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 ...

They run businesses. They tend bars. They pay taxes. While they are in the U.S. illegally, they are largely spared the scrutiny of that label. But still they live in fear. They are the thousands of ...

When commuters on the R5 SEPTA train that connects suburban Chester County to Philadelphia approach Malvern station, they might spot a square stone monument on the right side in a clearing surrounded ...

Although Patrick Stack (an Irish immigrant) and Freddie (a horse) did not have much in the world, they did have each other, the Holy Cross Sisters and the old Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A rosary for Irish immigrants buried at Charleston’s old burial ground along the Ashley River will ...

Billy Lawless, who became Ireland's first Senator to be based overseas in 2016, died today, Friday, November 8. He was 73 years old. "It is with profound sadness that I share the passing of my Dad - ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) William E. Watson, Immaculata University (THE CONVERSATION) When commuters on the R5 ...