History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: Éamon de Valera becomes President of Ireland in 1959
On This Day: President Kennedy delivers his iconic Berlin Wall speech in Germany
On This Day: Charles Stewart Parnell married Kitty O’Shea
WATCH: Fascinating footage of an Irish community gathering peat 100 years ago
On This Day: Ireland decriminalizes homosexuality in 1993
Irish mother’s letters to her son fighting in the US Civil War
Keeping the ancient fires of Saint John's Eve burning bright in Ireland
Tragic letters sent by Rosemary Kennedy to the young Irish woman who cared for her
Teeth reveal important clues into diet of famine Irish
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