Cork man credited with first using 'The United States of America' honoured

Stephen Moylan was born on Blarney St in 1737 and joined the Continental Army in the US in 1775, going on to become a general and serving as aide-de-camp to George Washington.

General Stephen Moylan

The man credited with first writing down the phrase 'The United States of America' has been honoured on the Cork street where he was born nearly three centuries ago.

Stephen Moylan was born on Blarney St in 1737, the son of a well-off Catholic merchant on Shandon. His older brother Francis would become bishop of Cork, while his other brother, John, would serve with him in the American Revolutionary War.