History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Bloody Sunday erupts in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972
Micí Mac Gabhann - Irish folklorist, gold miner, and Native American ally
Theodore Roosevelt called Irish people "vicious, stupid-looking scoundrels" in diary entries
The bank robbery that saved the Irish peace process
Former California Governor criticises sale of Kennedy letters that belonged to his father
Petition launched to make St. Brigid’s Day an Irish national holiday
Some Irish treasure discoveries that you didn’t know about
IRA intelligence dossier among dozens of new War of Independence artifacts at National Museum of Ireland
On This Day: Prohibition was ratified in the US in 1920
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