History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
The ancient Irish tradition of hunting the wren on St. Stephen’s Day
Memories of a Midnight Mass in Co Tyrone, 1968
A look at the partition of Ireland and its aftermath
WATCH: Santa Claus gets a chuckle from an Irish icon in this 1960s advert
Ireland’s forgotten 110-year-olds and how we are to finally honor them
On this day: Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett dies in 1989
Magic of Newgrange at winter solstice never fails to astound
Myths and legends from Ireland’s five longest rivers
Vital 25th Amendment, the work of an Irish emigrant’s son
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- 1 Book launch of "Rockin’ the Bronx" by Larry Kirwan coming to New York Irish Center
- 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