History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Edward Bruce, the last High King of Ireland, dies in 1318
Halloween - an Irish invention, an American export
The mystery of 1916 leader and New Yorker Éamon de Valera’s birth
The Irishman who sailed to America with Christopher Columbus
WATCH: A thrilling yet humorous race through 1965 Derry
The tragic murder of 15-year-old Cailín Bán
WATCH: This short Irish film features the best parts of old Ireland
On This Day: Oliver Plunkett was canonized, becoming the first new Irish-born saint in 7 centuries
Making Waves: "The Kildoney Men" and one of Ireland's greatest fishing stories
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- 1 Experiencing Titanic's last port of call in Cobh, Ireland
- 2 What did the Titanic passengers eat?
- 3 On This Day: Irish woman shoots Benito Mussolini in the face
- 4 How the 1916 Easter Rising gave way to Ireland's War of Independence
- 5 The weird and wonderful place names around Ireland
- 6 On This Day: The maker of the Model T, Henry Ford passed away
- 7 On This Day: WWII's Belfast Blitz begins, bringing horrendous losses
- 8 James Connolly and the fire of the Easter Rising
- 9 Five surprising facts about some of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders