History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
The Irish who dug the tunnels for New York’s subway system
Some of the most popular Irish surnames in the US, explained
The Irish Olympian who scaled a flagpole to defy Britain
When the Blasket Islanders were evacuated to mainland in 1953
On This Day: Thomas Francis Meagher, the greatest Irishman in American history, was born
On This Day: Easter Rising rebel Sir Roger Casement was executed in Britain
First transatlantic flight ended with a crash-landing in a Galway bog
WATCH: Poignant short Irish film shows the reality of living in rural Ireland in 1974
WATCH: Archive footage of a conversation with an Irish gravedigger from 1971
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