As the fastest growing city in Upper Canada, as it was known until 1841, Toronto saw many Irish arrive on its shores. By the ...

Scituate was named "the most Irish town in America." A cottage industry known as "Irish Mossing" lies behind the town's ...

Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day was originally a solemn religious observance that has transformed into a global ...

St. Patrick's Day celebrates Irish heritage globally with parades and festivities, particularly notable in cities across the ...

Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had time to volunteer as firefighters. Yet they did, according to firefighting ...

The author says RI has been shaped by immigrants, from the Irish who arrived in the 19th century to the diverse communities ...

The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

Carried across the Atlantic by Irish immigrants, St. Patrick's Day — once a quiet day of reflection in Ireland — became, in ...