History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Papers and photos of Tom Clarke and James Connolly now online (PHOTOS)
Chicago Jesuit scholar blasts Irish government’s celebration of 1916 Rising
Guests of the nation - Were the Irish really the most oppressed people ever?
WATCH: When David Bowie shouted an IRA slogan at a Dublin concert
Discovering I had a relative who fought for Lincoln in the Civil War
The Irish built America, but did you know an Irishman invented cement?
The Irish family tree of Bill O’Reilly, Soledad O’Brien and Bill Maher
The only known painting of The Great Hunger to come to US
Top Irish Archbishop asks for “no glorification” for Easter 1916
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