One of the most influential Irish-Americans in terms of support for Irish freedom was John Devoy. Devoy was born in 1842 in County Kildare. By the mid-1860s, he was a leader in Ireland of Irish ...
New York, 23 March 1918 - New York-based John Devoy, editor of the recently suppressed Gaelic American has claimed credit for being the key individual behind the ‘German Sinn Féiner’ efforts ...