History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
LISTEN: Echoes of Iron Age Ireland with Noel Carberry at the Corlea Trackway
On This Day: Prohibition takes effect in the US in 1919
What does the apostrophe in Irish names mean?
WATCH: Vintage footage of First Holy Communion in 1930s Ireland
Top sites in Ireland where history comes alive
On This Day: Daniel O'Connell made his first speech opposing Union with England
The ancient history behind Ireland’s roads
Ireland's lesser-known Famine, the history of the Year of the Slaughter
The story behind Ireland’s four provinces
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