One Sunday afternoon in 1907 in the Bronx, New York a group of Irish-Americans gathered to discuss politics. A mixture of recent immigrants and second generation Irish Americans they gathered at the Gurely-Flynn household. The Gurley-Flynn’s were in many ways what we might assume a stereotypical Irish American family to be in the early 20th [...]
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John Quincy Adams: A US president with an unusual connection to Ireland
Posted in 19th century, Irish America, Irish American, Irish history, Medieval Europe, tagged John Quincy Adams on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
US Presidents have a long tradition of forging links with Ireland. In the last six decades numerous presidents have played up their Irish ancestory with many visiting Ireland in an effort to appeal to the Irish American electorate. Perhaps the strangest link though has to be that of President John Quincy Adams. He never visited [...]
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