History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
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- 1 WATCH: Conan O’Brien’s DNA test says he’s 100% Irish, stuns his doctor
- 2 Meet the Brennan clan, the Kilkenny name with a Viking king in its bloodline
- 3 Murphy leads Ireland's ten most common surnames and the meanings behind them
- 4 The day 38 IRA prisoners escaped the Maze in the biggest jailbreak in British history
- 5 Meet the O'Haras, the Sligo clan that gave us cardinals, novelists and screen legends
- 6 Dingle still tops Ireland's must-visit list even without Fungie the dolphin
- 7 The 1922 fire destroyed millions of Irish records but these five sets survived
- 8 Remembering James Fitzmaurice, the Dubliner who first flew the Atlantic east to west
- 9 Mackenzie Michalski: Loved ones remember American nurse murdered by Irish man