History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Edward Daly, the Easter Rising leader was executed
Easter Rising hero Micheál O’Hanrahan remembered on anniversary of his execution in 1916
On This Day, 110 years ago Thomas MacDonagh, the Easter Rising leader, was executed
On This Day: Thomas J Clarke remembered 110 years after his execution
On This Day: Patrick Pearse whistled on way to his execution
On This Day: The first executions of 1916 Easter Rising leaders begin
Máiréad Ní Ghráda: Bringing Irish to the Masses
Leonard Cohen’s haunting rendition of Irish rebel song, "Kevin Barry"
History of the beloved "Song for Ireland"
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- 2 Cork witness recorded shock at poverty and death during the Great Hunger
- 3 Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn, a bridge to Ireland, Greece and Japan
- 4 Mountrath: A market town in Co Laois
- 5 Irish cheese and potato flatbread recipe
- 6 Summer takes a time-out! Cooler rainy days are on the way
- 7 The AIDS ward, New York 1982, and an amazing Irish American doctor
- 8 2027 inflation 'will be higher than forecast', warns Bank of Ireland
- 9 New exhibit at Turlough Park recalls Soap Box dreams from 1950s Ireland