History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Debates bound to arise surrounding the 1916 Easter Rising centenary
“Building Ireland” looks at rumor Drogheda viaduct was built on foundations of Cotton Wool
4,000 year-old pit discovered on Sligo’s Coney Island
New bog body found by peat worker most likely from Bronze Age
Irish political cartoons from Home Rule period acquired by Great Hunger Institute (PHOTOS)
Photo shows outlaw Billy the Kid as clean cut and preppy
170-year-old mystery of famed Irish Arctic explorer solved
Massachusetts conference explores Irish immigrants’ influence on US
Ireland to overturn thousands of antiquated laws dating back to the 1600s
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- 2 How big is Ireland? The answer might surprise you!
- 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
- 9 Homemade blackberry jam and custard donuts bring back a taste of Irish summer