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# irish-history - Tuesday 14 January, 2020

Opinion: 'Taoiseach, discussing a united Ireland is still possible - despite the RIC debacle' United Ireland

Opinion: 'Taoiseach, discussing a united Ireland is still possible - despite the RIC debacle'

Tue 7:00 AM 13,558 Views 80 Comments

Caoimhín de Barra looks at the possible compromises we would face if a united Ireland became a reality

# irish-history - Friday 27 December, 2019

'Does my Granny hold the secret to who stole the Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle?' Irish History

'Does my Granny hold the secret to who stole the Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle?'

Dec 27th 2019, 11:00 AM 34,510 Views 7 Comments

Filmmaker Oisín Mistéil set out to answer that question in a new documentary to be aired tomorrow.

# irish-history - Thursday 5 December, 2019

Tributes to Professor Séamus Lawless, who died on Mt Everest, as project to restore Four Courts documents launched Civil War

Tributes to Professor Séamus Lawless, who died on Mt Everest, as project to restore Four Courts documents launched

Dec 5th 2019, 1:40 PM 15,525 Views 6 Comments

Historical records destroyed by fire at Dublin’s Four Courts at the beginning of the Irish Civil War have been restored digitally.

# irish-history - Sunday 1 December, 2019

Hanna Sheehy Skeffington: 'The ablest of all the fearless women who worked for Ireland’s freedom' Opinion

Hanna Sheehy Skeffington: 'The ablest of all the fearless women who worked for Ireland’s freedom'

Dec 1st 2019, 12:00 PM 14,384 Views 16 Comments

Sheehy Skeffington fought for equality and the republican cause – but why wasn’t she put forward as a candidate in the crucial 1918 election?

# irish-history - Friday 29 November, 2019

FactCheck: No, hundreds of thousands of Irish people were not sold as slaves in the 17th century Irish History

FactCheck: No, hundreds of thousands of Irish people were not sold as slaves in the 17th century

Nov 29th 2019, 5:47 PM 7,932 Views 2 Comments

Posts on social media have stated that Irish ‘slaves’ were treated as poorly as African slaves during this period.

# irish-history - Wednesday 24 October, 2018

Double Take: The hidden Dublin graveyard that's more than 1,000 years old Double Take

Double Take: The hidden Dublin graveyard that's more than 1,000 years old

Oct 24th 2018, 4:38 PM 2,243 Views No Comments

The many plots of Bully Acre’s incredible past.

# irish-history - Wednesday 10 October, 2018

Double Take: The bench in St Stephen's Green celebrating a little-known married couple Double Take

Double Take: The bench in St Stephen's Green celebrating a little-known married couple

Oct 10th 2018, 5:08 PM 1,989 Views No Comments

The story of social reformers, Anna and Thomas Haslam.

# irish-history - Wednesday 12 September, 2018

Bullets, ballots and a flu pandemic: Life in Ireland was very turbulent 100 years ago NLI

Bullets, ballots and a flu pandemic: Life in Ireland was very turbulent 100 years ago

Sep 12th 2018, 10:56 AM 13,445 Views 13 Comments

The National Library of Ireland has launched its latest exhibition, which will run until May 2019.

# irish-history - Wednesday 6 June, 2018

Double Take: The street in a Sligo town mysteriously named after Buenos Aires Double Take

Double Take: The street in a Sligo town mysteriously named after Buenos Aires

Jun 6th 2018, 3:56 PM 2,427 Views No Comments

Don’t cry for Strandhill, Argentina.

# irish-history - Sunday 19 November, 2017

David McCullagh on Eamon de Valera: 'People tended either to love him or to loath him' Opinion

David McCullagh on Eamon de Valera: 'People tended either to love him or to loath him'

Nov 19th 2017, 8:45 AM 14,109 Views 72 Comments

It’s difficult to be even-handed about someone who arouses such strong emotions, four decades after his death, writes David McCullagh.

# irish-history - Sunday 12 November, 2017

This 1,000 page, 5kg atlas challenges the usual story of Ireland's revolutionary history Atlas Of The Irish Revolution

This 1,000 page, 5kg atlas challenges the usual story of Ireland's revolutionary history

Nov 12th 2017, 8:00 PM 28,611 Views 51 Comments

We spoke to one of its editors.

# irish-history - Wednesday 13 September, 2017

From The Daily Edge 10 truly priceless Irish objects discovered by the lovely National Treasures project National Treasures

10 truly priceless Irish objects discovered by the lovely National Treasures project

Sep 13th 2017, 8:00 AM 13,383 Views 7 Comments

Torcs and lanulas are great, but what about an Italia 90 tea tin?

