History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Newly discovered Irish American who raised the flag at Iwo Jima in World War II
This Irish city is the capital of Halloween
The last Magdalene Laundry in Ireland closed its doors in 1996
Ireland to open first official National Famine Museum in Roscommon
Newly canonized Saint John Henry Newman’s influence on James Joyce
Honoring how America helped the survival of the Irish language
On This Day: President de Valera becomes honorary Native American chieftain
Irish Famine 1,845 hand-blown glass potatoes exhibition opens in Seattle
Liam Neeson among narrators in film about the deaths during The Troubles
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