Tag Archives: irish history

Dublin 1916

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Jean Reinhardt

  This year being the centenary anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, there has been more than the usual effort put into relating and remembering events that led to Ireland becoming an independent nation. Here, we don’t have a … Continue reading →

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Trio

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Jean Reinhardt

When Ellis Island officially opened on January 1, 1892, the first passenger registered through the immigration station was Annie Moore. The young Irish teenager and her two brothers, Anthony and Philip, had departed from Cork, Ireland on December 20, 1891 aboard … Continue reading →

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Broken

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Jean Reinhardt

 Heartbreak Pier This broken pier from which the last 123 passengers left terra firma to board the Titanic still stands in Cobh. It was known as Heartbreak Pier and the last piece of land to disappear from the view of those … Continue reading →

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