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

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 ...

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,” ...

The Wexford native did original research in a highly technical subject at a time when very few got that opportunity ...

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 ...

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