History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Diary of an Irish rebel fighting in the 1916 Easter Rising
The Irish hands that built the Empire State Building
The Younger: Irish painter Nathaniel Hone, living in legacy
The real-life “Jaws” - New Jersey shark attacks in 1916
On This Day: Carpathia arrives in New York with hundreds of Titanic survivors
A look at Ireland a century ago - 1926 Census goes online for the first time
UNESCO sites and culture around the island of Ireland
Remembering Lily Kempson, the longest surviving rebel from the 1916 Easter Rising
Belfast poet Louis MacNeice's Irish heritage was close to his heart
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- 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
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