History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
I was there – an Irish witness who saw 96 Liverpool fans crushed to death in Britain's worst sporting tragedy
Fair Day photos from the late 19th-century showcase rural Ireland
American tourists witnessed ruthless 1880s Irish tenant farmer evictions
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln and how two Irishmen might have prevented it
Lincoln had engraved Irish linen handkerchief in his pocket night of assassination
Courageous Irish war dog followed his owner to the front lines of WWI
Celebrating 20 years of peace and the signing of the Agreement with Seamus Heaney
150 years of Irish history in photos goes online
Could the extinct Irish Elk, world’s largest deer, be resurrected?
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- 1 "Green Friday" is here! Save 15% off popular vacations to Ireland with CIE Tours
- 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