Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three tourists in Dublin city centre, Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin 1, Ireland. From the earliest African arrivals on Irish shores, ...

More than 1 million Irish Americans live in the Philadelphia metro area, making it the second-most "Irish" city in the U.S., after New York. This Friday, some of those Irish Americans will descend on ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Irish history in the United States dates back roughly 200 years, with significant waves of immigration peaking during the Great Famine and continuing through the 20th century.

The first ever chair of Irish history has been announced at Cambridge University. Dr Alvin Jackson has been appointed to the ...

The potato is often seen as a humble food, a versatile crop that graces dinner tables worldwide. Yet, for 19th-century Ireland, this simple tuber was more than a dietary staple – it was a lifeline.

Genealogical riches from every county of the island of Ireland feature among 175,000 new historical records which are now available online. For the first time there are now 60,000 names on the Virtual ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's St. Patrick's Day! A day when everyone wears green, throws big parades and celebrates everything Irish. But did you know that Knoxville has a pretty rich Irish history? WBIR ...

Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary T.D. has launched a digital edition of An ...

Almost 10% of modern day Americans can trace their heritage to Ireland, and they have helped shape the present day United States as we know it. Most of their ancestors came through New York City and ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day -- but there’s more green blood in Omaha veins than one might realize. Jack Barrett-Jeffery’s family moved to Nebraska from Ireland last ...

With the Winter Olympics upon us, we have a chance to watch sports that we rarely see. Sports such as curling, luge, ...