History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: JFK arrives in Ireland for historic visit in 1963
WATCH: A summertime swimming gala in Dublin nearly a century ago
WATCH: How glamorous was Galway in this 1957 tourism video?
On This Day: Éamon de Valera becomes President of Ireland in 1959
On This Day: President Kennedy delivers his iconic Berlin Wall speech in Germany
On This Day: Charles Stewart Parnell married Kitty O’Shea
WATCH: Fascinating footage of an Irish community gathering peat 100 years ago
On This Day: Ireland decriminalizes homosexuality in 1993
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