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Re: St. Patrick's Day

Posted by maedb on March 17, 2012, 11:56 pm, in reply to "Re: St. Patrick's Day"
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Daniel, thanks for that informative video. Actually, many in La Manz do know about this story which I've been sharing for the past couple of years, with Mexicans and extranjeros alike. The best account I've read of the San Patricios was written by Michael Hogan, entitled "The Irish Soldiers in Mexico", now out of print, but maybe available through Amazon.com. A commemorative event also takes place every September in Westport, Co Galway, Ireland, birthplace of Sean O'Riley, attended by, among others, the Mexican Ambassador.

Its heartening to find renewed interest in this little known aspect of the Mexican/American war. It would be interesting to find a lead on descendants of the survivors of that regiment. If there's anyone out there interested in researching this, please contact me at: mbpersram@yahoo.ca
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