The Great Famine that wiped out nearly a third of Ireland's population was caused by a devastating plant disease that was ...

With St. Patrick’s day coming up on Tuesday, look to celebrate the Irish culture through their food – which goes beyond ...

Examine the events that led to the Irish famine, setting a crisis into motion in Europe. Examine the social, political and economic conditions that allowed the Irish famine to occur, setting a crisis ...

In the decade following the 1845 appearance of the potato blight in Ireland, over 900,000 Irish emigrants entered New York, which was the biggest port in America. Later on, a census taken in 1855 ...

The first year the potato blight ravaged through the Irish crop, sparking the start of the famine, is commemorated in "1845: Memento Mori" A new blown-glass exhibit opens in Seattle on Oct 18, 2019, ...

New research from the Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University and Queen's Business School in Belfast has examined the impact of the Great Irish Famine (1845–1852) on human height. The ...

Micheal Martin viewed the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia dedicated to those who died or emigrated to the United States.