History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
WATCH: This short Irish film features the best parts of old Ireland
The life and times of Irish Melodies maker Thomas Moore
On This Day: Oliver Cromwell sets sail to Ireland in 1649
On this day: 21 French Girl Guides survived a plane crash in Wicklow
On This Day: Dublin's Kilmainham Gaol received its first prisoners in 1796
On This Day: Father Michael McGivney, the Founder of the Knights of Columbus was born
17th-century records of those who settled in Ulster now available online
On This Day: An Irish doctor survives the bombing of Nagasaki
On This Day Louisa Jo Killen, who sang with The Clancy Brothers, died
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