
History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.

"Bad Bridget" book explores how Irish women dominated 19th-century North American prisons
Brendan Fraser's Irish great-great-grandfather once shot at scab hired to replace him
The mysterious history of the song “She Moved Through the Fair”
WATCH: Explore James Joyce's Dublin, the city that inspired the great writer
Everything you need to know about Ireland's female patron saint, St. Brigid
Princess Grace Irish Library celebrates 40th anniversary with line up of events
Ireland's Famine Black '47: A tragic chapter in Irish history
Ireland's deep ties to one of FBI's oldest open cases explored in new podcast
Relic of St. Brigid returns to native Kildare
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- 1 St Patrick's Day 2025: Festivals across Ireland's towns and cities for you to discover
- 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