23 Aug 05 - 09:21 AM (#1547631) Subject: Happy! - Aug 23 (Meagher) From: Abby Sale Happy Birthday! Thomas Francis Meagher ("mar") born Aug. 23, 1823, County Waterford (d.July 1, 1867) Irish revolutionary leader and orator who became a Union Brig. General during the American Civil War (1861-65). In 1866, some 1200 Fenian troops, mostly from Meagher's Irish Brigade, invaded Canada, crossing at Buffalo. The Loyalists were routed, in one of the Fenian's only victories. His bio is worth reading - quite a character in an era of characters. He features in a number of traditional songs. I like
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23 Aug 05 - 10:40 AM (#1547697) Subject: RE: Happy! - Aug 23 (Meagher) From: mack/misophist It's pronounced "Ma=her", by the way. |