History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Why the Irish Love a Freebie and How Incentives Have Evolved
The Irish parliament first met on this day 106 years ago: How did it happen and what did it mean?
Remembering Meat Loaf's tour of 19 Irish towns in 1989
On This Day: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States
On This Day: Cork-born venerable Mary Aikenhead born in 1787
On This Day: Irish playwright Teresa Deevy dies
On This Day: John Hume, politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner, was born in Derry
WATCH: A look at Cork City nearly a century ago in vintage newsreel
What was it like to be a teenage girl in Belfast at the height of the Troubles?
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