The phrase 'Black Irish' carries a complex past and has been bandied about for ages. It's widely held by scholars that the roots of the term are steeped in legend. It's employed to characterise ...

This they did with a vengeance and it is abundantly clear that they abused that power, even more than the Black and Tans did. Love Irish history? Share your favorite stories with other history ...

The year 1847 is known in Irish history as Black ’47. It was, possibly, the worst year of the Great Irish Famine. As the people of Ireland battled starvation, disease, and increasing evictions ...

and because Irish history threatens no vested American interests, nobody has ever suggested that my studying it is in any way improper. Nor, certainly, tried to ban it. Had Swift been a Black man ...

Fitzgerald was keenly aware of the contested nature of Irish “whiteness” into his lifetime, when the KKK still targeted Catholics, and once described himself as “black Irish”. This self ...

Powered by RTÉ, the Black and Irish Gala Awards took place at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre on Saturday, 7 December. Celebrating the Black & Irish community across industries ranging from ...