History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Think your ancestors came here legally and 'waited their turn'? Think again
Edna O'Brien and the Irish War of Independence
Pope John Paul's shocking comment to President of Ireland Mary McAleese
The master of Glenveagh who may have faked his own death
Feeney: The Irish last name, its meaning, origin, and most well-known faces
Gathering tales from descendants of the Great Hunger
A podcast about the Troubles in Northern Ireland has just been released
How the Cork IRA dealt with Lord Mayor MacCurtain's killer
The murder of Cork’s first Republican Lord Mayor on this day in 1920
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- 2 Lughnasa - How to celebrate the ancient Celtic festival
- 3 On This Day: Five killed in Miami Showband Massacre in Co Down in 1975
- 4 Glen Hansard's Dublin wake and funeral to be open to the public
- 5 WATCH: Experience the majestic Atlantic Skellig coast in South Kerry
- 6 WATCH: Dublin's buskers gather to say goodbye to Glen Hansard with the songs he gave them
- 7 From St. Swithin's Day to Lughnasa - ancient Irish summer days of note
- 8 Ed Sheeran brings his charity home to Ireland with new cross-border music project
- 9 Wren’s Nest owner breaks silence on Glen Hansard’s final hours