History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: A US whaling ship freed six Irish revolutionaries from Australian prison
How the killing of Michael Collins changed Ireland for the worse
The Toronto doctor who cared for Ireland’s Great Hunger victims
Vinny Byrne, the most feared assassin sent by Michael Collins
"Little Jimmy Murphy" - A United Irishmen song
A tale of two famous Michaels, both born in Co Cork in the autumn of 1890
The wonderfully strange history behind the Irish saying “chancing your arm”
Who killed Michael Collins? Questions still linger
On This Day: Dublin's Kilmainham Gaol received its first prisoners in 1796
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