History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
    Haunting Irish mugshots from 1850s home in NYC Library
IFI collection features historic newsreels of Michael Collins and the 1916 Rising
Ireland's Gaelic games: A deep dive into Irish culture and heritage
The origins of Ireland's national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann
WATCH: One of James Cagney's last films was about the Irish War of Independence
The last letter written on board the doomed Titanic
On This Day: Irish literary star Oscar Wilde born in Dublin in 1854
WATCH: When Ted Kennedy visited in Ireland in 1962
A look at Irish American John L. Sullivan, the greatest boxer of his era
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