History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
WATCH: American gobsmacked by Irish sport of hurling in 1920s film
Grace Kelly: Irish American Hollywood starlet who became Princess of Monaco
How a 1,200-year-old ancient book was unearthed from a Tipp bog and became a museum treasure
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
History of the Irish surname Burke
A brief history of the Irish surname Casey
On This Day: JFK defended his Catholic faith to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association
The businessman remembered as one of Ireland's richest men
Remembering the Irish and Irish Americans lost during the 9/11 attacks
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