History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Irish genealogy experts' tips for searching 19th-century Irish Census returns
International Women's Day: Eight Irish women writers who match up with Joyce and Yeats
Crazy Irish stories! The Irish man who stole the Crown Jewels to a real-life Robinson Crusoe
The history of The Clancy Brothers’ song “No Irish Need Apply”
How a Galway family saved 15 women from a Magdalene Laundry in the 1960s
New Irish stamp celebrates Co Tyrone printer of American Declaration of Independence
The real reason why there aren't any snakes in Ireland
What is the real meaning of Saint Patrick’s Day?
Was "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" Audrey Hepburn character inspired by an Irish woman?
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- 5 Savage! Funny phrases Irish use that Americans don’t
- 6 Ireland's ancient holy wells of Saint Patrick
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- 9 On This Day: Titanic sets sail from Southampton, docks in Cherbourg, France