“One of the least-known stories of the Irish who came to America in the 1840s is that of this Irish battalion that fought on the Mexican side in the U.S.-Mexico War of 1846-1848.” www.latinorebels.com/2015/03/15/t... #StPatricksDay - ThreadSky

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tusk81.bsky.social • 97 days ago

“One of the least-known stories of the Irish who came to America in the 1840s is that of this Irish battalion that fought on the Mexican side in the U.S.-Mexico War of 1846-1848.” https://www.latinorebels.com/2015/03/15/the-soldiers-of-st-patrick/ #StPatricksDay

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corkgenealogysoc.bsky.social•96 days ago

Amazing part of Irish American heritage. Cork is a popular destination for many visitors from Mexico.

ldstewartauthor.bsky.social•96 days ago

So true..and so many that escaped the Potato famine also fought for the Union in the Civil War, just 20 years after arriving here. My husbands family fought at Gettysburg. They showed up and fought for just causes.