History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Washington DC statue of Robert Emmet rededicated
Is a thyroid problem a holdover from our famine ancestors?
Born on this day in 1806 was an Irishman who dueled with Abraham Lincoln
Veronia Guerin’s legacy celebrated 20 years after her murder (VIDEO)
Vatican honors World War II Irish priest who saved thousands (VIDEO)
50 Irish railroad workers lie buried in a mass grave in Illinois
Roger Casement’s haunting letter eight days before his execution (VIDEO)
Baltimore remembers three Famine coffin ships packed with Irish
Cork’s Spike Island was the largest prison in the British Isles
Most read
- 1 This moving poem on death, adapted by Irish monks, offers quiet comfort
- 2 Eavan Boland captured a truth about emigration Ireland cannot forget
- 3 Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
- 4 On This Day: Riverdance debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994
- 5 The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
- 6 Get away from it all on Galway’s Aran Islands! Everything you need to know
- 7 Second best? Some lesser-known top destinations in Ireland
- 8 A new perspective on my Irish roots, thanks to the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
- 9 WATCH: Gorgeous footage of the Dublin coast will leave you pining for Ireland