IrishCentral contributor John Joe McGinley on one of the most mysterious raids in Irish history, the Sack of Baltimore, when more than one hundred villagers were snatched from their beds by pirates ...

Claire Connolly’s ambitious study captures well both the gradual development of Irish Romanticism and its ‘copiousness’ ...

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 ...

During the year of the 250th anniversary of American independence, Paul Meany reflects on how the American Declaration ultimately inspired Irish independence.

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 ...

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.