Exploring the socio-economic, political and ideological systems that made the Irish poor vulnerable to disaster ...

Blame matters,” writes Padraic X Scanlan in his new book, Rot: A History of the Irish Famine. “The suffering of so many ...

As the United States invaded Mexico in 1846, Los Patricios, a group of immigrants, took up arms for Mexico to defend their ...

With the genetic testing site filing for bankruptcy protection, you'll definitely want to delete your account and have any ...

Irish ate more pork than beef, but English demands and low prices in the U.S. played a role in creating the annual holiday ...

Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had time to volunteer as firefighters. Yet they did, according to firefighting ...

Two farmers are regrowing the Irish linen industry while restoring wildlife, reconnecting communities, and regenerating food ...

Perhaps no other food source is more closely associated with a country than potato is with Ireland. Indeed, Irish potato is a moniker often given to this important vegetable to distinguish it from ...

St Patrick's Day falls on a Monday this year, which means the day caps off a stretch of celebrations with the bulk of them ...