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Kate and Mike in New Ross, Co. Wexford where the Emigrant Flame was lit from the JFK Eternal Flame in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.

Six steps to identify your Irish ancestors’ home townlands

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

Native New Yorker shares the city’s secret Irish landmarks

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

The five victims of the accident in Dundalk have been named as: 23-year-old Chloe McGee, from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan; Alan McCluskey, aged 23, from Drumconrath, Co Meath; 23-year-old Dylan Commins, from Ardee, Co Louth; Shay Duffy, aged 21, from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan; and 21-year-old Chloe Hipson from Lanarkshire in Scotland.

Five young people who died in horror Louth crash named

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 served aboard the HMS Furious during the Second World War.

Discovery of Irish airman lost at sea during the Second World War

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

Former Congressman Joe Crowley will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 IrishCentral Legal Elite Awards.

IrishCentral names 2025 Legal Elite Award winners | IrishCentral.com

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

Honours must be for the honorable – Apply “The Andrew standard” to Bloody Sunday and Ballymurphy

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

Soldiers in the trenches during World War I.

Irish conscription during World War I

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

Beara Peninsula: Cailleach, or the hag, the goddess of winter, has associations with this area in Cork and Kerry.

Cailleach – Irish goddess of winter & her trail in Ireland

The legends of the winter goddess and the locations and ancient Irish folklore, including Saint Brigid, the goddess of summer, are linked to her. The… Read More »Cailleach – Irish goddess of winter & her trail in Ireland

Beautiful Irish dog breeds you’ll want to take home

These dogs, native to Ireland, have become more and more popular throughout the world but you might not believe that these dogs are Irish at… Read More »Beautiful Irish dog breeds you’ll want to take home

Workman on the framework of the Empire State Building, with the Chrysler Bulding in the background.

The Irish hands that built the Empire State Building

In 1908, acclaimed photographer Lewis W. Hine snapped a simple portrait titled “Irish Steel Worker.” The aged laborer has a weathered face and sad eyes.… Read More »The Irish hands that built the Empire State Building