History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Five things to know about your Co Down ancestors
What's your Irish County? County Donegal
109th anniversary of Lusitania sinking marked in Cork
The making of Irish New York: Respectability and the Great Hunger immigrants
Usain Bolt describes Ireland as a "cold Jamaica"
WATCH: A delightful visit to West Cork in the 1940s
WATCH: Exploring the mighty Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim 70 years ago
A visit to the heart of Ireland, the Hill of Uisneach
WATCH: "The Thing" removed from Dublin after years of controversy
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