Irish Central

WATCH: US Declaration of Independence copy goes on display in Belfast

The Belfast exhibit, which highlights the role of the Ulster-Scots in the US Declaration of Independence, was opened by US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs Joe Kennedy III on ...

Bid to bring historical treasures from birth of US to Belfast for exhibition

Gillian Doherty, a senior archivist at the Public Record Office (PRONI) in Belfast, recently travelled to Washington and Philadelphia to unearth some of the historical links with the ancient province ...
Irish Central

Are we now to “cancel” Thomas Jefferson who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Some clowns in New York City Council thought it was a fine idea to remove the statue of Thomas Jefferson from the council chamber because, in the words of one protestor, “Jefferson embodies some of ...
Newsday

Irish independence leader, onetime Manorville farm owner, to be remembered for heroism at 'Mass rock' ceremony

He was one of the key leaders of the 1916 “Easter Rising” armed insurrection that ended with his execution but paved the way for most of Ireland to win its independence from Britain. But before that, ...
The Conversation

Declaration of Independence’s promises ring out today as loudly as they did for Lincoln, FDR and through 249 years of US history

Graeme Mack does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...