History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
The Frightening Irish: Ireland's most horrifying emigrants
WATCH: Phil Lynott, Bono, and Adam Clayton interviewed in 1983
IRA "hooliganism" prevented Princess Margaret's 1968 visit to Ireland
WATCH: Irish interview with Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy on violent deaths of JFK, RFK and Joseph
Ireland's top Irish baby boy and girl names in 1990
The old Irish ballads of emigration were our soundtrack in the Swinging Sixties
How kind people like you have cared for Irish hearts for 163 years...
Remembering how Wolfe Tone's grave was saved
When three Irish language speakers wrongfully executed due to lack of English
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