Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...
St. Charles goes green for St. Patrick’s celebration
The St. Patrick’s celebration in St. Charles on Saturday brought families to the city’s downtown to revel in all things Irish ...
A green (but fascinating) fighter makes his debut on St. Patrick’s Day eve at the Garden
The biggest Irish boxing card in New York City history is coming to The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, March 16 ...
The Irish gunrunners of Philadelphia who ferried rifles to the I.R.A.
By 1972, Cahalane was also one of the Irish Republican Army’s most successful international gunrunners, ferrying rifles and bullets from Philadelphia and its suburbs to arm guerilla fighters in ...