DNA study shows the deadly potato blight came from South America.

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Irish dish for St. Patrick's Day, you won't find native Irishman dining on corned beef and cabbage on the holiday.

In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland. Robert Whyte kept a record ...

A descendant of Famine immigrants recounts her trip home ... Many international and top Irish groups are proud to say they have “played Listowel.” But it was the famine graveyard that left an ...

Last week, he deputized thousands of federal law enforcement officers to be able to investigate and arrest immigrants. Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security ...

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ICE agents arrest more than 1,200 migrants in weekend raids Fox News' Peter Doocy reports the latest on the deportation feud between the Trump admin and Colombia. Former Acting ICE Director ...

Groundbreaking new research identifies the Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, reshaping efforts to combat crop diseases. A groundbreaking study by North Carolina State University ...

Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina with Holocaust survivors Suzi Diamond (left) and Tomi Reichenthal (second left) as they arrive at a Holocaust Memorial Day event Israeli ...