An Irish hymn as Gaelige (in Irish) for St. Patrick's Day. "Ag Críost an Síol" is an Irish song to remember this year that deeply reconnects us all to something from the Emerald Isle.
Few Irishmen have done more for American liberty than the greatest spy of all, Hercules Mulligan. Hercules Mulligan saved George Washington's life twice, and the Revolution would have turned out very differently were it not for the Irishman.
British politicians once viewed Irish alcoholism so negatively that they attempted to pass a bill called "The Drunkenness (Ireland) Bill" in July 1905.
Ministers welcome the release of additional birth, marriage and death records including big names like Brendan Behan and former president Patrick John Hillery. An additional year of historic births, marriages and deaths are now available to view on the website www.irishgenealogy.ie.