
History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.

The impact Viking and Norman DNA had on the Irish
Inside an abandoned 1950s schoolhouse on a Donegal island
On This Day: Grace Kelly, Hollywood royalty and Princess of Monaca, passed away
When a 1,000-year-old Viking sword was found at Co Cork's Beamish brewery
Dublin-based curator's exhibit "The Objects of Love" comes to 92NY
A brief history of the Irish surname Casey
On This Day: John Barry, the Irish "Father of the American Navy," dies in 1803
On This Day: The last surviving child of an Easter Rising leader was born in 1913
On This Day: JFK tells Americans "we choose to go to the moon"
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