Ireland News News Ireland » History: The Battle of Waterloo and the Irish
Fighting for the King’s shilling - the Irish at war under an Irish Duke of Wellington fought and died in battle against Napoleon. For almost a millennium the Irish have contributed men and military ...
News Ireland » History: Black Irish People: The History of Black Presence in Ireland Stretches Further Back Than You Might Think
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three tourists in Dublin city centre, Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin 1, Ireland. From the earliest African arrivals on Irish shores, ...
News Ireland » History: Take a journey through Ireland's historic past
Ireland is a land of rugged scenery and rich heritage. Here, we explore the country's notable historical sites and events, easily woven into an epic, country-wide itinerary. Enjoy the dramatic, ...
News Ireland » History: Irish and Jewish questions – the chosen people’s history in Ireland
An extract from “Irish Questions and Jewish Questions” a study of the Jews of Ireland and of their social history in Ireland. Editor's note: May marks the Jewish American Heritage Month in the United ...
News Ireland » History: Zohran Mamdani Delivers Irish History Lesson on St. Patrick’s Day
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani punctuated his St. Patrick's Day celebrations not with a pint of Guinness, but a history lesson celebrating the strains of solidarity and resistance that have so ...
News Ireland » History: Maggie O'Farrell flattens 19th century Ireland into a theme‑pub cliché in her new novel
Land reasserts the Gaelic language and culture in opposition to the culture of the British colonisers, but relies on simplistic characterisations.
News Ireland » History: Is St. Patrick Ireland’s True Hero? How Irish Women Are Reclaiming History
Growing up as an Irish woman, I often wondered why a Romano-British man became Ireland’s enduring global icon, eclipsing nearly every Irish woman in history. Yet every March, millions worldwide ...
News Ireland » History: Ireland’s Great Gamble
Early in the pages of We Don’t Know Ourselves, Fintan O’Toole’s masterful “personal history” of modern Ireland, I came upon a moment in O’Toole’s life that intersected unexpectedly with my own. The ...