History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
How a promise helped a Belfast doctor survive a World War II Japanese POW camp
Ernest Shackleton silver tea set sells to Irish buyer for €24K at auction
Fred J. Noonan back in focus as new Amelia Earhart expedition sets sail for Nikumaroro
The most haunted spots in Ireland to visit this Halloween
On This Day: Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, is born in 1903
On This Day: Five die in Guildford pub bombings 1974
Ghost stories from one of Ireland's most haunted buildings
On This Day: Irish tenor Frank Patterson born in County Tipperary
On This Day: Bob Geldof, the Irish founder of Live Aid, is born in 1951
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