History

Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.

Dracula, the banshee and the jack-o’-lantern all began as Irish nightmares

Dracula, the banshee and the jack-o’-lantern all began as Irish nightmares

Halloween began in Ireland and these old Samhain traditions prove it

Halloween began in Ireland and these old Samhain traditions prove it

WATCH: Ireland's former state pathologist investigates the country's last witch trial

WATCH: Ireland's former state pathologist investigates the country's last witch trial

The Tipperary boy who fled the Famine and won the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg

The Tipperary boy who fled the Famine and won the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg

Willie the Wisp, the banshee and the Halloween Wexford still remembers

Willie the Wisp, the banshee and the Halloween Wexford still remembers

WATCH: Michael Collins documentary 'The Young Fella'

WATCH: Michael Collins documentary 'The Young Fella'

From a stabbed jester to whispering mummies, Ireland’s most haunted spots to visit

From a stabbed jester to whispering mummies, Ireland’s most haunted spots to visit

Frederick Douglass held up a set of slave irons to a Cork crowd in 1845

Frederick Douglass held up a set of slave irons to a Cork crowd in 1845

You can still recognize a dead man’s hands in Ireland’s old stone walls

You can still recognize a dead man’s hands in Ireland’s old stone walls

The bonfires and black cats the Irish used to keep the fairies away on Samhain

The bonfires and black cats the Irish used to keep the fairies away on Samhain