A Humphreys victory would not entirely be a first, however. Indeed, the very first president of Ireland, Douglas Hyde, was Protestant. He was also the perfect candidate to inaugurate the office, which ...

Sir Benjamin Guinness, a member of the famed brewing dynasty, played a pivotal role in expanding the Irish beer business.

The young men move about the muddied hillside engaging in a friendly afternoon game of that national pastime known as hurling. On their way home, they are accosted by a platoon of “Black and Tans,” ...

As a pre-independence record, the Census captures not only the Irish-born population, but individuals from Britain and across ...

Editor's Note: IrishCentral is delighted to be partnering with Davy Holden, an Irish history expert from Co Kilkenny, on a series of videos he created while recently visiting the US. Stay tuned for ...

Netflix's House of Guinness is the current streaming obsession for everyone. Fans of intense family dramas like Succession and Peaky Blinders are especially enjoying Steven Knight's latest historical ...

For more than 1000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of ...