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The new musical The Wind Comes Over the Sea follows the lives of two Irish immigrants in the 1940s, brought back to life by ...
Failure of the potato crop evoked horrific memories for some who had lived through the Great Irish Famine in the 1840s ...
The population of the Republic of Ireland grew by nearly a third in 20 years, while the population of Northern Ireland grew ...
That growth has been uneven: the Republic’s population surged by 31 per cent, while Northern Ireland’s grew by a more modest ...
1847 was the darkest year in the spiralling horror of the Great Irish Famine. It is known in Ireland as 'Black '47'. The British Government withdrew its support, leaving famine and disease to stalk ...
Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland to mark the 103rd anniversary of the Four Courts blaze that destroyed the Public Record ...
A TikTok trend soundtracked by Sinéad O'Connor's song "Famine" celebrates Ireland and sparks controversy over Irish-American participation.
A Listowel pastoral event commemorating the troubled lives of those who were buried at the Teampall Bán famine graveyard took ...
The failure of the potato crop in Ireland beginning in 1845 set in motion a chain of events that significantly altered the history of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. The ...
In 1995, Mullan invited White Deer to Ireland to lead the Famine Walk, and in 1997, on the 150th anniversary of the Choctaw gift, the Irish government commissioned him to paint a symbolic ...
In December 1843, work on the workhouse in Athy was completed. The first inmates were admitted to the workhouse on 9 January ...
Overall population of island in 2022 stood at 7.1M people, up 26% over 20 years since 2002, new research finds - Anadolu ...