History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Martinmas in Ireland and its geese, blood rites and old customs
Armistices Day: Irish World War I soldier describes his experiences
On This Day: Outlaw Ned Kelly executed in Australia in 1880
Remembrance Sunday: Nearly 1,000 Irish died serving US army in World War I
On This Day: George Bernard Shaw wins the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925
Ancient monument found beneath the Hill of Tara provided more insight into Ireland's prehistoric past
Irish soldiers who died in World War I listed in new online database
On This Day: Irish revolutionary Wolfe Tone was sentenced to death in 1798
On This Day: Easter Rising hero Padraig Pearse born in 1879
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- 3 Remembering Tom Crean, the Co Kerry ice man
- 4 Murders show savagery of day-to-day life during Great Hunger
- 5 WATCH: US travel documentary from 1934 gives glimpse of Ireland
- 6 Cork witness recorded shock at poverty and death during the Great Hunger
- 7 Summer takes a time-out! Cooler rainy days are on the way
- 8 Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn, a bridge to Ireland, Greece and Japan
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