History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Anthem “God Save the King” may have been based on ancient Irish tune
Growing up Irish in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s
Mary Kelly, the Irish hero who cared for children in a Titanic lifeboat
Who was the longest-living Irish survivor of the Titanic?
Co Mayo's Boheh Stone and the 'Rolling Sun' phenomenon
On This Day: Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect in 1949
Co Kerry men hanged for murder in 1882 set to receive Presidential pardons
Extraordinary story of Titanic’s second officer Charles Herbert Lightroller
Luck of the Irish: Louth man survived two major shipwrecks including The Titanic
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