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VA Gov. Younkin proclaims March 2023 as Irish American Heritage Month.

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Revolutionary War Standoff at Jones Point

On April 11, 1781, A British fleet arrived in the Potomac River just south of Alexandria, Virginia. In the fleet were three 18-gun ships, the…

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John Fitzgerald

Washington and the West Born in Ireland and described as “bred to trade,” John Fitzgerald immigrated to Virginia by 1773 and established himself in Alexandria as a…

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Lt Col John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald emigrated as a young man from the County Wicklow, south of Dublin, Ireland, and settled in Alexandria, Virginia in 1769. Like the majority…

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Fitzgerald Statue

Brothers, Sisters, Leaders and Organizers. As we approach Independence Day, it is appropriate to mention one of our initial fund raising projects: the statue of…

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An Gorta Mor:  Irish Hunger Memorial

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Learn the Irish Language

Learn the Irish language via online courses through the Philo-Celtic Society has been teaching the Irish Language since 1872.  Mícheál Ó Lócháin started Irish language…

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The Great Wagon Road

Writing on this topic resulted from email exchanges between General Meagher Division’s  Bob Fitzgerald and me.  Bob’s family dates from this period and region.  In…

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THE MONTPELIER CENTER’S CELTIC FESTIVAL IS BACK!

We are so excited to announce our Celtic Festival is returning on March 12, 2022! Come join us to celebrate the best of Celtic, Irish, and Scottish…

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Father of Baseball

The ‘Daddy of Baseball’ Was an Immigrant from County Clare

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