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No More Statues of Che

Matt Brady | Posted 09.16.2012 | World
Read More: Human Rights, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Galway, US-Cuba Relations, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Ireland, Mario Diaz-Balart, Che Guevara, Cuba, World News
Matt Brady

The Galway City Council scuttled plans to erect a statue to Ernesto "Che" Guevara, but the very idea is repulsive to those who know about Guevara's crimes.

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The Robert Lehman Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: Matters Arising

Chika Okeke-Agulu | Posted 09.10.2012 | Arts
Read More: Benin, Lehman Collection, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, African Art, Benin Art, Galway, Culture, Arts News
Chika Okeke-Agulu

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has just become a major player among collections of the famed Royal Benin brass and ivory sculptures, thanks to the gift of 34 objects by Robert Owen Lehman.

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Irish Skies Are Smiling

Barbara Barton Sloane | Posted 05.15.2012 | Travel
Read More: Ashjford Castle, Cliffs of Moher, Dingle Peninsula, Killarney Natilonal Park, Blasket Island, Ring of Kerry, Ireland, Adare Manor, Galway, St. Patrick's Day, St Patricks Day, Travel Blogs, Holiday Travel, Travel News
Barbara Barton Sloane

Whatever the weather -- fair or foul -- one is warmed just basking in the hospitality, friendliness and good cheer that is a trademark of the Irish.

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Carlos Harrison

Irish "Che" Statue

HuffingtonPost.com | Carlos Harrison | Posted 03.01.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Cuban-American, Billy Cameron, Galway, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Cuba, Latino Voices News

Two of Florida’s U.S. representatives are at war with Ireland –- at least with the city of Galway -- over its council’s plans to erect a statue...

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Men of the USS Monitor: County Galway, Ireland is Home to Another American Hero

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 02.12.2012 | Home
Read More: Dna, History, Military, Civil War Sesquicentennial, Civil War, Galway, Forensics, Ireland, Genetics, Genealogy, Navy, Irish, USS Monitor, Home News
Megan Smolenyak

Thomas Joice (who sometimes went by Joyce) was one of the 16 men who went down with the USS Monitor on Dec. 31, 1862. Some years ago, I researched him for a documentary and have continued to look into his past from time to time.

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WWI Soldier Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Arlington National Cemetery, Soldiers, Jpac, US Military, US Soldiers, Army, Military, Galway, World War I, France, Ireland, Wwi, US Army, Maine, Funeral, Home News
Megan Smolenyak

Private Thomas D. Costello lost his life on September 16, 1918 in France and received full military honors today at Arlington National Cemetery. Hast...

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