
History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.

Spare a thought for Irish nuns who thought selling babies was merciful
Dozens of Bronze Age skeletons discovered in Dublin development site
Ireland's Great Hunger - what really happened to the food in Ireland
An Irish history uncovered
Pagans prepare for St. Brigid’s Day and Imbolc
HBO to premiere documentary on New York city’s greatest newspapermen, Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill
On this day: Meghan Markle’s ancestors married in south Dublin
Could Montreal finally be getting a commemorative park for the 6,000 Irish who died there?
100 years ago today, the Irish War of Independence began
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- 4 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 5 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 6 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 7 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 8 All about the Irish surname O'Hara
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