History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Irish sisters search for their long lost mother in the US – Can you help?
50,000 military records of Easter Rising and War of Independence released
Standing up to "imbecile" sterilization - when the Church got it right
Jackie Kennedy’s sister was “relieved” after JFK’s assassination
The famous Irish American baby named Abe Lincoln born during the US Civil War
Bobby Sands and “Ten Men Dead” how the best Troubles book got written
Patrick Pearse 1916 surrender letter may sell for as much as $1.7 million
Family fights for Great Hunger monument for all in Glasnevin Cemetery
The world prepares to commemorate Ireland’s Great Hunger
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