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Áedh Mac Breic: Patron of Headache Sufferers
He was a descendant of the Uí Néill dynasty and often served as a peacemaker for…
The Kindness of Strangers: Remembering the Tragedy of the Brig St. John in 1849
On 6 October 1849, emigrants on board the Brig St. John, caught their first sighting…
Miotas | The Ancients
Tuatha Dé DannanThey came in the mist… Ireland is a land of sacred spaces but…
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Arriving in the New World
What we know from literature about what Irish Famine immigrants encountered upon their arrival in North America. If you ever spend the day at the Silver Lake golf course on […]
The Ghosts of Gross Ile
One of the major ports of entry for Irish Famine immigrants, Grosse Île lies in the St. Lawrence River, just east of Quebec. It contains the largest Famine cemetery outside […]
This Holy Ground
Hundreds of unmarked and forgotten mass graves scattered across the Irish countryside are a silent testimony to a human tragedy of appalling and unimaginable dimensions. In the late spring of […]
“Kathy White House” Book Launch
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 6:00 pm American Irish Historical Society, 991 Fifth Ave, New York, NY Come and celebrate Irish Heritage and Women’s History Month by discovering the highly entertaining […]
Freedom’s Sons and Daughters
The Stories of the Irish and George Washington INTRODUCTION There is no doubt that Ireland’s sons and daughters played a major role in the battle for American independence from the […]
Vietnam’s First Medal of Honor Recipient
Captain Roger H.C. Donlon was the first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Nam Dong on July 6, 1964. Roger Hugh Charles Donlon, first Medal […]