Though only 1 in 10 people in the U.S. claim Irish heritage, many Americans borrow from the Irish on Saint Patrick's Day, dressing up in green, drinking Guinness and celebrating the gorgeous and proud ...

March has been designated as Irish American Heritage Month by US Congress every year since 1991. President Biden, reflecting on his own Irish roots, proclaimed March 2024 to be Irish American Heritage ...

US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation declaring March 2025 as Irish American Heritage Month on Thursday afternoon, March 6 - markedly later in the month than previous Presidents. In the Oval ...

Scituate was a center of the Irish mossing industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, attracting Irish immigrants seeking work. The Irish mossing industry in Scituate declined in the late 20th century ...

St. Patrick’s Day is a legal holiday in Suffolk County, but Suffolk is not even close to the most heavily Irish county in the US, according to Census records. In fact, though Irish ancestry is most ...

Though only 1 in 9 people in the U.S. claim Irish heritage, about 61% of Americans plan to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, according to the National Retail Federation. Wearing green, hosting a dinner ...