History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Francis O'Neill: The Irish cop in Chicago who saved traditional Irish music
The Irish orphan girls who were flogged on a ship bound for Australia
On This Day: IRA kills Lord Mountbatten in Co Sligo ambush
Irish family hosting celebration in recently-restored thatched cottage this weekend
WATCH: Dubliner Ronnie Drew's 1988 guide to Dublin City
Father William Corby, the fighting chaplain of Notre Dame
WATCH: Amazing color footage of life in Killarney 75 years ago
On This Day: Brian Keenan released by Shi’ite militiamen in 1990
How the Russian Crown Jewels ended up in a Dublin chimney
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- 3 On This Day: JFK arrives in Ireland for historic visit in 1963
- 4 Navan, County Meath - more than "just an hour from Dublin"
- 5 On This Day: Charles Stewart Parnell married Kitty O’Shea
- 6 WATCH: Fascinating footage of an Irish community gathering peat 100 years ago
- 7 On This Day: Éamon de Valera becomes President of Ireland in 1959
- 8 On This Day: President Kennedy delivers his iconic Berlin Wall speech in Germany
- 9 Mucros Weavers keeps Irish weaving in motion