Ireland’s national story is steeped in generations of emigration, creating a vibrant and complex cultural landscape. Many of those who visit the Emerald Isle — which recently received the honor of ...
On Nov. 2, the feast of All Souls, Catholics in Chicago joined in commemorating the great Irish famine that left more than 1 million people dead and began the mass exodus of Irish refugees and ...
Beginning in the mid-1800s, over half-a-million Netherlanders immigrated to North America. Their reasons were many: religious freedom, economic well-being, land ownership, to escape a rigid class ...