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

The Irishman who composed Japan's national anthem
5,000 year-old Down tomb threatened by broadband mast and wind turbine
Kilkenny center honoring 976 buried famine dead opens to public
LIVE: The remarkable story of Irish women’s emigration to the US live from Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute
LISTEN: Rents, riots and volcanoes – Ireland on the brink of the Great Hunger
Most popular Irish family names in America explained
Does Ireland hold the record for the world’s longest good-bye?
Irish women’s Great Hunger immigration examined at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut
How a John F Kennedy impersonator lost his livelihood after tragic assassination
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