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
WATCH: A gorgeous - and insightful - look at Ireland in the late 1960s
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Following ancient footsteps through the Boyne Valley
The Irish who dug the tunnels for New York’s subway system
How nine Irish surnames traveled from ancient clans to modern America
The Irish Olympian who scaled a flagpole to defy Britain
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
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