History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Relic of St. Brigid returns to native Kildare
On This Day: Jim Larkin, lion of the Irish labor movement, was born in 1874
Historic thatched farmstead in County Wexford set for further restoration
Patrice de MacMahon: President of France descended from a High King of Ireland
Relics of St. Brigid to return to Kildare for first time in nearly 1,000 years
Ireland's most common surnames explored in new TG4 series
Inside Ireland’s oldest pub - it might be the oldest in the world!
4,000-year-old Stone Age tomb discovered on Dingle Peninsula
The fascinating history of Cobh in Co Cork
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