History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
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Things that Ireland does better than the United States
The truth about Ireland's fairies and leprechauns
Ireland’s history and survival of pandemics before COVID-19
Blarney Stone myths rubbished by Scottish geologists
The IRA's split-second decisions during Ireland's War of Independence
The IRA's blueprint for bombs during Ireland's War of Independence
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- 1 Ten little known facts about Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising
- 2 Documentary reveals incredible colorized footage of the Titanic
- 3 On This Day: The US Civil War begins in 1861
- 4 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork
- 5 First oil tankers leave Whitegate as Gardaí clash with protestors at the site
- 6 On This Day: USS Jamestown sent to Ireland on a Famine-relief mission
- 7 On This Day: Handel's "Messiah" premiered in Fishamble Street, Dublin
- 8 The poetry of Irish sayings and phrases
- 9 On his birthday, Seamus Heaney’s Nobel win still resonates across Ireland and beyond