Every year, St. Patrick’s Day fills the streets of Rhode Island with parades, music and celebration. But beneath the revelry, this holiday is a reminder of something more profound: the immigrant ...

A drum major leads a band from Donegal, Ireland, in the 264th St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City March 17, 2025. Credit: OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz Cliona Ward was born in Ireland but ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's St. Patrick's Day! A day when everyone wears green, throws big parades and celebrates everything Irish. But did you know that Knoxville has a pretty rich Irish history? WBIR ...

For Irish politicians, the annual trip to America to mark St. Patrick’s Day is usually about as low-risk and high-reward as anything in public life. The presentation of a bowl of shamrock had muted ...

Irish literature expert Máirín Nic Eoin takes us through memoirs, stories, poems and songs about stories of people departing ...

America started attracting immigrants long before it became a country. Already in the late 1600s and early 1700s, there were newcomers from Germany, Ulster, France, etc. What made them immigrants?

If America had been founded on the idea that everyone must share exactly the same culture and beliefs, we'd all be speaking the local tribal language. Here in York County, that would be Susquehannock.

For Irish politicians, the annual trip to America to mark St. Patrick’s Day is usually about as low-risk and high-reward as anything in public life. The presentation of a bowl of shamrock had muted ...