History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
A look back at some of the best Irish books of 2017
400-million-year-old stones discovered in Galway stone wall
From criminals to cops - how Irish stereotypes evolved in America
When an Irish Paddy in the US took on the Ku Klux Klan
How the US military killed an Irishman in San Fran with germ warfare
Ireland will finally officially commemorate the famine, thanks to a Dublin taxi driver
Store once visited by Michael Collins to close its doors
How one little girl inspired a New York journalist to restore faith in Santa
WATCH Newgrange’s winter solstice magic light show live here
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- 1 Seamus Heaney's alma mater draws from the past to inspire today’s writers and poets
- 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