Dr. Elizabeth Stack is reading, writing and researching. She’s teaching again, too, having been appointed as remote, ...

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.

Editor's Note: IrishCentral is delighted to be partnering with Davy Holden, an Irish history expert from Co Kilkenny, on a series of videos he created while recently visiting the US. You can see his ...

Join the AOH in making Irish American Heritage Month more than just a proclamation—make it a call to action. Since 1991, presidents of both parties have proclaimed Irish American Heritage Month, ...

In September of 1861, Thomas Meagher began recruiting Irishmen to form a new Irish brigade. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day (known in Gaelic as Lá Fhéile Pádraig, i.e. “the Day of the Festival of ...

Looking backward / Leon Fink -- Capitalist development, class relations, and labor history / Michael Reich -- Gender and labor history / Mari Jo Buhle -- The rise of the American working class, ...

Scituate was a center of the Irish mossing industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, attracting Irish immigrants seeking work. The Irish mossing industry in Scituate declined in the late 20th century ...