History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
O'Neill: History of the Irish surname and famous faces
On This Day: “The Plough in the Stars” playwright Sean O'Casey passed away
On This Day: Irish dramatist Sean O'Casey dies in 1964
The Famine Memorial - a poignant must-see in Dublin
"This Side of Paradise: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Judge Cohalan, and the Irish Revolution"
On This Day: The Irish Brigade suffered 60% casualties at the Battle of Antietam
The Irish "mudcrawlers" who fled to Wales during the Great Hunger
On This Day: Irish tenor John McCormack died in Dublin, 1945
The Swede and the Finn who fought at the GPO in the 1916 Rising
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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