History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Irish castle brings you back in time with the day-to-day Lord of the Castle experience
Was Grace Gifford pregnant when she married Joseph Plunkett in 1916?
Did "The Quiet Man" win an Oscar?
Everything you need to know about Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025
Irish Famine immigrants were huge fans of soda water
WATCH: Vintage clip shows newlyweds setting sail from Dublin on the TSS Cambria II
How an Irish book tour transformed Frederick Douglass
The romance of Ireland's dance halls in the 1950s and 1960s
WATCH: Fascinating footage of Cork City in color in 1902
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