History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
How the weather report from a Co Mayo lighthouse changed the D-Day invasion
On This Day: Robert F. Kennedy dies after being shot the night prior in 1968
Reeling in the years: The jig certainly isn’t up as "Riverdance" celebrates three legendary decades
On This Day: Easter Rising hero James Connolly was born in Edinburgh
Irish Georgian Society: Breathing new life into Ireland's architectural heritage
On This Day: Christy Brown of "My Left Foot" was born in Dublin, in 1932
Fancy a cuppa? A history of tea in Ireland
Profiles in Pride: Declan Flynn, a death that changed Ireland
Beloved Irish ballad "Grace" explored in new RTÉ series tonight
The Irish Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866
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- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara