Irish history has had many famous moments that changed the country and the people forever. Explore the incredible towns and ...

From the earliest African arrivals on Irish shores, Black people have played an important role in shaping Irish society. Although there aren’t very many Black people living in Ireland today, they ...

When a devastating blight struck the potato crops, it unleashed a famine of unimaginable proportions, leaving a profound ...

A research fellow in history at De Montfort University Leicester (U.K.), Cronin offers synopsis with little insight in this overview of Irish history. Starting with ancient Gaelic Ireland, he quickly ...

“Novels arise out of the shortcomings of history,” Novalis said. It was subtle of Penelope Fitzgerald to use this as the epigraph for her historical novel about the poet, “The Blue Flower,” implying, ...

“Ouch!” You’ll say that more than once when reading Fintan O’Toole’s We Don’t Know Ourselves. American readers familiar with O’Toole from his reviews in The New York Review of Books or his work as a ...

The upcoming year promises to be an extraordinary time to explore the rich history and vibrant culture of the Emerald Isle. We have compiled an essential guide of twenty-six unique adventures to help ...

What's a portrait of Frederick Douglass doing hanging in an Irish-themed pub in Washington, D.C.? To get to the answer, Parker and Gene dive deep... The long, storied history of solidarity between ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner people in our community are celebrating the history of the Irish Community here in Savannah. In Monday’s Saluting the Irish - ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Back in the mid-1800s, ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A tradition 200 years strong, majorly influenced by Savannah’s large Irish population. But why did so many Irishmen end up in the heart of the South? Dr. Howard Keeley is the ...

Almost five centuries ago, an 11-year-old Irish girl pleaded with her father. Eager to emulate this intrepid, seafaring man, she begged to board his ship and join his next expedition. Her request was ...