History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Lord Haw Haw: Hitler's infamous Irishman hanged for treason
William Butler Yeats and the women who shaped his poetry
The prolific bard of Erin, Thomas Moore
New York exhibit celebrates the Irish roots of Princess Grace Kelly
Was the real King Arthur Irish?
Five books for researching your Irish family history
Yeats’s Nobel Prize win marked a turning point in Irish literature
Seamus O’Brien: An overlooked Irish Literary Revivalist?
How the most Irish town in America was built on seaweed
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