History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Mary Sophia Hill, the Florence Nightingale of the Confederacy
The traumatic birth of Rosemary Kennedy amidst pandemic
On This Day: Playwright Eugene O'Neill passed away in 1953
When a 105-year-old letter to Santa Claus was found in a Dublin home
WATCH: Fall in love with vintage yet vibrant Derry in this 1968 travelogue
Discovering the Irish in the American Civil War: A Unique Online History Course
2000-year-old fig discovered by Irish archaeologists in Dublin
How an elephant named Cindy came to be memorialized in Co Roscommon
JFK Jr.'s heartbreaking salute to his father's coffin
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