MIDDLEPORT — Royalton Hartland Community Library will host the presentation “The Irish and the Building of the Erie Canal” at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Tim Bohen, the author of “Against the Grain: The History ...

The need for backbreaking labor to advance trade and transportation on the upper Connecticut River attracted about 400 Irish workers to a crude riverside camp in the late 1820s. With pick and shovel ...

Mar. 18—WINDSOR LOCKS — On Sunday afternoon town officials and local cultural groups will dedicate a permanent memorial to honor the 400 Irish immigrant laborers who built the Windsor Locks Canal.

Ireland's Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin, alongside Waterways Ireland, officially opened Phase 2 of the Ulster Canal redevelopment project today, Wednesday, June 19, following a ...

LIVERPOOL, Pa. (WHTM) — A solemn ceremony Saturday in honor of lives lost nearly two centuries ago. The Ancient Order of Hibernians Dauphin and Cumberland County divisions held a commemoration event ...

In celebration of Lockport’s Irish Recognition Day on Saturday, the city’s Irish organizations will serve as lock tenders at the Flight of Five and reach out to visitors at a booth at the Lockport ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Irish boxer Callum Walsh said working on fishing boats at 16 taught him the value of a strong work ethic. The ...