80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentous

One hundred years after it was conducted, the first full census of independent Ireland is being released for free online.
Irish Echo

Catalpa Flag on Display in Ireland's National Museum

If you are calculating the 150th anniversary of the Catalpa rescue that standout day is today, Thursday April 16. That is if ...
IrishCentral

Catalpa flag to go on display at National Museum of Ireland for first time

The massive flag that helped carry out one of the most daring rescues in Irish American history will be shown in Dublin this ...
Irish Star on MSN

Inside the true story of the Catalpa rescue that secured the freedom of the brave Fremantle Six

The historic Catalpa Rescue that secured the freedom of six brave Irish Fenians took place 150 years ago ...
The Lowell Sun

Lowell brings in the Year of the Horse

The Khmer New Year is underway and the Cambodian flag is flying over Lowell City Hall as Khmer people the world over welcome ...
History Time on MSN

The Viking Kingdom of Dublin, Olaf the White, Ivar the Boneless, and the sea kings who conquered the Irish Sea

From the terror of Thorgest's arrival to the iron alliance of Olaf and Ivar, the Scandinavian kingdom of Dublin rose from a riverside longfort into a power that shattered ancient dynasties across ...