History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Iconic Irish writer William Butler Yeats died in 1939
How Brigid went from a Celtic goddess to Catholic saint
On This Day: Jim Larkin, lion of the Irish labor movement, was born in 1874
On This Day: “The Playboy of the Western World” opens at Dublin's Abbey Theater
Historic thatched farmstead in County Wexford set for further restoration
Irish coffee - history of the tasty treat and how to make it
Patrice de MacMahon: President of France descended from a High King of Ireland
On This Day: Willie Clancy, Irish piper and folklorist, died in 1973
On This Day: Arthur Guinness, founder of the Dublin brewery, died in 1803
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