History Ago Go

When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland's Freedom (Christopher Klein)

June 10, 2021 Rob Mellon Season 2 Episode 33
History Ago Go
When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland's Freedom (Christopher Klein)
Show Notes

Just over a year after Robert E. Lee relinquished his sword, a band of Union and Confederate veterans dusted off their guns. But these former foes had no intention of reigniting the Civil War. Instead, they fought side by side to undertake one of the most fantastical missions in military history: to seize the British province of Canada and to hold it hostage until the independence of Ireland was secured.

When the Irish Invaded Canada is the untold tale of a band of fiercely patriotic Irish Americans and their chapter in Ireland's centuries-long fight for independence. Inspiring, lively, and often undeniably comic, this is a story of fighting for what's right in the face of impossible odds.

HOST:  Rob Mellon

FEATURED BREW:  Smithwick's Irish Red Ale, St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland

BOOK:  When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland's Freedom
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FEATURED MUSIC: The Mary Wallopers
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MUSIC:  Bones Fork
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