History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
In 1897, NY Irish immigrants paid 10 cents to touch land from home
The rise of Irish Paganism
On This Day: Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, was born in 1874
Five Irish love stories that changed history
How a Dublin church came to house relics of Saint Valentine
How Cork guesthouse owner’s DNA could solve 330-year mystery of Ireland’s greatest freedom fighter
On This Day: Larry Cunningham, Irish country music singer, born in 1938
This World Radio Day, celebrating inventor Guglielmo Marconi’s Irish connection
The Irish whiskey renaissance: How Dublin’s Liberties reclaimed its distilling legacy
WATCH: A serene look at Ireland in 1977 featuring music from Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains
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- 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