Despite rainy skies, Suffolk Downs was buzzing with energy this past weekend as the inaugural Seisiún Festival brought ...

Both parents of the couple witnessed the ceremony. Ms. Agnes Fitzgerald served as maid of honor for the bride, 24 at the time and another sister, Eunice looked on. Serving as best man for the groom ...

It’s rather cool for an early summer Tuesday evening, but Tommy McCarthy is feeling the warmth. After all, this is the night of the week when he and his wife, Louise Costello, along with their ...

Irish music is alive, vibrant, and evolving, carrying the heartbeat of tradition while bursting with fresh energy. Step into a pub in Dublin or Galway today, and you’ll find young musicians trading ...

‘These thoughtless, head-strong, imprudent people’ : In June 1847, the mass arrival of Famine Irish ignited Nativist resistance in cold-roast Boston In June 1847 ...

2023 is a landmark year for Boston-area quintet Scottish Fish, which is commemorating its first decade as one of the most energetic and creative acts to take root in the local Celtic music scene this ...

Few in life have come so face-to-face with a calling as Dr. Martin Joseph Dunn. At 75, he’s a hands-on symbol of selfless love and sacrifice. A Jesuit product to the core, a graduate of BC High, where ...

“Black ‘47” – just two words at first glance. In all of Ireland’s history, however, few phrases resonate with such horror. As peasant families in all corners of Ireland struggled to survive in the ...

Jon Cronin is universally described as a calming presence, as generous financially as he is unflappable in temperament and not afraid to “show up” and work in the trenches for the many causes he ...

New England-based Scottish fiddler Louise Bichan seems to have a thing about journeys of discovery. The epic travels of her grandmother, Margaret Tait, through Canada as a young woman provided the ...

A look at upcoming Irish/Celtic music-related events in Greater Boston (and somewhat beyond) •In its first event of the month, the Brian O’Donovan Legacy Series at The Burren offers a reminder of its ...

When it comes to the immigrants of yesteryear – especially Irish immigrants to America’s shores –historical distortions and outright lies abound. A huge number of Irish Americans refuse to accept any ...