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John F Kennedy monument at New Ross, County Wexford

A hoard of late Bronze Age gold ornaments that was found at Mooghaun North, Co Clare, in 1854. The newly recovered treasure trove found in the UK includes medieval silver coins, military items and a B

Caskets at St. Peters Catholic Church - The Ancient Order of the Hibernians, provided a 19th century funeral service at St Peter’s Church on Staten Island

Kennedy Leadership Forum Launched for JFK50 in New Ross, County Wexford

Symposium in honor of John F Kennedy to explore what it means to be a leader in contemporary times

Looted Bronze Age treasure trove of 900 coins and weapons returned from Britain

Treasure hunter thought to build collection through illegal use of metal detectors

Thousands of Great Hunger victims who died in Staten Island quarantine remembered

Memorial established for those who died before they were able to fulfill their American Dream

Delphi Lodge, Connemara, County Galway, acknowledges its part in the deaths of Irish people during the Great Hunger

Delphi Lodge takes responsibility for turning away those in need during Ireland’s Great Hunger

The Connemara country house and sporting lodge, the Delphi Lodge, is taking responsibility for its part in Famine deaths by participating in the annual commemorative famine walk. ...

by MICHELLE K SMITH 15

Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina unveil a commemoration to the Famine in Kilrush, County Clare, remembering those who died or were forced to emigrate during the Great Hunger.

President Higgins leads Clare tribute to those who died in the Great Famine

A West of Ireland town has remembered those who died or were forced to emigrate in the famine that robbed it of half its population. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 12

A collection of Cromwellian Plantation maps, from 1670, at Trinity College Dublin show ownership of lands plundered in Ireland

Stunning new maps will outline what Irish land Cromwell stole – and who owned it

Reckon Oliver Cromwell stole your family’s land back in Ireland – now you can find out thanks to Trinity College in Dublin. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 57

Unique genealogy and educational experience available in Monaghan for The Gathering

Genealogy course announced for County Monaghan Diaspora visiting for The Gathering

A unique Monaghan-focused family history initiative is being organized as part of The Gathering 2013. ...

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Witnesses suggest Boston cop Richard Donohoue was shot by 'friendly fire' in Tsarnaev shootout

Eyewitness accounts are suggesting that Transit Police Officer Richard H. Donohue Junior, who was shot and nearly killed in Watertown, Massachusetts on April 19 may have been hit by a fellow officer. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 5

Irish Redhead Convention goes big for The Gathering 2013

Ginger loving madness celebrated at the Irish Redhead Convention for the Gathering - VIDEO

The annual Irish Redhead Convention brings together redheads from Ireland and abroad for games centered around red hair in Crosshaven, Co Cork. ...

by MICHELLE K SMITH 1

Ancestral home of American singer Bing Crosby found in Cork - VIDEO

After years of research Dr. Noel Buckley has traced legendary singer and actor Bing Crosby’s lineage back to his great-great-grandfather’s home in West Cork. ...

by MATT KEOUGH 1

Irish based, Leitrim Tourism, is in New York to launch a recruitment drive to increase the number of Leitrim Ambassadors in the US

Ireland’s Leitrim Tourism launches search for Leitrim ambassadors in the US

Irish based, Leitrim Tourism, is in New York this week to launch a recruitment drive to increase the number of Leitrim Ambassadors in the US ...

by JANE WALSH 0

"Burying The Child" by Lilian Lucy Davidson (1893-1954) at Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University.

Connecticut university hosts symposium on the legacy of Ireland’s Great Hunger

A Connecticut university will host the symposium, “Exploring the Legacies of the Great Hunger: The Cultural, Spiritual, Psychological and Political Consequences for Today’s Ireland from Centuries of Colonization” on May 17. ...

by JANE WALSH 1

Wexford celebrates real-life ‘Irish Zorro’ with a Mexican Festival

On Saturday May 4 'Zorrofest Wexford' will celebrate the life and legend of a real-life ‘Irish Zorro’ ...

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Irish actress Maureen O'Hara and the most famous red heads in history - SEE PHOTOS

Red hair, freckles, experts at Irish dancing and blessed with ‘the gift of the gab’ are the usual Irish stereotypes. However, studies have shown that only ten percent of Irish people are redheads. ...

by BERNIE MALONE 33

Packing for Ireland while sorting through memories of a childhood adventure

Sorting through memories of childhood adventures Packing for the big trip to Ireland from New Jersey was easy for me in the late 1970s. My mother did ... ...