History
Learn about Irish history, folklore, and mythology - from the ancient times of glory to the modern Ireland.
On This Day: 1916 leader Éamonn Ceannt was executed in Kilmainham Gaol
What's your Irish County? County Donegal
On This Day: Easter Rising leader Michael Mallin was executed
109th anniversary of Lusitania sinking marked in Cork
The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada
A life in a day at a Derry school in 1972
On This Day: The Lusitania sunk off the coast of County Cork
Why is Derry also called Londonderry?
Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
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