History

Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.

Public asked to document Dublin’s old street signs

Public asked to document Dublin’s old street signs

Help preserve Dublin’s disappearing Gaelic street signs with Trinity College’s digital history project.

Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor How to have an Irish Mother's Day It's vital Irish America remembers the Irish Famine

Jane Austen’s Irish lover

Jane Austen’s Irish lover

How much of Ms. Austen's personal life, wishes and dreams was brought into her work?

The real Irish woman behind one of the most iconic images from Ireland's Famine

The real Irish woman behind one of the most iconic images from Ireland's Famine

How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924

How Jack B Yeats' “Liffey Swim” won an Olympic medal in 1924

We need more Lilys - Celebrating the strength of a gentle Irish grandmother

We need more Lilys - Celebrating the strength of a gentle Irish grandmother

History of the beloved "Song for Ireland"

History of the beloved "Song for Ireland"

The ghostly soldier of Crolly: The haunting of Donegal’s historic distillery

The ghostly soldier of Crolly: The haunting of Donegal’s historic distillery

The Irish round tower built by immigrants in Massachusetts

The Irish round tower built by immigrants in Massachusetts

WATCH: An intimate, fascinating look into the history of Ireland’s folklife

WATCH: An intimate, fascinating look into the history of Ireland’s folklife

On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920

On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920

On This Day: Turlough O'Carolan, Ireland's last bard, died in 1738

On This Day: Turlough O'Carolan, Ireland's last bard, died in 1738

The disturbing origins of the Irish Famine term “take the soup”

The disturbing origins of the Irish Famine term “take the soup”