History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Irish Famine studies in the US should be mandatory, like the Holocaust
This week in history: JFK signs the nuclear test ban treaty in 1963
Irishman movie claims Mafia and Hoffa killed JFK to stop Bobby Kennedy investigating them
Northern Irish “GI Baby” learns his eldest sister is actually his mother
On This Day: The Ulster Covenant is signed in 1912
On this day: First NYPD cop to die in the line of duty was an Irish immigrant
Fire show, Inferno, the highlight of Wexford's Viking Fire Festival
On This Day: IRA inmates escape from Maze Prison in 1983
On this day: Sept 21, 1941 John F. Kennedy enters the US Navy
Most read
- 1 On This Day: Titanic struck an iceberg despite receiving warnings
- 2 Try this modern twist on the traditional Irish bread pudding recipe
- 3 Funny phrases Irish use that Americans don’t
- 4 How a white lie saved one Irish woman's life aboard the Titanic
- 5 The men onboard the Titanic who gave up their lives to save women and children
- 6 The reality behind the Irish characters in the 1997 movie "Titanic"
- 7 Tributes pour in for "First Lady of Celtic music" Moya Brennan
- 8 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork
- 9 The assassination of Abraham Lincoln and how two Irishmen might have prevented it