History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
A podcast about the Troubles in Northern Ireland has just been released
How the Cork IRA dealt with Lord Mayor MacCurtain's killer
The murder of Cork’s first Republican Lord Mayor on this day in 1920
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WIN a subscription to Ireland of the Welcomes magazine
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Things that Ireland does better than the United States
The truth about Ireland's fairies and leprechauns
Ireland’s history and survival of pandemics before COVID-19
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