History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
IrishCentral’s Book of the Month: “The President’s Letters” from Flor MacCarthy
150-year-old “The Little Catholic Church on Irish Mountain” burnt to the ground
Seven centuries of public records brought back to life 100 years after Four Courts fire
One of Ireland’s oldest manuscripts, Book of Leinster, to be conserved by US bank
Ireland was once called the "El Dorado of western Europe"
"George Washington and the Irish": Hercules Mulligan, America's greatest ever spy
Púca art installation officially unveiled in the Burren
This son of an Irish emigrant invented Artificial Intelligence and changed the world
Ireland's trad music archive brings 150 years of Irish music in America online
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- 5 Inspiring emigrant letters home to Ireland from America in the Famine era
- 6 The real Irish woman behind one of the most iconic images from Ireland's Famine
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