May 1, 2025
For more on The Irish Diaspora. Gerald Aungier was instrumental in building Bombay (now Mumbai) after it came under English rule in 1668, through the marriage alliance with the House of Braganza, the Portuguese royal family. Born in Dublin in 1640, he was a...
Apr 30, 2025
On the trail of Louis James Piesse, a key figure in early South Australian settlement and exploration, who participated in Charles Sturt’s 1844 expedition and supported immigrant aid. His brother Septimus co-founded the Piesse and Lubin perfumery. Another brother,...
Mar 14, 2025
Luke Wadding was as close to an Irish pope as we’ve ever had – or certainly until 21 April 2025 when Cardinal Kevin Farrell from Drimnagh announced the death of Pope Francis and basically ran the Vatican City as camerlengo — or “chamberlain” —...
Feb 12, 2025
In 1847, Brigham Young lead the Mormon exodus to the promised land of the Salt Lake Valley while the Mormon Battalion embarked upon the longest military march in US history. This story also looks at Sam Brannan, founder of the California Star newspaper, and the early...
Feb 12, 2025
LISTEN TO TURTLE’S PODCAST ABOUT HERCULES MULLIGAN READ OTHER TALES OF THE IRISH DIASPORA HERE “A tailor spyin’ on the British government! I take their measurements, information, and then I smuggle it.” Lin-Manuel Miranda, ‘Hamilton – An American Musical’ ...
