History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
What's your Irish County? County Down
On This Day: An Irishman stole the British Crown Jewels in 1671
How a shipwreck in Co Donegal led to the writing of "Amazing Grace"
How The Ancient Order of Hibernians gives back to our communities
Why is Derry also called Londonderry?
On This Day: The Lusitania sunk off the coast of County Cork
A life in a day at a Derry school in 1972
Top interesting facts about County Cork
On This Day: Groundbreaking Irish American journalist Nellie Bly born in 1864
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