History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
How 250 Irish convicts survived a shipwreck in Australia, in 1791
Historic facts about Irish pubs you may not have heard of
Ireland and the Wabanaki - colonial parallels
Meet Averil Deverell, the first Irish woman barrister called to the Bar
Hugh Francis Redmond: Irish American CIA spy and hero
Meet Kate Tyrrell, the first Irish woman to be a ship’s sea captain
On This Day: Divorce in Ireland was made legal in 1995 after 70 years
William Henry Ireland, the man who forged Shakespeare
WATCH: The Irish town ‘steeped in sorrow’ after JFK’s assassination
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- 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