History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: John Holland, who designed the first submarine, is born in 1841
On This Day: The fiercest blizzard of the 'Big Snow' of 1947 hit Ireland
My aunt witnessed the 1916 King Street murder of innocent Irish civilians
Irish Famine immigrants were huge fans of soda water
On This Day: Roger Casement's body was exhumed to be re-interred in Dublin
WATCH: Vintage clip shows newlyweds setting sail from Dublin on the TSS Cambria II
On This Day: The first burial took place at Glasnevin Cemetery in 1832
How an Irish book tour transformed Frederick Douglass
The romance of Ireland's dance halls in the 1950s and 1960s
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