An Irish Diary on the days when one-third of Toronto’s population was born in Ireland
As the fastest growing city in Upper Canada, as it was known until 1841, Toronto saw many Irish arrive on its shores. By the ...
How St. Patrick’s Day became the raucous celebration Americans know
It was among Irish American communities that the day became the celebration it is, from its roots as a more solemn day with a ...
End of segregation in Northern Ireland is a long way off, report finds
More than two-thirds of parents in Northern Ireland want their children to be educated alongside those from the other ...
The Irish News29d
Why is the Protestant Population in Decline? – On This Day in 1975
According to the paper, “Trends in the Religious Composition of the Population of the Republic of Ireland 1946-71”, between 1946 and 1971 the total Protestant population declined from 158,000 ...
Christianity Today12d
Was St. Patrick a Protestant?
“St. Patrick” is symbolic in the United States of Irish Roman Catholicism and all it stands for. But the Protestants of Ireland, usually called “Scotch Irish,” take a very different vie ...
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? The history and spiritual meaning behind the Irish feast
St. Patrick's Day is the feast day for St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Irish citizens celebrate the day by ...
The Citizen1d
Celebrate with the Irish and go Green for St Patrick’s Day
Local historian Professor Donal McCracken shares a bit of history about St Patrick's Day and how the day is celebrated.