History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States
On This Day: Kevin Barry was born in Dublin in 1902
On This Day: Cork-born venerable Mary Aikenhead born in 1787
On This Day: Irish playwright Teresa Deevy dies
The Irish American gangster whose family rose from Chicago's ashes
On This Day: John Hume, politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner was born in 1937
What did the Vikings do for the Irish?
WATCH: Newsreel of William T. Cosgrave's 1928 visit to the US and Canada
The Southern Cross Irish newspaper, in Buenos Aires, celebrates 150 years
Traditional Irish wakes called for drinks, pranks, games, and songs
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- 1 "Irish? Catholic? Join Here": Finding community with The Ancient Order of Hibernians
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara