Kilgubbin won’t be found on modern-day maps of Chicago, but there once was a place known by that name — a settlement of Irish immigrants on the city’s North Side. In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was ...

Matthew Jude Barker has been familiar with the past for a long time now. “I started tracing my family history in 1981, at age 8,” said the ...

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 ...

Kerby Miller is the author of numerous scholarly publications on Irish history. His book Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America won the Merle Curti Award Best Book in US ...

The expansion highlights Irish influence in the region, particularly in building canals, roads and railways. New additions can be found in Worcester and in smaller towns in Worcester County. WORCESTER ...