• Catholic parish registers in Ireland from 1740’s on now published online:

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/Genealogical-treasure-trove-as-Catholic-parish-register-published-online.html

• Chicago May: The Irish queen of crooks:

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/Chicago-May-The-Irish-queen-of-crooks.html

• Celebration of Irish who built the world’s major cities comes to New York and Chicago (VIDEO):

http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/community/Celebration-of-Irish-who-built-the-worlds-major-cities-comes-to-New-York-and-Chicago-VIDEO.html

• Rare 1880s photo captures Achill women breaking stones:

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/rare-1880s-photo-captures-achill-women-breaking-stones-1.2273031

• A century of Irish history goes online in posters, pamphlets and diaries:

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/A-century-of-Irish-history-goes-online-in-posters-pamphlets-and-diaries-PHOTOS.html

• Release of listing of 2,558 veterans of Easter Week 1916 with recognised military service. The list of names and addresses can be downloaded:

http://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/military-service-pensions-collection/news-and-updates/single-view/article/release-of-listing-of-2558-veterans-of-easter-week-1916-with-recognised-military-service?cHash=6d7ae63c1ea12f65a8f5b9422a246d03

• The best medieval statue in Ireland is 8ft tall and in a ruined church in Kilkenny:

http://www.thejournal.ie/heritage-ireland-kilkenny-2153658-Jun2015/?utm_source=shortlink