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- 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
History
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The Irish whiskey renaissance: How Dublin’s Liberties reclaimed its distilling legacy
WATCH: A serene look at Ireland in 1977 featuring music from Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains
New documentary explores Ireland's first "talkie"
The most popular girl and boy baby names in Ireland in 1985
On This Day: Irish political leader Garret Fitzgerald was born in 1926
Genealogy
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