History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
WATCH: A serene look at Ireland in 1977 featuring music from Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains
What is the Celtic symbol for family?
William James MacNeven: The father of American chemistry and Irish Republican rebel
Ireland's National Famine Commemoration to be hosted in former Galway workhouse today
LISTEN: "Skibbereen" a beautiful Irish ballad with a tragic Irish Famine tale
On This Day: Loyalist bombings in Dublin and Monaghan kill 34 in 1974
On This Day: St. Brendan the Navigator, an early transatlantic voyager, died in 587
5 discoveries and inventions you never knew were made by the Irish
Irish songs that celebrate when Nelson’s Pillar was blown up
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