With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been ...

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...

St. Patrick's Day honors the death of St. Patrick and commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. Over time, the day ...

The spread of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the U.S. was a way for Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century ...

As the fastest growing city in Upper Canada, as it was known until 1841, Toronto saw many Irish arrive on its shores. By the ...

As we once again wear green on Monday out of fear of being pinched, and as many head to their local pubs to celebrate, it ...

Instead of “kiss me, I’m Irish,” this St. Patrick’s Day, the WSN Arts Desk presents you with “consume me, I’m Irish media.”  ...

Asked to choose between the current Irish model and the “inclusive coalition” model, Southerners preferred what they know by ...

It was among Irish American communities that the day became the celebration it is, from its roots as a more solemn day with a ...

St. Patrick's Day, celebrated worldwide on March 17, began as a religious observance but evolved into a global celebration of ...