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Manitowoc County Fenians backed Irish independence via Fenian circles, 1869 grand balls and Irish-American activism from 1848 ...

While adults are drinking green beer and watching basketball on St. Patrick’s Day, the kids need something to do to keep busy ...

Celebrate St Patricks Day with The Mirror Book Club as book critic Dr Aimée Walsh hand picks the essential Irish reads from ...

In celebration of International Women’s Day and St Patrick’s Day, it is an apt moment to revisit the powerful women who shape ...

Naoise Dolan (‘The Happy Couple’), Jane Casey (‘A Stranger in the family’), Wendy Erskine (‘The Benefactors’) and Megan Nolan ...

Editor Ailbhe Malone introduces her new anthology Banshee, which sees a formidable line-up of acclaimed female writers ...

There comes a certain point in the creative process when one throws their pen in the air and thinks “who even cares?” For most, this happens at their desk. For me, I was on a private-hire barge at ...

The Old Irish Goat isn’t just part of folklore — it’s genetically linked to goats that lived in Ireland 3,000 years ago. Scientists analyzed ancient remains and discovered that today’s rare breed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is never too soon to put together a checklist for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Upstate New York. With more than 100 Irish ...

In the 1940s, the legendary Séamus Ennis travelled the length and breadth of Ireland on a bicycle collecting stories, songs and tunes from the most remote parts of Ireland for the Irish Folklore ...