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Today is St. Patrick's Day, and honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. The day honoring the patron saint of I...

OLEAN — Monday is St. Patrick’s Day, and the greater Olean community has several festive events in store this weekend. Southern Tier Catholic School w...

Andover jewelry artist Stephen Walker will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a busman’s holiday to the Emerald Isle. He is giving a presentation on Cel...

(Editor’s Note: Alan Littell of Alfred, a frequent contributor to the Times Herald, for many years reported on travel for newspapers in the United Sta...

ALLEGANY — When Sister Therese Joyce came into the world 100 years ago this month, her birthplace, in a small, thatched house in Ireland, was somethin...

I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of hiking long distances. Stories of people who have trekked the Pan-American Highway or the Appalachian Tra...

St. Patrick’s Day, the biggest party day of the year for Irish Americans, falls during the somber religious season of Lent. Why then is this the seaso...

OLEAN — Did you know that a leprechaun is really an Irish shoemaker? Or that kissing the Blarney Stone is supposed to remove shyness, not provide good...