
History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.

“Death Census”: Understanding Ireland’s Famine at the level of the rural poor
Mysterious structure in Cork Harbour is a prehistoric tomb, archaeologist says
Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Joyce clan
Headstones erected for two escaped Fenian convicts buried in New York
Halloween - an Irish invention, an American export
Are your Irish ancestors in the Kilmainham Jail autograph book from 1916?
Blarney Castle: Facts and history with some fantastic myths and legends thrown in
Tracing your Irish ancestry - The McCarthy Clan
Photos found of 'National Famine Way Boy' Daniel Tighe in his later years
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