As the United States invaded Mexico in 1846, Los Patricios, a group of immigrants, took up arms for Mexico to defend their ...

In the mid-nineteenth century, Ireland suffered from an event known as the Great Hunger or the Potato Famine. Ireland at the ...

Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had ...

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

A New York City neighborhood dubbed 'Little Ireland' is only a short 30 minutes away from the center of the Big Apple and has tons of affordable housing and a rich history.

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune St. Patrick’s Day is one of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky’s favorite celebrations.

"The word for son in Irish is 'mac'. If you talk about your own son that would be 'mo mhac' and that became 'wac' and 'wacker ...

Exploring the socio-economic, political and ideological systems that made the Irish poor vulnerable to disaster ...

Ireland full-back Hugo Keenan says the side ... after what we can control," said the 28-year-old. "Likelihood isn't great [for a title win] but we want to know that we have no regrets, that ...

Like elsewhere in America, the Irish of Syracuse faced widespread prejudice and discrimination in the 19th century.

In 1847, 24-year-old Matilda Joyce fled disease, death and despair in Ireland, believing that she would be delivered to the Promised Land. Instead, when ...

There are few events in Irish history as evocative or politically potent as the Great Famine. The blight that ... to the introduction of free trade in 1845, which drew Ireland’s large-scale ...