Hi, Joe Gannon here, editor of The Wild Today. I'd like to make a personal appeal to the all our readers, people we consider to be members of the Wild Geese community. I’m sure when most people come to our website they can see that a good deal of work, of our time and effort, has gone into creating it. We know that people recognize that, because literally hundreds of them have taken the time to email us from the site to let us know. As our site has become more extensive, as it has become better, it has also become more expensive to maintain. For some time we were able to find ways to make enough cash through site to keep it self-sufficient. Recently those have dried up and we More than merely recognizing our hard work, however, most have also recognized and praised our efforts to bring to life the history of our people for the millions in the Irish Diaspora who hunger for the information but have not been able to find it. now face the prospect of not only spending our time on this labor of love, which we do willingly, but also having it become a drain on our own finances.
We love what we do here; we love that it has brought together a community of people who care deeply about the history of our people. Now we would ask this community to show Gerry and I that our hard work and dedication to this cause we love so well has not gone unnoticed by our readers. Millions of people support entertainment and information entities such as public television and radio with voluntary contributions every year to keep those worthwhile enterprises afloat. We firmly believe those of us who love Irish history can, and will, band together to do the same thing. We have no desire to, and will not, convert "The Wild Geese Today" into a password protected subscription emag. While we might or might not achieve self-sufficiency that way, the bottom line is that it would destroy the very thing we started out to do here, which is to openly disseminate the history of our people to the widest possible audience. Won’t you join with us in this continuing effort? Please help us show the world that the spirit of the Wild Geese still lives in all of us by making a donation, large or small, at the page that Amazon.com as set up for us and together we will continue to "fly the flag of Erin" for all to see. Take a moment to scan a few of the messages readers have sent us, below. Then, if you are one of the people who feels as they do, help us tell the world that we ARE the Wild Geese, and we are still here by clicking on this link:
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Any checks should be made out to "GAR Media." You have our deep appreciation for any help offered. Below is a sampling of the hundreds of messages of appreciation and support we have received from your fellow WGT readers over the last several years.
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What our readers say about "The Wild Geese Today":
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William Mc Namara: I love this page it really makes me proud of my heritage.
Terry Golway: (Author of "Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America’s Fight for Irish Freedom") As always, your site is terrific.
Lisa McConnell: What a wonderful website!!!! I am so proud to be Irish American and so proud to know that the are so many other people who are just as proud.( with good reason) Keep up the great work!!!
Runnel Riley: I am a Irish-American, who thourghly enjoyed your web page.
Thank you for helping us remember who we are.
Dennis Harford: This site is absolutely fantastic! I am extremely impressed with the effort to convey Irish history, both at home and abroad, and I sincerely hope that it goes some way to introduce many to their heritage and ethnic identity.
Robyn Bath (from Australia): My grandfather's name was Patrick Sarsfield Dillon born on the voyage to Australia fron Ireland. I often wondered where his name came from. Now I know, what a wonderful site.
michael patrick fleming: hello,was surfing the web and found your site.Iam a irish american / catholic/ and living in exile. my mother was born in dublin,and died while giving birth to me. I would honored to be associated with an irish group on line like yours.
Mary Kennedy Treaftis: I just discovered your site and think it is FANTASTIC. It feels a bit lonely at times in Oklahoma not having a well-defined Irish community and its nice to tape into sites such as this to keep in touch. Also, its really great to see women of Irish history being included. Great work
Brenda: As a 4th generation Canadian, I'm still very interested in my Irish heritage. While looking for information on the Battle of Castlecomer, I came across your site and was just amazed at the amount of detail you give, not to mention the great pictures. Very impressive!
Dave:I must congratulate you on a great site, the design is brilliant and the content is excellent. I learnt some new information on the Wild Geese, its always interesting to find out something new about the plight of those who were forced to leave Ireland. Its good to see the truth about Irish history and not the lies of the revisionists.
R.B. Radcliffe M.D.: Very interesting website! I am a native Irishman, getting on in years and find this fascinating. Keep up the good work!!
O'Leary: I always enjoy reading all the different stories and articles published in the Wild Geese net. The feeling I get is there is soooo much more to learn, and the Wild Geese do present it in such a manner as to make it interesting so that one wants to learn more. My compliments to all of you. Outstanding!!
Michael Paul McCathy: This page is wonderful. I must send you my praise.
Dale R. Crawford: My family and I love your site. Please keep up the good work.
Barry O'Brien: Excellent, this has been needed for decades, so many people don't know their history
Mike: Love anything that reminds people of the greatness of Irish culture, and some of our great accomplishments. God bless.
gary karibyan: i really liked your site it made me feel back the magic of ireland
Anthony McDonagh: I'am the son of emigrants from Galway and Cavan. 19 years old and living in Boston Mass. I really appreciate your work and enjoy having easy access to so much history and information for I am a supporter.
Oisin O'Connell (Wexford, Ireland): I'm delighted to find such an wonderfully thorough site for the history of the Irish world-wide. It's something that unfortunately was not taught to me in school in any great detail.
Howard WatsonI love your website, I am a freelance writer, specialising in historical documentaries, and yours is the only site that appears to do this particular history.
Tom Martin: Just visited the site and a great one it is! I
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