History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Skeletal remains discovered in Kilkenny reveal insights into medieval Irish life
A Mayo hero - NYPD cop and nine-time Olympic medalist
On This Day: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., JFK's older brother, is born in 1915
The IRA Chief of Staff who was “unbought, unconquered, and unpurchasable to the last”
International Famine Commemoration to be hosted in this American city in November
Irishwoman the British could not contain whose name has faded from history
The remarkable story of John Keegan Casey, the bold Fenian boy
Toronto honors doctor for compassion shown to Irish Great Hunger emigrants
Early IRA ambushes in War of Independence were ill-equipped but successful
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- 3 Irish Genealogy website offers free access to decades of birth, marriage and death records
- 4 Ireland's most breathtaking natural wonders that deserve a spot on your travel list
- 5 How a Norman knight's bloodline became one of Ireland's most common surnames
- 6 How to trace your Irish roots using this traditional Irish naming pattern
- 7 The surprising history hiding behind every O'Brien, McGrath and Murphy
- 8 How US textbooks fail to teach the real story of the Irish Famine
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