History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
How the 1916 Easter Rising gave way to Ireland's War of Independence
The Titanic's youngest survivor Millvina Dean, died at the age of 97
On This Day: "The Quiet Man" actor Arthur Shields died in 1970
British Government files to be "opened up" for Troubles "Public History" project
The Irish Titanic Officer who was "larger than life"
Dublin still bears the scars of the 1916 Easter Rising
Keenaghan Abbey and Graveyard protected from development in Co Fermanagh
Earliest postcard discussing Titanic's 1912 disaster
WATCH: 1989 RTÉ report highlights blight of emigration on Mayo town
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