History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
McNuggets! The history of gold mining in County Wicklow
A "cracked" urban tale from Dublin's Royal College of Surgeons
"How the Irish Became White" is a history book that fails the history test
Call for a return of more Halloween horror tales at Christmas
Invaluable Irish archives burnt during 1922 civil war retrieved
Christmas letter to Santa inspires New Yorker a century later
The incredible life of a true Irish Fenian - John Edward Kelly
Memoir of Irish Australian cellist who refused to play Rule Britannia is Book of the Month
Exceptional photos of Ireland in the 1950s go on display in Dublin
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