Articles for tag: Irish Songs, Michael Collins

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Top 10 Movies Set in Ireland

Whether it’s the lush green landscapes or the brogue that gets you, there’s something about films featuring Ireland and its people that gets me every time. These 10 movies made my top ten list because they carry me across the water every time I watch them to the land of shamrocks, leprechauns, natural beauty and ...

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Michael Collin’s Twelve Apostles

Michael Collin’s “Twelve Apostles” also known as “The Squad” was a unit formed in July 1919 when Collins asked Dick McKee to form an assassination squad to counter British Intelligence gathering on the Irish Republican Army. Originally Sinn Fein was against the use of violence instead preferring to use boycotting, persuasion, and milder forms of ...

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Four Big Baby Boomer Events

Baby Boomers, who consist of those born between 1946 and 1964, have seen a lot of things in their time, many which not only impacted their lives, but those of the generations that have followed. The Vietnam War The first Baby Boomers were born a year after the end of World War II. Although some ...

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The History of the Apollo Program

“That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong Few words have ever caught the human spirit so effectively as these, and without the Apollo space program they would never have been uttered. Program History: The Apollo space program was born during the cold war and at the peak of ...