The hauntingly preserved Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna has been chosen as the setting for the National Famine Commemoration in May 2026. This decision marks the first time the solemn state event ...

When Anelise Hanson Shrout was in graduate school at New York University, she read an account about how the Choctaw Nation donated to Ireland during the Great Famine, not long after the U.S. federal ...

A bronze sculpture titled "The Gift" commemorating the generous aid provided by the Choctaw Nation to Ireland during the Famine, was unveiled outside the National Famine Museum, at Strokestown Park, ...

The young Irish star of Celtic Exodus, the new stage musical set against the backdrop of The Famine, has said taking part in ...

New research from the Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University and Queen's Business School in Belfast has examined the impact of the Great Irish Famine (1845–1852) on human height. The ...

The Academy Award-nominated writer dives into Irish history in Land, revealing how the Great Famine changed the country forever.

"I want to talk about Ireland. Specifically, I want to talk about the famine..." Credit: Mashable Composite; Paul Bergen / Redferns / Getty / TikTok Sinéad O'Connor's life was marred with controversy ...

Areas hardest hit by the Great Irish Famine did not experience an expected stunting in height of the population, new academic research has found. The research from Queen’s Business School in Belfast ...