Learn about one of the worst disasters in Irish history, second only to the Black Death pandemic in death toll estimates - the Great Famine. Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine ...

The blurb of The Famine Plot claims that Tim Pat Coogan is Ireland’s leading historian. This is not exactly right, but it is true that Coogan’s works sell widely and have a significant influence both ...

In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland. Robert Whyte kept a record of the terrible conditions many Irish immigrants endured while ...

It may even recall Mel Brooks’ The Producers but for Wolfe Tones front man Brian Warfield writing a musical about the Irish Famine was a very serious business. The man who has been belting out ...

Kinealy was speaking after an episode of the drama "Victoria" surprised some British viewers in 2017 for the extent to which the Irish suffered both during the 1840s famine and, while under ...

At the height of the famine, Irish farmers were faced with a conundrum: to keep and eat their harvests to avoid starvation, or sell their scant crops to pay rent and likely starve in the process to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher speaks during an interview in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP ...

In 1958, Mao Zedong's Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to eliminate pests but led to ecological imbalance and a catastrophic famine. Sparrows were killed to protect grain, igniting a locust ...

Rory McIlroy has landed a starring role in a blockbuster movie. The Irish professional golfer is set to make his film debut in Adam Sandler's ...

It says nothing about the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s and 50s that was ... apparently did not have that problem. From 1879 to 1884 he worked in the telegraph office of the Allentown Rolling ...

Ireland’s Top 20 biggest songs of the week by Irish artists only, compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on sales of physical, downloads and streams. © IRMA ...