Independence Day, July 4, is America's biggest holiday. Its her birthday; but it doesn't mark the day she won her independence, it marks the day when it was declared. And the Irish were there. We've often heard of the Irish in America's Patriot Army, but lets look at the non-military - those who were unable to suffer the hardship of a colonial soldier, but contributed in other ways. The military won the war, but who led the march toward the battlefield? It was the settlers, merchants, and community leaders who were the real shapers of our destiny, for they were the ones who dreamt the … [Read more...] about Independence Day, July 4th