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 ...

Irish America 250 is kicking off its celebrations of the Irish contributions to America ahead of the United States' ...

Elisabeth Oliver's "Overtaken" is challenging modern-day social expectations in the world of race car driving.

Lee Reynolds, Northern Ireland’s new Ulster Scots commissioner, is a thoughtful and intelligent man. Yet even he is wrestling with the fundamental contradiction of his office: the Ulster Scots ...

The Scottish accent can be notoriously hard for other English speakers to understand, but what if that’s because it’s not actually English at all? Though closely related to English, Scots is ...

“Everything that the Irish community does in Charlotte, why is it all a secret?” asked Peter Byrne, former president of the Charlotte Irish Connection. His question captures a quiet truth about the ...

A monument in “old” St. Joseph Cemetery in Bedford is undergoing restoration. Along with patching, repainting, landscaping, and installing new lights, two new flags were hoisted up: an American flag ...

Having friends who are musicians has enlightened me about the persona of many musical instruments. It didn’t take me long to realize the banjo is a joke to many. I never knew that and, frankly, don’t ...

But now Pine has come back in from the cold for a second series, and since Le Carré didn’t get around to writing a sequel to ...

It seems every American I meet claims to be Irish. Not just in ancestry, but in spirit. Some insist their great-great-grandmother left Cork with nothing but a shawl and a dream; others claim a ...

RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Scots-Irish Heritage will be on full display Saturday in Radford for the annual Highlanders Festival. Radford Mayor David Horton, and Highlanders Game lead and professional ...