American naval hero of the Revolutionary War, Commodore John Barry died on September 13, 1803. He is buried at Old Saint Mary's Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Considered one of the true military heroes of the American Revolution, Barry was born in Tacumshane, County Wexford on March 25, 1745. At age 15, he emigrated to Philadelphia in 1760, and joined the American forces at the outbreak of the war. Barry's ship, the Lexington, was the first to capture a British vessel under the American flag. During much of the war, Barry commanded ships out of Boston Harbor, including the Delaware and the Alliance. After the war, President George Washington assigned Barry to help create the United States Navy. Barry settled in Philadelphia and died there at age 59. He is buried at St. Mary's Churchyard on S. Fourth Street. John Barry Plaque on Boston Common Though Boston's Irish-American, naval veterans and local historians have long honored Barry for his distinct role d
Frontispiece Thomas Mooney of Dublin, a writer, lecturer, historian self-published a 1,7000 page book, A History of Ireland From its first Settlement to the Present Time. The sweeping study included chapters on Literature, Music, Architecture and Natural Resources, 200 biographical sketches of famous men, and 88 Irish melodies that included both musical notations and lyrics. The book was self-published in Boston in 1845 in two volumes, and was available for purchase from Patrick Donoghue, publisher of The Boston Pilot and in similar outlets in Providence, New York, Troy, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC. and Savannah. Mooney had come to Boston in 1841 and was a welcomed speaker at the Boston Repeal Association and other local organizations. "The cause of Repeal is the cause of truth and justice in Ireland," he said on his lecture tour. The Boston Post wrote that he “appeared to striking advantage in the repeal uniform, with home-manufactured frieze c