History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
The most hated people in Irish history
Maria Edgeworth, Ireland’s Pioneering Writer and Educator
Nollaig na mBan – Women’s Christmas is celebrated in Ireland today!
On This Day: 33 Fenian prisoners including the “Cuba Five” were released by the British in 1871
On This Day: Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, died in 1922
On This Day: 10 Protestant civilians executed in Kingsmill Massacre in Co Armagh
The "Green Red Coats" and the "Battle of the Breeches" - The Irish in Crimea
315-million-year-old fossil sponge discovered near the Cliffs of Moher
On This Day: Nellie Cashman, aka the "Angel of the Yukon", died in 1925
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