History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Ireland's ancient Celtic festival of Bealtaine, a celebration of summer's arrival
A new perspective on my Irish roots, thanks to the Irish Family History Centre at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
The O’Rahilly’s final stand remains one of 1916’s most powerful moments
The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
Public asked to shape future of Aughrim Battle site upgrade
A Mayo father's plea for passage to America for his daughters a century ago
My Grandfather: A forgotten hero of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising
Horrifying story of the serial killer called the "worst woman in the world"
Ireland’s Brehon Laws were way ahead of their time
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- 1 The true history of “It's a Long Way to Tipperary”
- 2 Irish song “Garryowen” played before Custer's Native American massacres is banned
- 3 This moving poem on death, adapted by Irish monks, offers quiet comfort
- 4 Eavan Boland captured a truth about emigration Ireland cannot forget
- 5 Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
- 6 Eleven moments that changed Ireland’s history
- 7 On This Day: Riverdance debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994
- 8 The origins of anti-Irish jokes and how they impacted Irish worldwide
- 9 How Irish folklore inspired the black cat superstition