History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day Louisa Jo Killen, who sang with The Clancy Brothers, died
The true history of “It's a Long Way to Tipperary”
LISTEN: "Skibbereen" a beautiful Irish ballad with a tragic Irish Famine tale
The man who witnessed Michael Collins' death in 1922
Remembering Daniel O’Connell's final tragic plea to save Ireland from Famine on his anniversary
The tales behind the bawdy Dublin song "Take me up to Monto"
A history of the Irish language, Gaelic
The Irish Olympian, forced to compete for Britain, who smuggled in an Irish flag
The mysterious history of the song “She Moved Through the Fair”
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