History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
The Irish and "Funeral Pints": History with the Catholic Church and comforting traditions
In Shakespeare’s time, Irish poetry had the power to kill rats
On This Day: Brian Boru, legendary High King of Ireland, died in 1014
The Camino de Santiago and its links to Ireland's Guinness
1916 Easter Rising made the front page of the New York Times 14 days in a row
Grolier Club exhibition explores the Irish Literary Revival and national independence
Young female 1916 Rising fighter in the GPO tells her story
Walt Disney asked to meet Éamon de Valera while researching leprechauns
How Woodrow Wilson deceived Irish America over 1916, ignored Casement’s execution
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