Keening, a word that comes from the Irish for crying would see women crying dramatically over the deceased at funerals but where did this old… Read More »How the keening tradition died out at Irish funerals
This Christmas gift guide highlights three heritage makers whose sweaters, scarves, and caps carry the soul of Ireland. Whether you are shopping for a grandparent… Read More »Give the gift of traditional Irish craft this Christmas | IrishCentral.com
This Christmas recipe makes a moist cake that keeps very well. It can be made months ahead, or if you are frenetically busy it will… Read More »A simply delicious Christmas cake recipe from Darina Allen
Most of our Irish American clients long to be able to “walk in the footsteps” of their Irish ancestors in Ireland. They yearn to visit… Read More »Six steps to identify your Irish ancestors’ home townlands
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Ellis Island, Castle Garden, and Tammany Hall are on everyone’s list of top Irish places in New York, but… Read More »Native New Yorker shares the city’s secret Irish landmarks
They are Chloe McGee, 23, and Shay Duffy, 21, both from Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan; Alan McCluskey, 23, from Drumconrath in Co Meath; Dylan Commins,… Read More »Five young people who died in horror Louth crash named
Edmund Seymour Burke went missing after his plane went down off the coast of Norway during the Second World War and his final resting place… Read More »Discovery of Irish airman lost at sea during the Second World War
The 2025 IrishCentral Legal Elite Awards celebrate outstanding leaders across the law, policy, and public service sectors whose achievements embody integrity, mentorship, and a commitment… Read More »IrishCentral names 2025 Legal Elite Award winners | IrishCentral.com
Two recent developments expose a striking double standard as a Belfast judge acquitted a soldier while denouncing the Parachute Regiment’s conduct and Buckingham Palace moved… Read More »Honours must be for the honorable – Apply “The Andrew standard” to Bloody Sunday and Ballymurphy
As 1918 dawned, Ireland’s revolutionary fever had waned and Germany looked on course to win the First World War. Within months, however, Ireland had regained… Read More »Irish conscription during World War I
