Sir, – Frank McNally's mention of the Irish Wild Geese fighting for France against Britain at the Battle of Fontenoy recalls an early skirmish in the fight for female emancipation (An Irishman's Diary ...

Speaking of Belgium, as we were yesterday, it so happens that the “Dympna Days” festival is not the only event with an Irish sub-theme happening there this weekend. As the kingdom braces itself for ...

A DAY or BATTLE—Vincent Sheean— Doubleday, Doran ($2.50). On May 11, 1745, at the base of a hill, between a dense woods and the River Scheldt in Flanders, the battle of Fontenoy was fought. From foggy ...

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Emily Lawless's verses about the Wild Geese on the eve of the battle of Fontenoy, in which they fought on the French side, have genuine poetry side by side with some aristocratic romanticism, as much ...

Thousands flocked to an open day in Cork, some from as far away as France, as they celebrated the birthday of Michael Collins and came to view the proud tradition of the army stationed at the barracks ...