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The Lost City of Atlantis is Ireland

Researchers at an Irish university claim they have found proof that Ireland is the Lost City of Atlantis.

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The Celtic and Catholic traditions of St. Brigid and her cross

St. Brigid's Day, February 1, is when Ireland remembers the Celtic goddess Brigid and her immense power in both the Irish mythological and religious imagination.

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Northern Ireland

The bank robbery that saved the Irish peace process

Without the Northern Bank robbery in December 2004, it is difficult to imagine how the peace process in Northern Ireland could have reached its next great milestone.

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Former California Governor criticises sale of Kennedy letters that belonged to his father

Jerry Brown, the former Governor of California, is questioning the sale of memorabilia relating to the assassination of John F. Kennedy that once belonged to his deceased father.

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History

Before Anna Wintour the fashion industry was ruled by a Dublin woman

Dubliner Carmel Snow transformed Harper’s Bazaar making Andy Warhol and Truman Capote household names.

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History

On This Day: Irish writer William Butler Yeats dies in 1939

A look at the muses who influenced William Butler Yeats, the first Irish man to ever win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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History

The real reason why there aren't any snakes in Ireland - for Rattlesnake Roundup Day

Did Saint Patrick banish all the snakes from Ireland? It turns out the story is a bit more complicated than that.

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History

How a Donegal "fighting" priest took on his parishioner's landlords

In the parish of Gweedore, County Donegal, on the Wild Atlantic Way, a man of faith who fought for the rights of his parishioners against unjust foreign landlords is still celebrated 102 years after his death.

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The true story of Typhoid Mary - the most dangerous woman in America

Nicknamed Patient Zero and even described as the most dangerous woman in America, Mary Mallon, aka 'Typhoid Mary,' was born on, September 23, 1869, in Co Tyrone.

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Chicago cop tells of racism inflicted on Irish Famine women and children

How America's first female cop helped the people of Chicago, her first-hand experiences of racism in the US against Great Hunger immigrants.

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Celebrating Ireland’s little known mermaid saint on her feast day

January 27, just five days before the feast of Brigid, is the feast day of a much lesser-known Irish holy woman - Li Ban, Ireland’s Mermaid Saint.

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The truth about Irish bog bodies

How can we be certain that Ireland’s bog bodies were the result of human sacrifice?

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The three famous Pegs of Irish history

Celebrating strong Irish women in the run-up to St. Brigid's Day.

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On This Day: “The Playboy of the Western World” opens at Dublin's Abbey Theater

On January 26, 1907, John Millington Synge's “The Playboy of the Western World” opened at the Abbey Theater in Dublin and caused such a fuss that projectiles were flung at the stage

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A history and recipe to celebrate National Irish Coffee Day

Brew yourself a cup and learn about the history of one of Ireland's most popular drinks, this Jan 25, National Irish Coffee Day.

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Petition launched to make St. Brigid’s Day an Irish national holiday

Herstory launches campaign to make St. Brigid's Day a national holiday, marking the beginning of spring and the Celtic festival of Imbolc.

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Willie Clancy, piper and folklorist, dies on this day in 1973

Remembering the iconic Willie Clancy, one of Ireland's most respected musicians.

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Some Irish treasure discoveries that you didn’t know about

From the incredible early Bronze Age gold hoard discovered in a ditch by a Donegal farmer to the medieval coins found on a wedding ring hunt.

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IRA intelligence dossier among dozens of new War of Independence artifacts at National Museum of Ireland

An IRA intelligence file from the War of Independence was the most noteworthy addition to the National Museum of Ireland's Irish wars exhibit as it marked the 100th anniversary of the conflict.

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Remembering Arthur Guinness, founder of the famous Dublin brewery, on the day of his death

Arthur Guinness, the man who invented Guinness and put Dublin's St. James' Gate Brewery on the map, sadly died on this day in 1803.

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The NYC newspaper editor who spoke out against “No Irish Need Apply”

James Gordon Bennett, editor and publisher of the New York Herald in the 19th century, defended the Irish during the era of "No Irish Need Apply."

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Prohibition and Irish whiskey: the amendment that almost collapsed an entire industry

As the introduction of prohibition reaches its 100th anniversary, it is fitting to reflect on what was a turbulent era for a now bustling Irish whiskey industry.

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The "Famine Queen" Victoria died on this day in 1901

The Queen had a deep appreciation for several spots in Ireland and visited just a year before her death.

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Remembering Lily Kempson, the longest surviving rebel from the 1916 Easter Rising

Elizabeth “Lily” Kempson McAlerney, believed to have been the longest surviving rebel in the US of the 1916 Rising, died in the US on January 21, 1996 at 99 years old.

History

The Irish soccer club in Scotland - the history of Celtic FC

Started in 1887 to raise funds for poor Irish families in Scotland the Irish can still be felt on at Celtic Park today in the Irish folk and rebel ballads sung and the the flags that flutter above the stand.

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Hundreds gather at candlelit vigil for murdered children as father speaks out

US giant Comcast buys out Irish cloud-based telecom Blueface

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Sinn Féin call for a United Ireland referendum by 2025 ahead of general election

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IrishCentral’s Irish dance school of the month: D’Arcy School of Irish Dance

It snowed in Ireland, which means this Irish word started trending on Twitter

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Irish tourist attraction of the week: Trinity College in Dublin

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Moving origins of the giant Celtic cross shape in a Donegal forest

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Be vocal and buy from your local Irish shop this holiday season!

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