The Dáil issued a declaration of independence affirming the 1916 proclamation of an Irish Republic that was read by Patrick Pearse on the steps of the GPO on the first day of the Rising.

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

On 2 April, he went before Congress, seeking a declaration of war ... Despite persistent efforts by the American Commission on Irish Independence to get the president to realise how his numerous ...

NEW YORK-- Irish pride is on full display Saturday ... It predates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and is the largest and oldest St. Patrick's Day parade in the world.