Scots-Irish immigrants, the first European settlers in large numbers to southwestern Pennsylvania, are typically associated with the region’s industrial takeoff. Their legacy includes Gilded Age ...
The Muheconneok, the People of the River that Runs Two Ways, got here first. The Dutch were next, soon followed by the English (and the Africans, with no say in the matter, who were brought forcibly).
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A tradition 200 years strong, majorly influenced by Savannah’s large Irish population. But why did so many Irishmen end up in the heart of the South? Dr. Howard Keeley is the ...
Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) councillor Lee Reynolds is the commissioner for the Ulster Scots and Ulster British ...
For Janelle Asselin, it started with 10 pages of family records, tales of ancestors that spanned Ireland, Canada and the United States. After a decade of research, she eventually found that John ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner people in our community are celebrating the history of the Irish Community here in Savannah. In Monday’s Saluting the Irish - ...