History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
Eyewitness account of a Great Famine workhouse on Christmas Day 1847
On This Day: The Anglo-Irish Treaty dividing Ireland was signed in London in 1921
WATCH: Michael Collins signs the Anglo-Irish Treaty on this day in 1921
Happy St. Nicholas Day! Did you know Santa is buried in Ireland?
Ancient Irish legends and myths surrounding the Cliffs of Moher
On This Day: Liam Clancy of The Clancy Brothers passes away in 2009
The most important Irish American moments in history
“Come From Away” - An Irish family stranded in remote Canada after 9/11
On This Day: Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Irish-born American union organizer dies
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- 1 Seamus Heaney's alma mater draws from the past to inspire today’s writers and poets
- 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