History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
WATCH: A rare look at Belfast in the 1920s
WATCH: Irish history expert Davy Holden on the Irish-American Athletic Club
A slice of old Ireland - Mary Blake of Ennistymon
WATCH: Snapshots of Irish history from British Pathé
WATCH: Two famous golfers hit Ireland's greens in gorgeous 1970s travelogue
Daniel O’Connell Commemorative Programme announced
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Kerryman leads charge to save Great Hunger collection in America
WATCH: 1970 footage of a seanchaí telling the tale of his missing wife in Co Clare
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