GTCrew4b
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Actually it is...
The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, that served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th", continued in later wars....
Their head chaplain was Fr. William Corby, CSC, a Holy Cross priest. He became famous for his giving conditional absolution to the troops of the Irish Brigade before the Battle of Gettysburg.
That heroic brigade became known as The Fighting Irish. And their brave chaplain who rallied and accompanied them into battle went on to become the third president of a little known Midwest college called Notre Dame. East Coasters began referencing the legendary chaplain’s school as that “Fighting Irishman’s University.”
Boom. Roasted.
Wow sounds great. Maybe Dan Snyder and you should discuss your questionable historical references over lunch!