History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Henry Ford changed the world with the Model T but his family story began in Cork
Why Queen Victoria became known as the Famine Queen and never shook the name
Arthur Guinness was a servant who turned £100 into the world's most famous stout
Leonard Cohen's haunting take on Kevin Barry still stops Irish listeners cold
The American Revolution was Ireland’s first victory
Ireland invented Halloween but America sold it back to us at a markup
What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
Where are you from? Find out using these Irish surname maps
The forgotten 1925 famine that Ireland's new government denied was happening
The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
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- 1 Why Queen Victoria became known as the Famine Queen and never shook the name (76 characters)
- 2 What to do when you touch down in Ireland
- 3 Bronx man adopted from Dublin at birth finds his Irish family after 63 years
- 4 Arthur Guinness was a servant who turned £100 into the world's most famous stout
- 5 Leonard Cohen's haunting take on Kevin Barry still stops Irish listeners cold
- 6 The apostrophe in Irish names tells a story technology is erasing
- 7 Where are you from? Find out using these Irish surname maps
- 8 What does it mean to be Irish in America right now?
- 9 The forgotten 1925 famine that Ireland's new government denied was happening