But is corned beef and cabbage really Irish? Or even traditional? Why is everyone eating it on St. Patrick's Day? Irish traditions, English meddling and a famine all have something to do with the ...

Hagiographies (writing on the lives of saints) give us a glimpse of the food culture of early medieval Ireland, when Patrick ...

Every year our Irish readers comment about the fact that Irish Americans eat corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day instead of bacon. Here's the tradition explained once and for all!

The world’s shortest St Patrick’s Day parade is held in Hot Springs, Arkansas, it runs for a total of 98 feet.

It's become somewhat of a holiday tradition. But why do we eat corned beef and cabbage this time of year? And what is corned beef, anyway? Get all the facts right here about this cut of meat ...