History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Cork witness recorded shock at poverty and death during the Great Hunger
The AIDS ward, New York 1982, and an amazing Irish American doctor
Famine in an Irish town – how Dingle survived the Great Hunger
250th Anniversary of America: Recognizing the Irish and New Jersey
Cornelius Ryan, the Irish D-Day reporter who re-invented journalism
Wicklow's Military Road, built to capture a rebel captain
How Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” was linked to Sligo’s cholera outbreak
WATCH: Thousands used to flock Tipperary bone-setter's healing hands
The important Irish American news stories that made history
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