In 1845, in Ireland, the potato crops were failing and potato plants were turning black and rotten... The South Korean president’s stunning martial law decree, explained What does the recent ...

Padraig Kirwan and LeAnne Howe on the generosity of the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations Blighted Nation tells the story of the Great Irish Famine from the arrival of the blight to the long ...

The Genealogy Club of Newtown will conduct its next meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, January 8, at 7 pm. The focus of the ...

It was, possibly, the worst year of the Great Irish Famine. As the people of Ireland battled starvation, disease, and increasing evictions, the island’s 130 workhouses became the last refuge for ...

With the potato crop destroyed ... in the area continue to call the dark period of Irish history "the Irish famine" or "the Great Hunger." In an attempt to commemorate a tragic event that changed ...

At a time when Irishness in the US is sometimes used to service ‘white power’ messaging, it is imperative to uncover the ...

However, the famine worsened when the potato harvest ... Some people emigrated to Great Britain and Australia, but most emigrated to America. Image caption, Many Irish people emigrated and started ...

They are remembering the Irish Famine orphan girls sent here with the Earl Grey Scheme (1848-1850) – so called after the then secretary of state for the colonies, at the height of the Great ...