History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Five Irish love stories that changed history
How Cork guesthouse owner’s DNA could solve 330-year mystery of Ireland’s greatest freedom fighter
The Irish whiskey renaissance: How Dublin’s Liberties reclaimed its distilling legacy
New documentary explores Ireland's first "talkie"
The most popular girl and boy baby names in Ireland in 1985
On This Day: Irish political leader Garret Fitzgerald was born in 1926
On This Day: Ronald Reagan was born in 1911
WATCH: Irish revolutionary leader receives Valentines at his grave a century after his death
WATCH: Historic Irish American moments told through Pathé newsreels
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