In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, this week’s episode celebrates Irish historical figures that were also as metal as metal gets, including the explorer Ernest Shackleton, the pirate queen Grace O’Malley, ...

“The first people who came here were hunter-gatherers ... just how sophisticated our ancient ancestors were.” Love Irish history? Share your favorite stories with other history buffs in ...

The American Irish Historical Society in NYC is 'transitioning' its Executive Director role to a part-time position, which has reportedly led to the resignation of several board members.

Pataki announced that “history teaches us the Great Irish Hunger ... of a deliberate campaign by the British to deny the Irish people the food they needed to survive.” But this is not what ...

TRENTON, NJ - While few in New Jersey are celebrating Governor Phil Murphy's Irish heritage and his accomplishments to the ...

He did his BA in Irish and History in Maynooth ... “Day and night, year after year, people from the parish and beyond came to the door or rang up regarding relatives who had been lifted by ...

Throughout, there are stories of the society’s history and the Irish in America ... says they are trying to get that “buy-in” from people — that the society is a treasure they should ...