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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 21 - December 26
CÉADAOIN -- On December 24, 1601, Hugh O'Neill and his Spanish and Irish allies were defeated by the English at the Battle of Kinsale, one of the most important battles in…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 14 - December 20
MÁIRT -- On Dec. 16, 1971, soldier and politician General Richard Mulcahy (left) died in Dublin. Mulcahy was born in Waterford. After being educated in the Christian Brothers schools, Richard…
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Grá: Irish Words for Your Wedding - A Modern Guide to Gaeilge, Romance, and a Little Irish Humour
Grá - one of the most cherished words in the Irish language - means “love,” yet its warmth reaches far beyond a simple translation. It’s threaded through everyday Irish…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: December 7 - December 13
The executioner of King Louis XVI shows the head of the King of France to the crowd. The king -- and Tipperary native William Bulkely -- were only two of the thousands of…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 30 - December 6
Historical Art Prints The final, tragic, moments of …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 23 - November 29
From a Massachusetts Ancient Order of Hibernians poster commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the hanging of the Manchester Martyrs.SATHAIRN -- On November 23, 1867, …
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An Irish True Crime Audio Series
Kilcoursey, The Unsolved Murder of Fr. Niall Molloy explores the tragic death of a beloved priest from Co. Roscommon, Ireland in 1985.I'm Liv. I grew up in Athlone in the Midlands of Ireland and followed the case closely from a young age. My desire to tell this story with respect and accuracy was a…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 16 - November 22
DOMHNAIGH -- On Nov. 16, 1814, Michael Kelly Lawler, general in the Union army during the American Civil War, was born in County Kildare, Ireland. Lawler emigrated to the…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 9 - November 15
National Library of Ireland James Napper TandyDOMHNAIGH -- On November 9, 1791, James Napper Tandy convened the first meeting of the Dublin …
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This Week in the History of the Irish: November 2 - November 8
James DalyDOMHNAIGH -- On Nov. 2, 1920, James Daly was killed by a British firing squad in India. Daly had been one of the leaders of the so-called "India Mutiny," but had not been among its…
