Category: Unsung Heroes
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Margaret Corbin: First woman to earn an American military pension
Margaret Cochran’s strong personality earned her the nickname “Captain Molly” – and a U.S. military pension.
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John Barry: Wexford man and “Father of the American Navy”
“The Father of the American Navy” came from County Wexford – and is remembered as one of the most courageous leaders of the American Revolution.
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John Boyle O’Reilly: Journalist, Writer, and Civil Rights Activist
John Boyle O’Reilly was a remarkable Irish Bostonian – a writer and activist whose life story is one of courage, resilience, and dedication to justice.
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Stephen Moylan – Unsung Irishman who named a nation
Stephen Moylan earned his spot in the pantheon of American heroes for being the first person to write the words “United States of America.”
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Dr David Ramsay: Celtic Carolinian
This revolutionary hero was also a pioneering physician, noted scholar – and possibly the first American politician to be assassinated.
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