History

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

On This Day: Iconic Irish writer William Butler Yeats died in 1939

On This Day: Iconic Irish writer William Butler Yeats died in 1939

William Butler Yeats, the first Irish man to ever win the Nobel Prize for Literature, died on January 28, 1939.

The "Bad Bridgets" - forgotten Famine era single pregnant women who fled to America How Brigid went from a Celtic goddess to Catholic saint Dublin Holocaust survivor lost 35 family members in World War II

Ireland's little-known Mermaid Saint

Ireland's little-known Mermaid Saint

January 27, just four days before the feast of Brigid, is the feast day of a much lesser-known Irish holy woman - Li Ban, Ireland’s Mermaid Saint.

International Women's Day: Eight Irish women writers who match up with Joyce and Yeats

International Women's Day: Eight Irish women writers who match up with Joyce and Yeats

St. Brigid - amazing tales of a true strong Irish woman

St. Brigid - amazing tales of a true strong Irish woman

Holocaust Remembrance Day: The only Irish citizen to die at Auschwitz

Holocaust Remembrance Day: The only Irish citizen to die at Auschwitz

Pagan roots of St. Brigid’s Well in the West of Ireland

Pagan roots of St. Brigid’s Well in the West of Ireland

On This Day: “The Playboy of the Western World” opens at Dublin's Abbey Theater

On This Day: “The Playboy of the Western World” opens at Dublin's Abbey Theater

The Limerick man who became the mayor of Houston, Texas

The Limerick man who became the mayor of Houston, Texas

National Irish Coffee Day: Learn the history of the tasty treat and how to make it

National Irish Coffee Day: Learn the history of the tasty treat and how to make it

On This Day: Willie Clancy, Irish piper and folklorist, died in 1973

On This Day: Willie Clancy, Irish piper and folklorist, died in 1973

Ancient Sheela na Gigs, Irish statues of women exposing themselves, explained

Ancient Sheela na Gigs, Irish statues of women exposing themselves, explained

On This Day: Arthur Guinness, founder of the Dublin brewery, died in 1803

On This Day: Arthur Guinness, founder of the Dublin brewery, died in 1803