History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Find out the meaning behind your Irish surname - Part I
WATCH: Rare 1965 footage reveals what Northerners really thought about a united Ireland
Chalice from Joseph Plunkett and Grace Gifford's Kilmainham wedding goes on public display
Murphy leads Ireland's ten most common surnames and the meanings behind them
A new free site maps all 151,307 records in Ireland's national monuments inventory
Remembering James Fitzmaurice, the Dubliner who first flew the Atlantic east to west
WATCH: 1960s short film follows adventures of group of boys in Ireland
Thomas Ashe, the Kerry schoolteacher who died on hunger strike in 1917
Paul McCartney's Irish roots lead back to a quiet corner of County Monaghan
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