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02 Mar 2013

John Ruddy going home!

Today, Saturday March 2nd marks another major milestone in the journey to bring peace to the 57 brave souls that lost their lives at Duffy’s Cut. John Ruddy, an 18 year old boy, who left Ireland in April of 1832…

24 Mar 2012

Hard Beginnings

Hard Beginnings "WHENEVER A PEOPLE OR AN INSTITUTION FORGETS ITS HARD BEGINNINGS IT IS BEGINNING TO DECAY" Carl Sandburg 1963 This was the first thing I read as I got to visit the Congress Building today. If the men from Duffy's Cut were penning it themselves…

20 Mar 2012

Duffy’s Cut Support Petition

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18 Mar 2012

One Ireland

So I spent my day yesterday reminiscing, chatting and dreaming with a couple of friends of mine. And as we exchanged stories, as we talked of Ireland, as we talked about our lives I was reminded of something that has…

10 Mar 2012

As they lowered them down

I spent the day today at the burial of 5 of the 57 in West Laurel Hill Cemeterey in Bala Cynwyd. We had a wonderful lunch among friends, caught up with old ones, met new ones. The real hero's of Duffy's…

29 Feb 2012

The first I heard of Duffy’s Cut

For not the first time in my life, and probably not the last, this story began for me in a bar. Out on the back deck of Annie Baileys, having a few pints I was introduced to Matt Patterson. And…

20 Feb 2012

Every now and again you come across a story and it captures your soul, the very core of who and what you are and this for me is one of those stories. Wrapped up in this story is an immigrant story…

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