The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...

In 1845, in Ireland, the potato crops were failing and potato plants were turning black and rotten. ..

Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had ...

From 1845 to 1851, Irish potato crops ... outbreaks of scurvy. After the kitchens closed, the Russell government declared the crisis over, and devolved responsibility for famine relief onto ...

Madison’s Irish dance club, Sláinte, brings together students of diverse backgrounds and abilities to celebrate Irish culture ...

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

In all, by 1875 some 6 million Irish settled in the U.S. An estimated 500,000 people emigrated from Ireland to America after the potato famine of 1845. The migration from Ireland coincided with ...

About a dozen demonstrators picketed a Union League Club breakfast with Ireland’s health minister over U.S. military flights ...

I did cook the requisite corned beef, cabbage and potatoes, yesterday, the Holy Day, March 17. I also offered a meatless ...

This lamb stew is hearty and filled with flavor, and chef Kevin wishes he had been around to make it for all those Irish ...