History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners was born in 1934
On This Day: 80 years ago Johnny McCormack, Ireland’s beloved tenor passed away
Winston Churchill accused De Valera of frolicking with the Germans and Japanese
Letters sent home to Ireland from World War I
WATCH: American gobsmacked by Irish sport of hurling in 1920s film
Grace Kelly: Irish American Hollywood starlet who became Princess of Monaco
How a 1,200-year-old ancient book was unearthed from a Tipp bog and became a museum treasure
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
On This Day: JFK defended his Catholic faith to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association
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