History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Did your Irish ancestor fight in the American Civil War?
Famed Fenian leader O’Donovan Rossa’s casket to be put on display
The real story of the heroes of the 1916 Rising should be revealed
50,000 Irish step back in time to commemorate 1916 rebellion
Pirates diving and looting the wreckage of the Lusitania
Insulting to remember British Army deaths equally during 1916 events
Why my British Army relative killed in 1916 deserves respect
5 things you didn’t know about your Roscommon ancestors
Expert advice for tracing your Irish ancestors (VIDEO)
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- 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 fish stew recipe straight from the Irish food experts
- 8 Oscar Wilde poems you wish you’d always known
- 9 A look at Ireland a century ago - 1926 Census goes online for the first time