History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
WATCH: Dubliners brave a Christmas Day swim over 60 years ago
10 Irish folk cures, spells and superstitions to cure all ailments
WATCH: A Christmas shopping sneak peek in 1963 Dublin
The history of Irish Christmas traditions
On this day: Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett dies in 1989
The Irish legend of the Pooka
“We were nothing and nothing could be done for us” - an Irish Famine account
Tír Na nÓg - The legend of Oisín, Niamh and land of eternal youth
The storytelling keepers of Ireland's rich folklore heritage
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