History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Divorce in Ireland was made legal in 1995 after 70 years
How Michael Collins helped save Winston Churchill’s career
JFK's final Thanksgiving wish - "let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals"
Mrs. O’Leary’s cow did not start the Great Chicago Fire 150 years ago
The Irish Rocket Man who almost blew up a Massachusetts town
Margaret Haughery: The "Irish angel" of New Orleans
On This Day: JFK, first Irish American Catholic President of the US, assassinated in Dallas
WATCH: The Irish town ‘steeped in sorrow’ after JFK’s assassination
WATCH: Take a tour of 1969 Ireland with "Céad Míle Fáilte"
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