An extract from Michael Scanlon’s book on his life growing up in Irish America, “Rolling Up the Rug: An American Irish Story.” “They were… Read More »When New York was Irish, in summers long ago

Today, Friday, July 28, is School Tree Day! Here was take a look at the “Hungry tree” that is eating a bench to the oldest… Read More »Today is School Tree Day, learn about Ireland’s ancient heritage trees

We loaded our belongings into the car, making sure that we had our coats since it was a bit chilly, and set out on the… Read More »Glendalough – A hidden treasure in the Wicklow Mountains

Ronan Keating’s smash hit “When You Say Nothing At All” has sold millions of copies worldwide and has been performed by artists across the globe… Read More »WATCH: Autistic man can’t speak, but watch him sing his heart out

Born in Dublin, on July 4, 1845, Thomas John Barnardo’s children’s charity, founded in 1867 is still going strong today and to date has taken… Read More »On This Day: Irish philanthropist Thomas Barnardo was born in 1845

More GAA news from Ireland this week. Galway 1-12 Armagh 0-16 Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney looked ready to burst when Galway won a controversial free… Read More »GAA Roundup: Armagh finally bests Galway

If you are searching for family Irish roots, it’s likely you’ll become part historian, storyteller, and mostly a detective of family antiquities. My late father… Read More »My top 10 tips for beginning your Irish genealogy search

Irish artist and writer Christy Brown, who was born in Dublin on June 5, 1932, is remembered by many people as the character played by… Read More »On This Day: Christy Brown of “My Left Foot” was born in Dublin

In May 1844, Asenath Nicholson left New York aboard the Brooklyn to “personally investigate the condition of the Irish poor.” She had been a schoolteacher… Read More »Protestant New Yorker who saved hundreds of Irish famine victims

Keepers of the Steps, a cultural program of the United Irish Cultural Center of San Francisco (UICC), is a growing collection of Irish dance stories,… Read More »How Irish dance is being preserved by a cultural group in San Francisco