History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Desperate Irish Famine refugees caused a crime wave in New York City, stats show
US based Irish woman makes history today as longest living Irish person ever
What would America look like without the Irish?
Ireland’s dairy industry began 6,000 years ago say experts
Calls for a US stamp to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising
Two Holocaust survivors discover they were on the same train to Bergen-Belsen
My Irish grandfather went from poverty to a dangerous orphanage; he emerged a great man
Is the Irish government selling “Ireland” and forgetting the “Irish”?
Who were the Irish Wild Geese?
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- 1 The best (or worst?) Irish jokes for a hearty chuckle
- 2 Nigella Lawson's indulgent Guinness gingerbread recipe
- 3 World Heritage Day: UNESCO sites and culture around the island of Ireland
- 4 Lions, luxury and living history - explore the epic Fota Island, off Cork
- 5 The real-life “Jaws” - New Jersey shark attacks in 1916
- 6 Remembering Lily Kempson, the longest surviving rebel from the 1916 Easter Rising
- 7 A look at Ireland a century ago - 1926 Census goes online for the first time
- 8 A fish stew recipe straight from the Irish food experts
- 9 Oscar Wilde poems you wish you’d always known