History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
WATCH: A summertime swimming gala in Dublin nearly a century ago
Ireland and the Wabanaki - colonial parallels
Meet Averil Deverell, the first Irish woman barrister called to the Bar
Hugh Francis Redmond: Irish American CIA spy and hero
Meet Kate Tyrrell, the first Irish woman to be a ship’s sea captain
William Henry Ireland, the man who forged Shakespeare
Lyndon B. Johnson demanded to be sworn in alongside Jackie Kennedy
JFK's visit to Ireland in 1963 marked in stirring new poem
Dublin bridge near Croke Park officially named to commemorate Bloody Sunday 1920
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