St Patricks Day

Lessons From the Rise of America’s Irish

by Jason Riley

They arrived dirt poor and uneducated in the 1840s. After decades of struggle, they achieved prosperity.

This St. Patrick’s Day Let’s Remember Northern Ireland, too

by Steven Knipp

Most Americans come from Northern Ireland including Ulysses Grant and Stonewall Jackson.

“Too small a change”: How St. Patrick’s Day became a political lightning rod

by Jonathan Zimmerman

Organizers of St. Patrick's Day parade say it's about celebrating "Irish heritage and culture." Here's the problem.

Why Guinness is less Irish than you think

Arthur Guinness, the founder of the brewing dynasty, was a staunch unionist and opponent of Irish nationalism.

The Seven Biggest Myths of St. Patrick's Day

by Edward T. O’Donnell

St. Patrick wasn't even Irish.