History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
The truth about Irish bog bodies
The top five questions about Irish genealogy
On This Day: Ellis Island, American gateway to 3.5 million Irish immigrants, closed in 1954
WATCH: A thrilling finish at the 1960 Dundalk Autumn Races
Discovery of Irish airman lost at sea during the Second World War
Amazing life of P.T. Barnum’s tattooed man James F. O’Connell
On This Day: Outlaw Ned Kelly executed in Australia in 1880
Armistices Day: Irish World War I soldier describes his experiences
This is why the Irish no longer mark Remembrance Day
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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