History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
From hunger to harvest - the history of the ancient Celtic festival Lughnasa
The forgotten righteous Jew who saved thousands of Irish lives during the famine
Monaghan census records from the 1500s go online
500 child skeletons in workhouse mass grave tell of Great Hunger struggles
On This Day: A Famine ship carrying my Irish ancestors arrives in New York City in 1847
Mae West, her Irish American gangster beau, and her play that censors tried to shut
WATCH: Dublin's nightclub scene and go-go dancing in 1970 Ireland
WATCH: 1970 footage of a seanchaí telling the tale of his missing wife in Co Clare
A look at New York City's oldest Irish pub, McSorley's
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- 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
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