend their ...

TIME says O’Neill’s rebellion used a green flag with a harp to represent the Confederation of Kilkenny, a group who fought to govern Ireland themselves and take back land from the Protestants ...

Irish protesters raise Palestine Liberation Organization flags across Dublin’s Ha’Penny Bridge during St. Patrick’s Day celebration, in bid to pressure Irish government to act against Israel.

It’s nearly 400 years since the Catholic Church established a feast day to honour Saint Patrick. From that start in 1631 and for a few centuries afterwards, it was a day of solemnity in this country, ...

Constance Markievicz, who fought in the 1916 Easter Rebellion for independence ... she used blue as the background for the Irish Citizen Army's flag. In 1934, Irish politician W.T. Cosgrave ...

The rebellion failed, and the British government made Ireland ... Since 1922, when 26 of the 32 counties of Ireland became ...

The rebellion failed, and the British government made Ireland ... Since 1922, when 26 of the 32 counties of Ireland became semi-independent, the tricolor flag of Ireland has been the official flag.

Most people know the song Burl Ives sang in the 1950s, titled, “The Foggy, Foggy Dew,” but it was a rallying cry for the Irish for the Easter Rebellion in 1916, Cordle said. “That rebellion ...

The path of the Irish through their history is very similar to that of the Scottish, with the same kinds of oppression from conquering hordes. Lesa Cordle is a local musician with the group ...

The rebellion failed, and the British government ... when 26 of the 32 counties of Ireland became semi-independent, the tricolor flag of Ireland has been the official flag. Green represents ...

Dublin Ireland. April 24th 1916. The seeds of a rebellion have been planted and revolution is on the horizon. It starts early Easter Monday, as Dublin Castle comes under siege. Triggering one of ...