History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: 21 people killed in Birmingham pub bombings in 1974
"The Liberator" - A feature film for an Irish hero
An Irish General's incendiary proposal: Let Blacks fight for the Confederacy
Albert Cashier, the woman who fought as a man for the Union
From Shannon to Dallas: A virtual journey through JFK’s final weeks
John Francis ‘Honey Fitz’ Fitzgerald – founder of the Kennedy political dynasty
WATCH: When a Co Kerry parish introduced a tax on cows in 1962
Ireland's banished children: Archbishop McQuaid and adoption
Mysteries of deserted pre-Famine village on Achill Island revealed
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