Roots
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Michael Collins did not start Irish Civil War as widely believed
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Why Mary Robinson is one of Ireland’s most respected figures
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Douglas Hyde, Ireland’s poet president who helped save the Irish language
Irishman Francis McHugh - A gentleman of the highway
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Why Michael Collins' hat was removed from a Dublin museum
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History
250th Anniversary of America: Recognizing the Irish and New Jersey
Cornelius Ryan, the Irish D-Day reporter who re-invented journalism
Wicklow's Military Road, built to capture a rebel captain
How Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” was linked to Sligo’s cholera outbreak
WATCH: Thousands used to flock Tipperary bone-setter's healing hands
Genealogy