Ireland was home to the world’s largest telescope during its “Golden Age” and County Armagh remains home to the oldest planetarium in the British Isles. Michael O’Shea explores astronomy's incredible ...

He wrote a history of the Irish Republican Army and directed a project that secretly collected oral histories of paramilitary ...

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 Irish Government has launched a new digital mapping project, listing all of the civilian and combatant fatalities of the Irish Civil War. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and ...

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 ...

Catherine Connolly drew criticism from Ireland’s Prime Minister in September for saying Hamas was “part of the fabric of the ...

Arklow historian and author Jim Rees will take audiences back to one of the most dramatic love stories — and scandals — in Irish history at his upcoming talk in Wicklow Town Library. His lecture, ...

A monument in “old” St. Joseph Cemetery in Bedford is undergoing restoration. Along with patching, repainting, landscaping, and installing new lights, two new flags were hoisted up: an American flag ...

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 ...