{"id":3231,"date":"2026-03-17T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:07:04","slug":"discover-and-celebrate-irish-american-culture-with-these-u-s-government-publications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/sycamore-stacks\/2026\/03\/17\/discover-and-celebrate-irish-american-culture-with-these-u-s-government-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover and Celebrate Irish-American Culture with These U.S. Government Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Every year since 1991, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation declaring the month of March to be Irish-American Heritage Month<\/a>, honoring the contributions of Irish immigrants and their descendants to American life and culture. Here are just a few government publications to help you celebrate Irish-American culture today and throughout the month of March:<\/p>\n

History<\/h2>\n

Irish-American Heritage Month: A Commemorative Observances Legal Research Guide<\/em><\/strong><\/a>: This guide from the Law Library of Congress provides a brief history of the laws and presidential proclamations related to establishing and designating March as Irish-American Heritage Month.<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland, Brexit, and the Irish Border<\/em><\/strong><\/a>: This Congressional Research Service (CRS) Insight from 2018 captures the uncertainty about the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that existed as the United Kingdom prepared to leave the European Union (“Brexit”).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brexit: Status and Outlook<\/strong><\/em><\/a>: This Congressional Research Service Report addresses issues that have arisen regarding the Northern Ireland peace process and economic relations between the United States and the European Union (EU) since the United Kingdom formally withdrew from membership in the EU on January 31, 2020.<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland: The Peace Process, Ongoing Challenges, and U.S. Interests<\/em><\/strong><\/a>: This Congressional Research Service Report published on March 5, 2026 discusses the long and often violent struggle between the national, cultural, and religious identities of Northern Ireland’s two dominant communities:\u00a0unionists<\/em>, or Protestants who largely define themselves as British and support Northern Ireland’s continued membership in the UK, and nationalists<\/em>, or Catholics who consider themselves Irish and may favor a united Ireland. Successive U.S. administrations as well as many members of Congress have actively supported the Northern Ireland peace process, while assistance provided through the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) has sought to promote economic development and reconciliation.<\/p>\n

Literature<\/h2>\n

\"CoverFour Dubliners\u2014Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett<\/em><\/strong><\/a>: Richard Ellmann<\/a> was a widely-respected American literary critic who wrote important biographies of several Irish authors. In 1982, he gave a series of lectures at the Library of Congress<\/a> discussing the lives and careers of four of Ireland\u2019s most important authors: Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett. Originally published separately in four chapbooks, in 1986 these lectures were revised and brought together in this collection, which also highlights some intriguing connections among these authors.<\/p>\n

Audio recordings of three of the original lectures are available at the Library of Congress:\u00a0<\/p>\n