Cleveland Irish: Fardown Getdown
Cleveland Irish: Fardown Getdown by Francis McGarry In August 1839, Irish laborers working on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal feared
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Cleveland Irish:
By Francis McGarry
*Francis McGarry holds undergraduate degrees from Indiana University in Anthropology, Education and History and a Masters in Social Science from the University of Chicago. He is an assistant principal and history teacher. Francis is a past president of the Irish American Club East Side. He is the founder and past president of the Bluestone Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The Foggy Pew
Cleveland Irish: The Foggy Pew By Francis McGarry “Holy Catholic Church, or the Communion of Saints in the Mystical Body
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Cleveland Irish: En Fuego by Francis McGarry Cleveland history denotes that the first fire engine was purchased in 1833, the
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Cleveland Irish: Peace, Cigars and Whiskey by Francis McGarry I had the occasion to make my way to New
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Cleveland Irish: Sunday Funday by Francis McGarry The Autumn Wind is an Irishman, pillaging just for fun. He’ll knock you
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Cleveland’s Irish Gangs, Gangsters and Gamblers By Neil Conway Margaret Lynch, Executive Director of the Irish American Archives Society, presented
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Cleveland Irish: Day Ones by Francis McGarry St. Patrick’s Day was on a Friday in 1871. The day after St.
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Cleveland Irish: Genesis of the Irish Network by Francis McGarry The homily this week referenced Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
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Cleveland Irish: that 1890s Clout
Cleveland Irish: that 1890s Clout by Francis McGarry As far as Mass goes, she is a rather good reader. On occasion
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Milestones & Sweet Snaps! World Kilt Record! OhioIANews Employment Opps. On This Day in Irish History ON THIS DAY in
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Cleveland Irish: 1810 & Then, by Francis McGarry
Cleveland Irish: 1810 and Then If you leave the Irish American Historical Society and walk westerly through Central Park, you
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