"Ireland forgets Irish emigrants who fought in US Civil War" http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/Ireland-forgets-Irish-emigrants-who-fought-in-US-Civil-War.html "I was interested to learn that the Irish Government's position is that any remembrance of the Irish involvement in the Civil War should be driven by the United States...By way of comparison, Ireland is not taking the view that remembrance of the Irish in World War One should be driven by the British Government...All in all – despite the Minister's kind words – it seems likely that the policy of forgetting these Irish emigrants is set to continue." AUTHOR: Damian Shiels is an archeologist and author whose website can be found at irishamericancivilwar.com