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Exploring Castle Caulfield: Toby Caulfeild’s 17th-century mansion in Tyrone

New Geneva: Waterford’s failed town that became a prison for rebels

James B. Connolly: first modern Olympic champion and son of Irish emigrants

102nd anniversary of Public Record Office fire marked with release of thousands of historical records

Life behind bars in Sligo Gaol

Charting Judith Chavasse’s life in West Cork and Waterford through her diaries and memoirs

“Rebel Wife” film tells the story of Clonakilty heroine Mary Jane O’Donovan Rossa

Tour guide recalls the lesser-known stories of Glasnevin’s dead in new book

Bringing the 1318 Battle of Faughart and Edward Bruce back into focus

How a Kerry nun, Sr Noreen Dennehy, helped Msgr O’Flaherty save thousands of lives in WW2

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St Valentine’s relics, Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin.

How the relics of St Valentine ended up in Dublin

Mass paths.

Recording Ireland’s mass paths through the voices of Irish emigrants in New York’s Tri-State area

Who was Saint Brigid?

Who was Saint Brigid – did she really exist?

Mugshots of the Birmingham Six – Richard McIlkenny, Paddy Hill, Johnny Walker, Gerry Hunter, Billy Power and Hugh Callaghan.

Belfast, Birmingham and beyond: the Irish diaspora in Britain during The Troubles

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Bellaghy bog body: Iron Age remains found in Co. Derry.

Ballymacombs More Woman: Iron Age bog body found near Bellaghy now identified as young female

St Valentine’s relics, Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin.

How the relics of St Valentine ended up in Dublin

Mass paths.

Recording Ireland’s mass paths through the voices of Irish emigrants in New York’s Tri-State area

Winter solstice livestream at Newgrange.

Winter solstice to be livestreamed from inside Newgrange passage tomb

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Genealogy questions for older people.

Talking to older people: questions to find out about Ireland’s past and your roots

Liam and Noel Gallagher's Irish heritage.

Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher’s Irish heritage traced through Meath and Mayo

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Irish Genealogy Essentials course.

Ulster Historical Foundation rolls out new expert-led online Irish genealogy course

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Mass paths.

Recording Ireland’s mass paths through the voices of Irish emigrants in New York’s Tri-State area

Nollaig na mBan

Nollaig na mBan: the traditions and customs associated with Women’s Christmas

Delivering Christmas trees in Waterford city in 1929.

Irish Christmas customs, traditions and beliefs

Fox in Irish folklore.

The fox in Irish folklore

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Bellaghy bog body: Iron Age remains found in Co. Derry.

Ballymacombs More Woman: Iron Age bog body found near Bellaghy now identified as young female

Five mummified bodies have been destroyed following a fire in the crypt of St Michan’s Church in Dublin.

Man jailed for six years for fire damage to mummified remains in Dublin church

The ancient Irish practice of dry stone wall construction has been added to UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.

Ireland’s practice of dry stone wall construction earns UNESCO recognition

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