History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Paul McCartney's Irish roots lead back to a quiet corner of County Monaghan
The day 38 IRA prisoners escaped the Maze in the biggest jailbreak in British history
Three million people alive today may descend from one Irish High King
Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles both descend from High King Brian Boru
Meet the Byrne clan, Ireland's seventh most common name with a king in its past
Bruce Springsteen and his proud County Kildare heritage
North Brother Island's most famous resident was an Irish cook named Mary Mallon
The Irish cook who became America's most dangerous woman
The Long Count that defined Irish-American boxing happened 99 years ago today
Ireland's top archaeological finds
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- 1 Paul McCartney's Irish roots trace back to a small County Monaghan townland
- 2 WATCH: Conan O’Brien’s DNA test says he’s 100% Irish, stuns his doctor
- 3 Meet the Brennan clan, the Kilkenny name with a Viking king in its bloodline
- 4 The day 38 IRA prisoners escaped the Maze in the biggest jailbreak in British history
- 5 Paul McCartney's Irish roots lead back to a quiet corner of County Monaghan
- 6 The 1922 fire destroyed millions of Irish records but these five sets survived
- 7 Remembering James Fitzmaurice, the Dubliner who first flew the Atlantic east to west
- 8 Mackenzie Michalski: Loved ones remember American nurse murdered by Irish man
- 9 A new free site maps all 151,307 records in Ireland's national monuments inventory