'There isn't a definitive version' - the changing face of Irish America
"There is no such thing as one, definitive, version of Irish America."This phrase, or a variation of it, comes up time and ...
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Irish people explain how 'dumb Americans' should really pronounce St Patrick's Day
While Irish people are delighted to have their culture celebrated all around the world on St Patrick's Day, they want to make ...
Long Before I Discovered My Irish Heritage, Irish Folktales Comforted My Dying Grandfather — And Inspired My New Book (Exclusive)
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Randee Dawn shares how a book of folk tales by W.B. Yeats was a "lightbulb moment" for ...
'I'm Irish - the stereotypical 'Irish goodbye' couldn't be further from the truth'
Leaving a party with an 'Irish goodbye' has become TikTok's latest trend, however the stereotype originates far from Ireland ...
Map shows which states have the largest populations with Irish heritage
Almost 1 in 10 Americans claim Irish heritage, according to the Census Bureau. But even the non-Irish celebrate Saint Patrick ...
The man on a mission to visit every Irish pub in the world
Irishman Colm Dalton has made it his life’s work to visit every Irish pub in the world. So far he’s made it to 97 pubs in 47 ...
Donald Trump loves the Irish. Do they really have a choice?
Trump told Martin that he didn’t want to hurt Ireland; he loves the place. The Irish leader departed for a series of ...
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10 things that are guaranteed to make any Irish person happy
We're not a hard ole bunch to please. But let's be honest, there are very few feelings greater than when your granny lights a candle for you.
I'm an Irish American who visited the oldest Irish tavern in New York City for the first time. Here are 9 things that surprised me.
McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City is the oldest Irish tavern in the state and is famous for its cheap two-for-one ...
Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...
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Irish restaurants, bars prepare for Saint Patrick’s Day
In Binghamton, Belmar’s, another Irish pub that opened on Saint Patrick’s Day in 1996, will celebrate its 29th birthday on ...
Irish whiskey is having a moment. And Saint Patrick's is just the day to discover it
Irish whiskey was, they'll tell you in Ireland, the first whiskey. The word "whiskey" is Irish. "Uisge," in Gaelic, is water. "Beatha" is life. Water of life — "aqua vitae" in Latin, a catchall phrase ...