Roots
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Your go-to guide for St. Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick was a forced migrant worker brought to Ireland as a teenager
A prayer for Ireland this St. Patrick's Day
Being Irish on St. Patrick’s Day - why we love it
Joe Biden will meet the Celts on first overseas visit--the Cornish Celts that is
Controversies that have surrounded the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York
The Irishmen in George Washington's army
British comedian reveals his Irish passport “will be arriving shortly”
Irish handiwork - 115 years of New York City subway construction revealed in new exhibition
Most read
- 1 Silly Irish jokes that are sure to make you laugh!
- 2 Irish blessings and prayers for funerals
- 3 An Irish twist on a winning comfort food - bangers and mash
- 4 Traditional Irish recipes for a taste of home
- 5 On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
- 6 Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
- 7 How the heroic Irish won the American Revolution
- 8 Why Ireland should be your must-visit food destination in 2026
- 9 The Irishman who discovered South Pass and the Oregon Trail
History
On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920
"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance
Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down
DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame
University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters
Genealogy