Among the many Ryans in New York City was first generation John F. O’Ryan, who rose to be a US army general during World War One.Ryan’s Hopewas a TV soap of the 1980’s which revolved around the trials and tribulations of a large Irish-American family in New York City. ...
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one such was Cornelius Driscoll, born in County Cork, who rose to become the first immigrant mayor of New Haven in 1899. He also helped found the Catholic Knights of Columbus. His name is honored today by Irish Americans with the Cornelius Driscoll Award. while Gerald O’Driscoll, a 20th ...
William Ritchie was born at Rosehearty in Pitsligo parish near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire around the year 1806. He was the son of George and Mary Ritchie. He was a fisherman by trade. He married Janet Galt in Pitsligo in 1834.He was listed as head of household at Rosehearty in the 1851...
Daniel and Julia Sullivan arrived in New York from Kerry in the 1850’s. Their son James, born in 1862, rose to eminence in the organizing of athletics in the United States. The Amateur Athletic Union, which he founded, would award the prestigious James E. Sullivan award each year. ...