History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Historic Irish castle for sale in Galway gets price slashed
New documentary narrated by Brendan Gleeson explores Irish Civil War
17th-century Irish chalice exiled by Cromwell returned from Cincinnati
Cork university to repatriate Egyptian mummy and other ancient treasures
Who was responsible for The Troubles? Liam Kennedy examines the era
Ancient bones revealed Irish are not Celts after all
Will the curse of 1966 doom England in the Qatar World Cup?
Could archaeologists have found the earliest ancient settlement in Ireland?
3,500 records from Ireland’s War of Independence to be released
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