History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Mary Raftery, journalist who uncovered Ireland’s child abuse, died in 2012
Rare Kennedy Half Dollar could fetch over $5,000
On This Day: The final evacuation from the Gallipoli campaign took place
Traditional Irish wakes called for drinks, pranks, games, and songs
The disturbing origins of the Irish Famine term “take the soup”
Often forgotten game-changers from Irish history
WATCH: Here's what a summer in the Donegal Gaeltacht looked like 60 years ago
On This Day: The fatal "Night Of The Big Wind" took place across Ireland in 1839
On This Day: Colonel James Fitzmaurice, one of Ireland's greates aviators, was born
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- 1 Hudson Valley Irish Fest returns to New York this week!
- 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