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Irish-Americans Commemorate Easter Rising
Government group holds ceremony at Mineola's Irish Monument.
Ireland Counsel General Noel Kilkenny delivered remarks at the 2013 Easter Rising Commemoration Service held at noon on April 1 at the Irish Monument on Court House Drive in Mineola.
The day after Easter in 1916, a group of Irish citizens launched a rebellion in Dublin, seeking independence for Ireland. The British government executed 16 Irish men for their involvement inwhat became known as the Easter Rising, and their names are inscribed on the Irish Monument in Mineola.
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