History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
WATCH: A scenic train ride through the Irish countryside in 1947
On This Day: Ireland's last legal execution is conducted in 1954
Con Colbert and the Easter Rising stand that shaped his legacy
Diary of an Irish rebel fighting in the 1916 Easter Rising
The Irish hands that built the Empire State Building
The Younger: Irish painter Nathaniel Hone, living in legacy
The real-life “Jaws” - New Jersey shark attacks in 1916
On This Day: Carpathia arrives in New York with hundreds of Titanic survivors
A look at Ireland a century ago - 1926 Census goes online for the first time
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