World Wars
Irish history and interest stories surround World War I and World War II. The First and Second World Wars continue to be remembered and rightly so, "lest we forget".
The Easter Rising and a day at the races for my Irish grandfather
Barefoot boy from Dublin who almost thwarted the Egyptian Revolution
During Easter Week 1916, more Irish died fighting in WWI in France than in the Rising
The true legacy of WWII's real Private Ryan
The Irish woman who saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis
Nazi memorabilia sale in Ireland criticized by Holocaust survivor’s son
On This Day: Irish WWII hero Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty was born
USS The Sullivans to receive $7.5 million in federal funding for repairs
Irish woman’s extraordinary WWII Christmas homecoming story
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