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The Detroit pub that banned Irish people for St. Patrick's Day
The story behind Ireland's flag
Irish roots of "Downton Abbey’s" Hugh Bonneville revealed in new "DNA Journey"
St. Patrick's 5th century Irish diet revealed
St. Patrick’s Battalion: What caused them to turn on the U.S. and fight for Mexico?
"Minstrel Boy" - The most-performed song in the world on St. Patrick’s Day
1970s Ireland was astonished by the Irish accents of Newfoundland
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- 9 July 4th recipe for firecracker shrimp
History

An Irish nun's friendship with Princess Diana
On This Day: Irish American hero Thomas Francis Meagher died in 1867
WIN a private walking tour of Dublin's Georgian architecture with lunch at the Merrion Hotel
WATCH: Incredible US footage of 1920s Ireland colorized
WATCH: Amazing footage of Dublin’s Four Courts being rebuilt a century ago
Genealogy
