History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Charles J Haughey and Éamon de Valera historic records published online
Ireland’s very own Valentine was a 17th-century healer
How 250 Irish convicts survived a shipwreck in Australia, in 1791
How three brave sisters defended their family’s home in the Irish Land War
Lost Irish Famine item returns to Skibbereen from Canada after 165 years
On This Day: Brendan Behan, the Dublin playwright, rebel and raconteur, was born
On This Day: Champion horse Shergar kidnapped in Co Kildare
On This Day: Dublin Gothic writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu died in 1873
When Charles Dickens visited Ireland
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