History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
A life in a day at a Derry school in 1972
WATCH: When Wexford boys claimed to see the Virgin Mary in 1971
Top interesting facts about County Cork
On This Day: Groundbreaking Irish American journalist Nellie Bly born in 1864
On This Day: Easter Rising leader John MacBride executed in 1916
Interesting facts about the lovely County Clare
On This Day: Micheál O’Hanrahan, Easter Rising leader, was executed
On This Day: Edward Daly, the Easter Rising leader was executed
On This Day: Easter Rising leader Joseph Mary Plunkett was executed
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