History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Potato genetically engineered to resist blight that plagued Irish during Great Hunger
“Epic Journeys Ellis Island” online exhibition tracks 71 people from Clare’s stories of immigration
The Navvies: How the Irish built the modern British railways
Were your ancestors servants or masters in Ireland?
Mad Mac and Father Sexton: Irish Prisoners of War during the Second World War
Spanish Armada sailors may lie in unmarked mass grave in Northern Ireland
A look at books: fiction, pagan ways and history
Many No Irish Need Apply ads discovered in the New York Times archives (PHOTOS)
Record numbers visit historic Clare Loop Head lighthouse (PHOTOS)
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