History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
How the 1916 Easter Rising gave way to Ireland's War of Independence
The Titanic's youngest survivor Millvina Dean, died at the age of 97
On This Day: "The Quiet Man" actor Arthur Shields died in 1970
British Government files to be "opened up" for Troubles "Public History" project
The Irish Titanic Officer who was "larger than life"
Keenaghan Abbey and Graveyard protected from development in Co Fermanagh
Earliest postcard discussing Titanic's 1912 disaster
The politician no one ever heard of who ended Irish immigration to the US
Anthem “God Save the King” may have been based on ancient Irish tune
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- 1 Irish traditional music remains Ireland's most enduring and defining product
- 2 How DNA testing helped solve one of the Titanic's lingering mysteries
- 3 Dublin still bears the scars of the 1916 Easter Rising
- 4 On This Day: "Famine Queen" Victoria arrived to Ireland in 1900
- 5 Thomas Kent: the forgotten Cork rebel of the 1916 Easter Rising
- 6 Memories from an Irish pub on Good Friday - lock ins, the police, annual maintenance
- 7 Michael Collins "a nasty piece of work," according to one relative of a 1916 leader
- 8 Faces of the Titanic: John Horgan, lost at sea, remains a mystery man
- 9 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork