Incredibly rare footage of life in 1920s Ireland was uncovered in Chicago, offering a glimpse into Irish life in the early days of independence from Britain. Dingle native Mícheál Ó Mainnín had heard ...

SINCE the settlement of this country, we have received nearly, if not quite four million immigrants from Ireland, — a number about two thirds as large as that of the present population of Ireland. To ...

Between 1945 and 1950, Irish influence surged in Rhode Island. Irish-American author Edward McSorley's novel about Irish life in Providence became a bestseller in 1946. Journalist George Potter's ...

A staggering 20 million views were notched up in just two days on the newly released 1926 Census records online. Families across Ireland and the vast global diaspora spent the weekend frantically ...

Almost three years ago, I left London because it had become an overwhelming place to live. It was too fast, too expensive. It was too relentless. I’d begin my days rammed on to the Tube with coughing, ...