History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Ireland has changed utterly since the 1950s but reassuringly stays the same
WATCH: A scenic train ride through the Irish countryside in 1947
How an Irish maid saved Emily Dickinson's poetry
How Emily Dickinson’s Irish maid saved her poetry
JFK's visit to Galway recalled in new Irish documentary premiering this month
Brendan Behan on the Kerry accent where daily speech is poetry
History of Irish emigration: its tragedies and what we should embrace and celebrate
The Battle of Waterloo and the Irish
New Newgrange Farm Archaeological Park tour of Boyne Valley ancient history launched
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- 3 Gunrunners and frontline fighters: The women of the 1916 Rising
- 4 On This Day: "Famine Queen" Victoria arrived to Ireland in 1900
- 5 Thomas Kent: the forgotten Cork rebel of the 1916 Easter Rising
- 6 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork
- 7 How this Irish woman almost didn't survive the Titanic disaster
- 8 WATCH: Pilots make skilled landings as flights in and out of Dublin are cancelled by Storm Dave
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