American Confederacy

Major Dick Dowling Plaque in Tuam, Ireland
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Major Dick Dowling Plaque in Tuam

Ireland

By Contested Histories Initiative

Richard ‘Dick’ Dowling was an Irish-born emigrant to the United States who became famous forhis military exploits for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. In 1998, his Americandescendants unveiled a plaque on the wall of Tuam town hall to commemorate him in his place ofbirth. In 2017, following increased… Read More