
History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.

On This Day: Richard Nixon elected president of the United States in 1968
8th century Irish brain surgeons saw cancer and TB
Was "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" Audrey Hepburn character inspired by an Irish woman?
The surprising tale of the famous Waterford resident, Adele Astaire
The baby names that have been in Ireland’s top 100 for the past 50 years
When Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday Mr. President” to John F Kennedy
On This Day: “Pygmalion” playwright, George Bernard Shaw, died in 1950
Irish-German collaboration to restore damaged biography of St. Patrick announced
Real stories of the women buried at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
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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