Stephen Moylan (c. 1737–1811), a Catholic born on Blarney Street in Cork, Ireland, served as a cavalry general and aide-de-camp to George Washington in the Continental Army. He is credited with first writing the phrase "United States of America" in a letter to Colonel Joseph Reed on January 2, 1776, from Cambridge.
Key Details About Stephen Moylan:
Role: He was a trusted aid to Washington, the first President of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Philadelphia, and a leader in the 4th Continental Light Dragoons.
The Phrase: In his January 2, 1776, letter, he wrote: “I should like vastly to go with full and ample powers from the United States of America to Spain”.
Background: Born to a wealthy Catholic family in Cork, he was educated in Europe due to Irish penal laws before settling in Philadelphia, as explained in All About Cork and the New England Historical Society article.
Background: Born to a wealthy Catholic family in Cork, he was educated in Europe due to Irish penal laws before settling in Philadelphia, as explained in All About Cork and the New England Historical Society article.
Recognition: A plaque was recently unveiled at his birthplace on Blarney Street in Cork city to honor his role as the first to write the phrase, notes The Irish Independent and All About Cork.
Moylan was known for his dedication to the Revolutionary cause despite facing early logistical struggles and a court-martial, from which he was exonerated, according to New England Historical Society and The Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick.
Another fun fact you might enjoy, Blarney Street is the longest street in Ireland. It goes all the way from Shandon in the city out to Kerry Pike and on to Blarney.
"In 1776, a man from Cork fought in the Continental Army and came up with the phrase, "The United States of America"
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Stephen Moylan (c. 1737–1811), a Catholic born on Blarney Street in Cork, Ireland, served as a cavalry general and aide-de-camp to George Washington in the Continental Army. He is credited with first writing the phrase "United States of America" in a letter to Colonel Joseph Reed on January 2, 1776, from Cambridge.
Key Details About Stephen Moylan:
Role: He was a trusted aid to Washington, the first President of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Philadelphia, and a leader in the 4th Continental Light Dragoons.
The Phrase: In his January 2, 1776, letter, he wrote: “I should like vastly to go with full and ample powers from the United States of America to Spain”. Background: Born to a wealthy Catholic family in Cork, he was educated in Europe due to Irish penal laws before settling in Philadelphia, as explained in All About Cork and the New England Historical Society article.
Background: Born to a wealthy Catholic family in Cork, he was educated in Europe due to Irish penal laws before settling in Philadelphia, as explained in All About Cork and the New England Historical Society article.
Recognition: A plaque was recently unveiled at his birthplace on Blarney Street in Cork city to honor his role as the first to write the phrase, notes The Irish Independent and All About Cork.
Moylan was known for his dedication to the Revolutionary cause despite facing early logistical struggles and a court-martial, from which he was exonerated, according to New England Historical Society and The Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick.
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Another fun fact you might enjoy, Blarney Street is the longest street in Ireland. It goes all the way from Shandon in the city out to Kerry Pike and on to Blarney.
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