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Dolores Creel Miranda, Mexican artist of Irish descent; Philip Crosthwaite, born in Ireland, was an early settler of San Diego, California and Rosarito, Baja California; Aarón Díaz Spencer, Mexican actor, singer, and model to Irish-American mother; Cristina Fink, retired high jumper of Spanish, Dutch, Irish, and German descent
In 2016, 1.4 million Irish citizens visited Spain for tourism. At the same time, 263,000 Spanish tourists visited Ireland. [14] In 2016, 35,000 Spanish nationals studied English in Ireland. [14] Several Irish and Spanish airlines provide direct services between both nations.
During the Spanish colonization of Mexico, several Spanish Viceroys were of Irish descent, including Juan O'Donojú, who was the last Spanish Viceroy. [2] During the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), many Irish-American immigrants abandoned their posts to join Mexican forces due to their solidarity through shared discrimination, and persecution of their Catholic faith by protestant ...
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Irish bishop David O’Connell in Los Angeles County in California. Carlos Medina, aged 65, is the husband of the bishop’s housekeeper ...
The show, set in the year 1588, opened with a recreation of a Spanish Armada ship wrecked on the Irish coast. The two cultures thus thrown together began attempting to out-do each other with their native dances, providing an opportunity to feature the two principle dance styles of the show: flamenco and Irish folk dancing.
Support for the Spanish Republic was organized through various left-wing organizations, though it was limited by the actions in Spain against the Catholic Church. Harry Midgley, the leader of the NILP, spoke out against Franco, but lost support amongst his constituents and in 1938 his seat in the Northern Ireland parliament because of this.
The Irish Mob (also known as the Irish mafia or Irish organized crime) is a usually crime family–based ethnic collective of organized crime syndicates composed of primarily ethnic Irish members which operate primarily in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, and have been in existence since the early 19th century.
Hakes: Six short ‘Irish connection’ stories from blarney-loving Iowans. Gannett. Richard Hakes. March 11, 2024 at 1:05 PM.