Forgotten Irishmen who helped shape America and rest side by side in a quiet Philadelphia graveyardBrigadier General Stephen Moylan first coined the phrase ‘the United States of America’, while Commodore John Barry was celebrated as the ‘father of the US Navy’Irish-American movement aims to honour men and remember their contributions to army and navyA portrait of Commodore Barry circa 1780. Photo: Getty ImagesRalph Riegel Today at 06:30Two Irishmen, Brigadier General Stephen Moylan of Cork and Commodore John Barry of Wexford, who helped shape the very foundations of the United States lie today in modest, almost-overlooked graves just metres apart in an old Philadelphia cemetery.

Source: Irish Independent January 26, 2026 14:33 UTC