# irish-history - Sunday 19 March, 2017

FactFind: One year in, is this really a "do-nothing" Dáil? All The Facts

FactFind: One year in, is this really a "do-nothing" Dáil?

Mar 19th 2017, 8:30 PM 21,230 Views 54 Comments

We take a deeper look at how the 32nd Dáil compares to its predecessors.

# irish-history - Tuesday 7 February, 2017

Ireland looks set to get a national commemoration day for the Great Famine Remembrance

Ireland looks set to get a national commemoration day for the Great Famine

Feb 7th 2017, 7:56 PM 17,548 Views 173 Comments

The day put forward is the second Sunday in May every year.

# irish-history - Friday 30 December, 2016

Soldiers, sailors, diplomats: The forgotten Irish who changed Latin America EXTRACT

Soldiers, sailors, diplomats: The forgotten Irish who changed Latin America

Dec 30th 2016, 6:30 PM 307 Views 5 Comments

In this extract from his book Paisanos, Tim Fanning tells the story of army officer Alexander O’Reilly.

# irish-history - Tuesday 6 December, 2016

Hunt for family of 1916 hero who created iconic tricolour Family Fortunes

Hunt for family of 1916 hero who created iconic tricolour

Dec 6th 2016, 6:10 AM 16,817 Views 12 Comments

Thomas Meldon was one of three men who created the tricolour which flew at Jacob’s factory during the Easter Rising.

# irish-history - Wednesday 21 September, 2016

FactCheck: Has no government minister ever gone before the Public Accounts Committee? Factcheck

FactCheck: Has no government minister ever gone before the Public Accounts Committee?

Sep 21st 2016, 8:38 PM 13,187 Views 39 Comments

Will Michael Noonan be the first sitting minister to go to the PAC? Or is Leo Varadkar wrong?

# irish-history - Saturday 17 September, 2016

A Nazi programme and GAA medals are among pieces of Irish history soon to go on sale Window Into The Past

A Nazi programme and GAA medals are among pieces of Irish history soon to go on sale

Sep 17th 2016, 9:00 PM 34,025 Views 42 Comments

The auction in Kilkenny features over 800 lots.

# irish-history - Saturday 10 September, 2016

From The Daily Edge Only True Irish History Buffs Will Get Over 80% In This Quiz History Repeating

Only True Irish History Buffs Will Get Over 80% In This Quiz

Sep 10th 2016, 6:00 PM 17,773 Views 8 Comments

Get your thinking caps on.

# irish-history - Tuesday 26 July, 2016

FactCheck: No, "Irish slaves" did NOT build the White House Factcheck

FactCheck: No, "Irish slaves" did NOT build the White House

Jul 26th 2016, 8:28 PM 70,873 Views 124 Comments

FactCheck debunks a false claim that has gone viral after a major speech by Michelle Obama, last night.

# irish-history - Tuesday 22 March, 2016

Here's how you can shape the living history of Ireland next month Sponsored By Census

Here's how you can shape the living history of Ireland next month

Mar 22nd 2016, 1:12 PM 43,179 Views 36 Comments

Make your mark on Irish history.

# irish-history - Friday 26 February, 2016

Every vote counts: The closest election results in recent Irish history The Agony And The Ex Td

Every vote counts: The closest election results in recent Irish history

Feb 26th 2016, 7:29 AM 25,360 Views 162 Comments

The man who won a Dáil seat by one vote tells us: “It was an awful way to win, but a terrible way to lose.”

# irish-history - Sunday 3 January, 2016

When fear and hatred of Irish Catholics set fire to an American city Street Wars

When fear and hatred of Irish Catholics set fire to an American city

Jan 3rd 2016, 10:00 PM 45,489 Views 88 Comments

What an explosive, forgotten 172-year-old chapter in Irish-American history can teach us about the world today.

# irish-history - Friday 25 December, 2015

Your Christmas Day in front of the telly, December 1962 Ye Olde Idiot Box

Your Christmas Day in front of the telly, December 1962

Dec 25th 2015, 2:30 PM 17,638 Views 16 Comments

Teilifís Éireann’s first ever TV Christmas, 53 years ago.

# irish-history - Thursday 24 December, 2015

What Ireland looked like on every White Christmas since 1964 The Ones We Used To Know

What Ireland looked like on every White Christmas since 1964

Dec 24th 2015, 8:30 PM 41,643 Views 12 Comments

What did we watch on RTE in 1964? Who had the Christmas No 1 during the Big Freeze of 2010?

WATCH: Santa visits the children of Dublin in 1948 Christmas Past

WATCH: Santa visits the children of Dublin in 1948

Dec 24th 2015, 11:00 AM 7,554 Views 6 Comments

Best day ever.

