History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, is born in 1903
On This Day: Bob Geldof, the Irish founder of Live Aid, is born in 1951
On This Day: Irish tenor Frank Patterson born in County Tipperary
On This Day: Former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave dies in 2017
How Féile Na Marbh or 'Feast of the Dead' became Halloween
Ghosts, fairies, goblins - Irish old timers share Halloween memories
Scariest monsters and demons from Celtic myth for Halloween
WATCH: Peter Lennon’s 1968 documentary examines Ireland during a transformative decade
The top ten Irish outlaws and gangsters
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- 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