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Irish roots sensation: Is this Annie Moore arriving at Ellis Island?
Is this the real Annie Moore? Irish teenager Annie Moore was the first person to arrive at Ellis Island when it opened on January 1, 1892. FULL STORY >
Bono to be guest of honor at AIF New York gala dinner
The American Ireland Fund’s annual New York spring gala should easily be a sell-out this year, as Bono will be the special guest of honor. FULL STORY >
How the Irish saved the Donner Party
The Donner party, now the subject of a new Hollywood movie starring Crispin Glover (Beowulf), is one of the most riveting stories in American western history. 89 pioneers from the East Coast, many of them Irish, set off to cross into California over the Sierra Nevada's in the height of winter. Unfamiliar with the terrain, they became snowed in. FULL STORY >
New study claims that Irishmen descended from Turkish farmers
A new study has revealed that many Irish men may be able to trace their roots back to Turkey. Focusing on the role of the Y chromosome, which is passed from father to son, the research indicates Turkish farmers arrived in Ireland about 6,000 years ago, bringing agriculture with them. And they may have been more attractive than the hunter-gatherers whom they replaced. FULL STORY >
Bad romance: 10 surprising facts about the Irish and sex
What is it about the Irish and sex? Pre-Christian Irish attitudes to sex were decidedly more liberal than in recent times, where Cupid was saddled with a chastity belt by an outwardly pious nation. But have times changed? You be the judge. FULL STORY >
- The Chieftains and Liam Neeson collaborate on song about the San Patricios
- Proverbs and sayings: The Irish have a way with words
- Vintage ads from Ireland
- 9 million visitors log on to Irish census online
- Leaving Ireland behind, again
- Irish language thriving in Long Island City
- Newly-found photos add facts to legend of 'first' Irish immigrant Annie Moore
- Marian Keyes says her crippling depression is a living hell
- Top 10 Irish books of the decade: Every emotion under the rainbow
- The Mummers Parade and Other Irish Traditions
- Fabulous Irish myth of the Children of Lir, the lord of the sea
- Poignant last interview with Liam Clancy in Irish America magazine
- The 10 best Irish Christmas gifts for the holidays
- Jimmy Breslin's Irish wake, without the body!
- Where are all the whistlers?
- Celebrating Jimmy Breslin, a legend in New York journalism
- Ten luxury gifts for Irish men this Christmas
- Queens University stands out in trip to Belfast
- Top ten myths about the Irish
- 'Riverdance' farewell to New York City next March
- How to get an Irish passport
- Sarah Palin’s Irish heritage
- A tale of Ireland's last storyteller, Batt Burns
- Surprisingly, Jewish Hanukkah menorah now a favorite Irish Christmas tradition
- Westport offers a step back in time to slower, gentler Ireland
The Brady clan
The Byrne clan (O'Byrne and O'Beirne)
The Carlin clan
The Carroll, O'Carroll, MacCarroll, MacCarvill, and MacCearbhaill clans
The Caulfield clan
The Curran clan
The Doherty, O'Doherty clan
The Doyle clan
The Duffy clan
The Dunne clan
The Fahy clan
The Feeney clan
The Harrington clan
The Haughey clan
The Hogan clan
The Joyce clan
The Kelleher clan
The Kelly clan
The Kennedy clan
The Keough clan
The Logan clan
The Lynch clan
The Malone clan
The McCain Keane clans
The McCarthy clan
The Moloney clan
The Moran clan
The Murphy clan
The O'Brien Clan
The O'Connor clan
The O'Donoghue clan
The O'Flaherty clan
The O'Hara clan
The O'Malley clan
The O'Neill clan
The O'Reilly clan
The O'Sullivan clan
The Reidy clan
The Ryan clan
The Smith clan (Smith? Well, read on...)
The Sweeney clan
The Walsh, Welsh, or Brannagh clans