# irish-history - Wednesday 23 December, 2015

WATCH: Relive a 1940s Irish Christmas with these magical archive videos Winter Wonderland

WATCH: Relive a 1940s Irish Christmas with these magical archive videos

Dec 23rd 2015, 9:00 PM 19,644 Views 16 Comments

Snowball fights, the Christmas Day swim, and grown men acting like little children – more than 70 years ago.

# irish-history - Monday 21 December, 2015

Christmas at Clerys: A century of bittersweet memories Rewinding The Clock

Christmas at Clerys: A century of bittersweet memories

Dec 21st 2015, 10:00 PM 17,483 Views 21 Comments

How much for a bag of toy soldiers?

# irish-history - Sunday 11 October, 2015

We've found 73 MILLION old £20 notes behind the couch since the euro arrived Cash In The Attic

We've found 73 MILLION old £20 notes behind the couch since the euro arrived

Oct 11th 2015, 8:45 AM 25,829 Views 27 Comments

€4.1 billion in punts, overall. That’s a hell of a lot of Communion money.

# irish-history - Sunday 26 July, 2015

WATCH: A treasure trove of old Irish newsreels has gone online for the first time The Past Is Another Country

WATCH: A treasure trove of old Irish newsreels has gone online for the first time

Jul 26th 2015, 8:30 PM 47,309 Views 13 Comments

Walt Disney meets Dev, Miss Ireland 1942, and the ESB in Bahrain, 1977.

# irish-history - Sunday 19 July, 2015

10 tips for offbeat travellers in Ireland Column

10 tips for offbeat travellers in Ireland

Jul 19th 2015, 8:45 AM 357 Views 17 Comments

If you like exploring Irish history, stories and eccentricities then read on…

# irish-history - Saturday 4 July, 2015

These everyday objects bring a century of Irish history to life online First World War

These everyday objects bring a century of Irish history to life online

Jul 4th 2015, 10:30 AM 11,746 Views 4 Comments

Two new exhibitions chronicle the defining decades of modern Irish history.

# irish-history - Saturday 20 June, 2015

From The Daily Edge Which Era of Irish History Should You Have Lived In? Quiz

Which Era of Irish History Should You Have Lived In?

Jun 20th 2015, 6:00 PM 11,974 Views 5 Comments

You would have loved it too.

# irish-history - Tuesday 2 June, 2015

From The Daily Edge Is this Ireland's oldest Tayto bag? Search Is On

Is this Ireland's oldest Tayto bag?

Jun 2nd 2015, 11:56 AM 6,736 Views 6 Comments

From waaaay back in 2001.

# irish-history - Sunday 3 May, 2015

Read the diary of an Irish priest in the World War I trenches Pages Of History

Read the diary of an Irish priest in the World War I trenches

May 3rd 2015, 8:00 PM 20,470 Views 24 Comments

You can now read his diaries online.

# irish-history - Thursday 23 April, 2015

PHOTOS: Tracing the footsteps of one of the Great Famine's darkest chapters The Missing 1490

PHOTOS: Tracing the footsteps of one of the Great Famine's darkest chapters

Apr 23rd 2015, 12:18 AM 14,579 Views 35 Comments

In May 1847, 1,490 people from Strokestown, Co Roscommon set out for Canada. Less than half of them made it there.

# irish-history - Monday 13 April, 2015

To thee I do wed: A century of marriage in Ireland The Big Day Through The Ages

To thee I do wed: A century of marriage in Ireland

Apr 13th 2015, 7:00 AM 37,620 Views 174 Comments

How was it when your parents and grandparents got hitched? And how does today’s Ireland compare?

# irish-history - Saturday 4 April, 2015

"Your borstal is a disgrace": A grim century of St Pat's Borstal Boys

"Your borstal is a disgrace": A grim century of St Pat's

Apr 4th 2015, 10:00 PM 31,066 Views 24 Comments

St Patrick’s Institution started in Co Tipperary – and was once condemned by Fr Edward Flanagan of ‘Boys’ Town’ fame.

# irish-history - Wednesday 1 April, 2015

Liam Neeson to use his very particular set of skills to narrate 1916 doc The Rising

Liam Neeson to use his very particular set of skills to narrate 1916 doc

Apr 1st 2015, 10:29 AM 12,472 Views 19 Comments

The series will be aired on RTÉ as well as the BBC.

# irish-history - Sunday 8 March, 2015

Rough and tumble: Here are 7 times Irish politics got physical A Full And Frank Exchange

Rough and tumble: Here are 7 times Irish politics got physical

Mar 8th 2015, 6:30 PM 23,023 Views 9 Comments

Let’s have it then, Deputy…

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