The Peculiar Truth about the Irish Hero Who Defied Death
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3 min readMar 19, 2024
- Irish hero Thomas Meagher survived great struggles on three continents and rose to prominence in the United States.
- In the 1830s, teenage Thomas Meagher (pronounced Mahr) left Ireland for a Jesuit school education in England. At age 15 he became a debate champion.
- 1843: He returned to his Irish hometown of Waterford and joined his father in…
