History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Major Viking site discovery described as ‘mind-blowing’
Find your rebel ancestors online with most comprehensive records of the 1916 Easter Rising
John Hinde, the man behind the famous Irish photos
Tracing your Irish ancestry - The O'Donoghue clan
Amateur divers find 1917 U-Boat wreckage off Cork coast
A brief history of Irish apparitions
The best walking tours of Ireland for World Sauntering Day
The Welsh village where 1,800 Irish were imprisoned without trial after the 1916 Rising
“A rosy cheeked Irish girl the first registered” on Ellis Island -- NY Times Jan 1892
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