History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
When 30,000 attended a Fenian Irish picnic in New York City in 1865
The carvings discovered at prehistoric stone circle in Limerick
13th-century statue of Strongbow reportedly buried near Waterford Cathedral
Secrets of skeletal remains found under historic Irish pub revealed
From here to Timbuktu: Daniel Houghton, the Irish Sahara desert explorer
The USA doesn’t dip its flag at the Olympics thanks to this Irish American
WATCH: 101-year-old newsreel shows British forces leaving Ireland after hundreds of years
Glasnevin Cemetery wows with history that shaped modern Ireland
Anti-Vietnam War Irish American Catholic priest brothers made spectacular history
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