History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On his birthday, Samuel Beckett’s Nobel Prize still speaks to modern Ireland
Ten little known facts about Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising
On his birthday, Seamus Heaney’s Nobel win still resonates across Ireland and beyond
The dazzling life of Mabelle Gilman Corey
On This Day: USS Jamestown sent to Ireland on a Famine-relief mission
On This Day: The US Civil War begins in 1861
Faces of the Titanic: Irish woman Bridget Delia Bradley tried to climb back onto sinking ship
Documentary reveals incredible colorized footage of the Titanic
WATCH: 1916 Easter Rising footage featured in British Pathé online archives
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