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Jun 14, 2024 · William Smith O’Brien (born Oct. 17, 1803, Dromoland, County Clare, Ire.—died June 18, 1864, Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales) was an Irish patriot who was a leader of the literary-political Young Ireland movement along with Thomas Osborne Davis, Charles Gavan Duffy, and John Dillon.
Jun 21, 2024 · The turmoil ignited by William O’Brien’s actions raises a disheartening question: Can Ireland overcome its own history of factional divisions and unite under a common banner? The very essence of O’Brien’s crusade appears to challenge this notion.
Jun 10, 2024 · William Edward O’Brien is accused of punching the staffer repeatedly, and pushing him into a wooden post. Leading up to the altercation, O’Brien allegedly choked a woman inside the establishment. At one point during the scuffle, he reportedly tried disarming a police officer who was on scene investigating.
1 day ago · When New York native, Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph O’Brien, learned that he was to play his part in securing the Japanese-held island of Saipan, he was told to think himself “lucky”… “By the time you arrive ‘Obie’”, he was briefed, “the Marines will have dealt with what’s left of the Japs!”
Jun 12, 2024 · Edward William O’Brien, 56, of King of Prussia, was charged with two counts each of first- and second-degree assault after being detained at the Castlebay Irish Pub on Main Street. He is being...
Jun 27, 2024 · William J. O’Brien is a world-maker. Working across a range of media that spans ceramics, bronze, drawing, painting, fiber, and steel, his ability to collate the output of his vast practice into a single coherent narrative that engulfs the physical spaces it occupies and hints at the psychic spaces of its inhabitants holds a ...
6 days ago · William O’Brien, Second Earl of Inchiquin Born in Cork, O'Brien was imprisoned in the Tower of London as a child. Fighting for the French in Catalonia, he was captured by Algerian pirates, lost an eye and was taken hostage.
