History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Have you seen the first known map of Ireland from 140AD?
Kerry men wrongly hanged in 1882 to be formally pardoned by President on Wednesday
The Irish American clock maker who invented the tattoo machine
3,000-year-old baby skeleton discovered at the Irish birthplace of Halloween
Clocks go back in Ireland - but what about the Irish cows?
Irish soldiers mutiny that rocked the British Empire
The last man hanged in Ireland - the lamentation of Michael Barrett
The Irish Pensioners of the American Civil War - tragic stories of birth and loss
WATCH: When Westport locals objected to 'hippies' settling on Dorinish Island
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