History

Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.

On This Day: Six people killed during Loughinisland Massacre in Co Down

On This Day: Six people killed during Loughinisland Massacre in Co Down

Colm Smyth survived when six people were killed by gunmen in the Heights Bar in Co Down, now known as the Loughinisland Massacre.

The story of Chicago May, Irish Queen of crooks Take a tour through Ireland’s literary landscape In search of Joseph Devlin: A grandson's call to the Newry community

First major Bloomsday with Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh was a wild, drunk time

First major Bloomsday with Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh was a wild, drunk time

Watch famous Dublin writers revel in their own, slightly disastrous, Bloomsday tour, 1954. The first Bloomsday of renown.

Erne Go Bragh: Irish fishermen’s fight for fishing freedom

Erne Go Bragh: Irish fishermen’s fight for fishing freedom

On This Day: Irish tenor Count John McCormack was born in 1884

On This Day: Irish tenor Count John McCormack was born in 1884

Paparazzi hounded James Joyce after his late marriage to Nora Barnacle

Paparazzi hounded James Joyce after his late marriage to Nora Barnacle

Irish railworkers may be in mass grave uncovered in Pennsylvania

Irish railworkers may be in mass grave uncovered in Pennsylvania

On This Day: Dublin's Molly Malone 'died of a fever'

On This Day: Dublin's Molly Malone 'died of a fever'

On This Day: W.B. Yeats was born in 1865 in Dublin

On This Day: W.B. Yeats was born in 1865 in Dublin

Eating like our Irish Iron Age ancestors

Eating like our Irish Iron Age ancestors

The son of Irish immigrants who led to the capture of Abraham Lincoln's killer

The son of Irish immigrants who led to the capture of Abraham Lincoln's killer

Irish Georgian Society: Breathing new life into Ireland's architectural heritage

Irish Georgian Society: Breathing new life into Ireland's architectural heritage

Irish paramedic follows in her grandfather’s footsteps by joining London Ambulance Service

Irish paramedic follows in her grandfather’s footsteps by joining London Ambulance Service