Is St. Patrick Ireland’s True Hero? How Irish Women Are Reclaiming History
Ireland elevates St. Brigid alongside St. Patrick, reclaiming its forgotten female saint and marking a dramatic shift from ...
St. Patrick’s Day: Seven things you didn't know about the patron saint of Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating ...
Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...
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Written by Celtic monks 1,200 years ago, this rare Irish treasure is tucked away in a Michigan library
MUSKEGON, MI -- The Hackley Public Library stuns with its high ceilings and painted-glass windows. There’s plenty to discover ...
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? The history and spiritual meaning behind the Irish feast
St. Patrick's Day is the feast day for St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Irish citizens celebrate the day by ...
The man on a mission to visit every Irish pub in the world
Irishman Colm Dalton has made it his life’s work to visit every Irish pub in the world. So far he’s made it to 97 pubs in 47 ...
From Kennedy to Curley: Discovering Boston’s Irish history on foot
The Boston Irish Heritage Trail covers about three miles from the Rose Kennedy Garden at Christopher Columbus Park to Fenway ...
Ever wondered how Irish potatoes came to be? The history behind a Philly tradition
We've all heard of the cheesesteak, the soft pretzel, and water ice, but did you know the Irish Potato is also a Philadelphia ...
Monday, March 17: Celebrating Irish Heritage
They say everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but we meet locals who honor the region’s Irish heritage all year long ...