Tiny Irish town honors American war dead

Reading this story makes me prouder than ever of my Irish roots. My family came from County Mayo in the mid 1800's to America, and many family members since that time have served in the Military. The Irish have fought for America in every War since the Revolutionary war in the 1700's. The Irish Brigade in the Civil War was legendary. I live in Southern Michigan, 25 miles West of an area called the Irish Hills. At St. Joseph's Shrine In the Irish Hills there is a monument and area in memory of the victims of The Great Hunger. A Mass and ceremony is held there every year lest we ever forget their suffering. God Bless the people of Knocknagoshel and those Americans who were there to honor the memory of these dead heroes to whom we owe so much.

I was glad to see that these veterans were buried with honor. It is important to do this and provide newspaper coverage so that others know about this.

America thanks and honors you, too. May your honor dwell within the hearts and minds of all people, may earned glory cover your names, may your heroic efforts be seeds that will bear eventually the fruit of peace.

These are my kind of people. Ya gotta LOVE the IRISH.

Some years ago an IHM nun initiated a project to establish a memorial garden of all Congressional Metal of honor recipients. her idea was to group those honored by State. She ran into an issued because she found that a number of recipients did not have a state but entered the US military directly as immigrants - many from Ireland.

I am glad that these men were so honored. So many Ireishmen have fought for other countries and never been recognized, Bless them all!

I think it's great. I was at the Alamo in San Antonio Tx in 1970-71 when I was in the Army. The plaque inside listed several men from Ireland.

I think its time to end the wars, and the sadness that goes along with them. Nothing is really ever accomplished, and the countries we try to help have nothing but bitterness for the US except for a few. The children born of this hatred will also grow up to hate us so what's the point? We just keep losing loved ones in countries that don't deserve to be helped or even want to. It's hard enough to stay alive in this day and age so lets keep our loved ones close to us and our hearts.