History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
17th-century records of those who settled in Ulster now available online
On This Day: An Irish doctor survives the bombing of Nagasaki
Tommy O'Connor: the vital link between the US and Ireland ahead of the 1916 Easter Rising
Roger Casement and John Devoy's unlikely friendship
Frank Sinatra’s friend says Marilyn Monroe had no intention of ruining JFK’s marriage
How a Donegal "fighting" priest took on his parishioner's landlords
The anti-fascist fighter from the Cork/Kerry border
On This Day: Henry Ford was born in Detroit
WATCH: Dating class of Irish farmers back in 1969
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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