History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln and how two Irishmen might have prevented it
The Giant of Tipperary: The extraordinary life of Jimmy Cully
On This Day: Titanic struck an iceberg despite receiving warnings
Did anti-Catholic sentiment of Titanic workforce help doom the unsinkable ship?
On This Day: Handel's "Messiah" premiered in Fishamble Street, Dublin
On This Day: We celebrate Samuel Beckett's birthday with some superb quotes from this literary genius
On This Day: USS Jamestown sent to Ireland on a Famine-relief mission
On This Day: The US Civil War begins in 1861
Owen Roe O’Neill – The victor of Benburb
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- 1 WIN a trip to Ireland by sharing your love letter to the Emerald Isle with us!
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara