History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Irish-led study finds physical evidence of gladiators battling lions from the Roman era
WATCH: What's a (1970s) house party without a take-home pack of Guinness?
Fascinating pensions records pre-Easter Rising and beyond reveals a wealth of Irish history
Defending Trinity College during the 1916 Easter Rising
The Irish nun who nursed Pope Francis as a baby in Buenos Aires
Did you know Pope Francis once lived in Dublin?
An Irish saint's eerie prophecy that Pope Francis will be the last Pontiff
Concern for the future of the Galway Hooker explored in new TG4 documentary
On This Day: Bram Stoker, the Irish author of "Dracula," dies in 1912
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