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Dr. Lara Cassidy reveals in a new Irish documentary that people who inhabited Ireland some 10,000 years ago had dark or black skin and bright blue eyes.
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IrishCentral is planting 12,000 native Irish trees on a 500-acre site in a beautiful and historic location in County Tipperary that is home to numerous wildlife species.
On this day in 1912, the RMS Carpathia arrived in New York having rescued passengers and crew from the Titanic after it was struck by an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.
The German Military Cemetery in the small Wicklow village of Glencree contains the graves of 134 German soldiers and civilians who lost their lives on Irish soil during the First and Second World War and played an important role in Ireland and Germany's post-war relationship.
Fr. Thomas Byles heroically rushed to save third-class Irish passengers rather than secure safe passage on a lifeboat during the sinking of the Titanic.
Delia McDermott survived the Titanic despite climbing out of a lifeboat to retain a prized possession. She was one of 14 people from Addergoole in Co Mayo who boarded the liner, 11 of whom perished.
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic tragically sunk after striking an iceberg. Passengers onboard, however, were able to remain largely calm according to reports.
From Montana to the US Presidents, to the least Irish county in America the results of the last American Community Survey reveal intriguing facts about American's Irish roots.
Co Westmeath woman Mary Kelly tenderly took two young French boys, known as the 'Titanic Waifs,' into her lifeboat as the Titanic tragically sank in 1912.