A monument to Admiral William Brown was unveiled by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday in Dublin’s Docklands. The Irish Independent says the Mayo-born founder of the Argentine Navy who died in 1857, has 1,100 streets, 420 schools, six football clubs and two cities named after him in Argentina.http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1695760&issue_id=14694
Category: memorials
NY mayor calls for "common sense" in immigration laws
Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York, speaking at Sligo’s City Hall, pledged to fight for legislation that would help undocumented Irish immigrants in the US. “I know that many Irish-born New Yorkers are caught in the trap of our federal immigration policies,” he said. “If we are going to attract the best and the brightest… Continue reading NY mayor calls for "common sense" in immigration laws
New York mayor to unveil Sligo monument
In other news about Irish men serving in forces abroad, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York will visit Ballymote, Co. Sligo to unveil a monument to the 69th Regiment of the American Civil War – also known as the “Fighting Irishâ€?. The monument’s base contains steel from the Twin Towers in memory of Sligo-born Michael… Continue reading New York mayor to unveil Sligo monument