Ballymote in County Sligo, Connacht, Ireland — Irish West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)
Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment
& Brigadier General Michael Corcoran
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
1. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
to the Fighting 69th Regiment &
Brigadier General Michael Corcoran
Unveiled by
The Honourable Major Michael R. Bloomberg
New York City
22 August 2006
Chariman
Ballymore Community Enterprise Ltd.
Pat McGettrick
Sligo Benevolent Association
New York
Monument sculpted by Phillip Flanagan
Project managed by Ruairl O Culv
Erected 2006.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 54° 5.417′ N, 8° 31.222′ W. Memorial is in Ballymote, Connacht, in County Sligo. It is on R293. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Irish of the American Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker).
this page online
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
2. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
3. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
4. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
5. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
6. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
7. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
8. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 13, 2015
9. Ireland's National Monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment Marker
Location of this marker in relation to the Irish American Civil War Monument as seen in the distance.
circa 1862
10. Lt. Col. James J. Smith and officers of 69th New York Infantry (Irish Brigade)
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, with a date given as being between 1862 and 1865.
Photographed by Empire City Job Print, 1917
11. Enlist to-day in the 69th infantry Join the famous Irish regiment…
Image of recruiting poster courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress
12. Brig.-Genl. Michael Corcoran
Late Colonel of the Gallant N.Y. “Sixty Ninth”
Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,138 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 10, 11. submitted on July 23, 2015. 12. submitted on March 21, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
