History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: John Hume, politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner, was born in Derry
WATCH: A look at Cork City nearly a century ago in vintage newsreel
What was it like to be a teenage girl in Belfast at the height of the Troubles?
The surprising Irish origins of Baltimore, Maryland
The most popular names for girls and boys in Ireland 1991
The Irish American woman who became America's first supermodel
An American journalist reports from Ireland during the Famine
How to trace your Irish roots using this traditional Irish naming pattern
WATCH: The amazing handiwork of Irish men making a fishing boat in 1931
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