by admin | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Welcome back, dear reader, to the American Irish Historical Society’s archival blog. After a month focused on the production of our new exhibit, we return this week to share a little news…about news.These days, we read most of our news on the web. Circulating printed...
by admin | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
For our final blog post of the year, we turn to a very special section of our archives, and bring to light a Christmas story brought to us directly from Ireland.Our archives feature many different newspapers, some published in the states and others brought over...
by admin | Dec 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
On 12 June, 1857, a girl was born in Limerick. Named Bidelia Crehan by her parents, she soon after came to the United States, settling in Brooklyn and making a quick path to theatrical stardom. After a mistake on a program misspelling her surname as C. Rehan, she...
by admin | Dec 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ireland has a rich cultural history in its own nation. Ancient kings, folklore and mythology, rebels, and even Irish culture in America all lend themselves to a reading of Ireland as a vast narrative of cultural pride. However, those familiar with Irish writing will...
by admin | Nov 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Written by Laoise McDaid Mabelle Gilman Corey, the third inhabitant of our current headquarters at 991 Fifth Avenue was far more than just the wife of William Ellis Corey. She was a Broadway star, and a woman of wit, beauty and unapologetic ambition. Her life spanned...
by admin | Nov 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Walking past a park in New York, you may see the familiar sight of a chess player engaged in a game on a park table. In Central Park, we even have the Chess & Checkers House, built in 1952 near 64th Street and hidden away in the foliage. This tradition has charmed...
