Tag: Ireland

John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917) became the first sitting president to pay a state visit to Ireland. The four-day visit took place...

By Dr. Anton Anderssen John Ffrench was born in Corah, Ireland, between Ballycarney and Ferns, in 1870 to James and Ellen Ffrench (née Whelan), who...

By Dr. Anton Anderssen Around 1822, a humble farm of ten acres was established in Carrowdoogan (Ceathr Mhic Dhubháin), a townland in Attymass Civil Parish,...

Jodi Bearden & Karen Elizabeth-Blackham Goodwin   By Dr. Anton Anderssen Irish-Amerian Heritage Month is observed in the United States by proclamation of the President and Congress...

Unlike other aging men who kept their day jobs while hobbying in Irish folk, the Chieftains have cachet. Performing with them has become like...

The death of the High Street Shopping was predicted a fair few years ago, with the growth of online giants such as Amazon. Online...

This is one of my favourite local stories told to me by my father. It always intrigued me so I searched through the old...