Over two million Irish people emigrated between 1845 and 1855. But did they all sail on so-called "coffin ships"? Cian T. McMahon uses the surviving statistics to find out. When I was growing up ...

Cian T. McMahon's book "The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea During the Great Irish Famine" uses archives and libraries across three continents to focus on the lived experiences of the Irish ...

More info The body of an Irish woman who emigrated from Ireland ... The incredible gesture to repatriate her was almost ruined when the coffin carrying Mary's remains was accidentally dropped ...

The funeral of an Irish police officer knocked down and killed in County Dublin last weekend has been told he was "adored" by ...

The most notable figure in the room is Irish-American Cardinal Kevin Farrell ... One of the significant changes in tradition is the coffin that Pope Francis will be buried in.

Tomorrow marks the 58th anniversary of a poignant and related event, the disposal of JFK’s coffin at sea on February 18th, 1966. After the assassination in Dallas, his body was eventually placed ...