The Irish involvement in building London We Built This City traces the Irish involvement in building London, from their back-breaking[…]
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Category: Irish History
News and Stories about Irish History
Doolough Tragedy – Irish Famine Victims’ Walk of Death
Doolough Irish Famine Walk The Doolough Tragedy is one of the most heart wrenching episodes in Irish history. Even by[…]
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Hippies in Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland 1971
Scene from Dorinish Island in Clew Bay, Co Mayo Interview of one of the “hippies” who moved onto Dorinish Island[…]
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Dublin 1911 A City in Distress
2011 MA Documentary about Dublin city in 1911 Dr. Ruth MacManus, Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, Prof. Mary Daly, Dr. Paul Rouse,[…]
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Young Dublin Skinheads, Ireland 1973
Old TV Footage from Dublin Archive film of an interview with a group of “skinheads”
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Lansdowne Road Riots, Dublin Ireland 1995
Lansdowne Road Riots A Video about the Lansdowne Road Riots that happended in Dublin in 1995 Credit to :[…]
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Jim ‘Lugs’ Branigan – Ireland’s toughest Garda, 1985
Short documentary on Jim Branigan Ireland’s toughest Garda shown on film here in 1985 when he was 7h
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Making Irish Whiskey at Old Bushmills Distillery
Irish Farming Life In this video we give you a historical tour of distillery which produces Old Bushmills whiskey .[…]
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Ballyhaunis Fair Day 1971
History of Ireland on film Fair day In Ballyhaunis and Balla 1971 Credit Declan Ruane
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The Kilmichael Ambush – November 28th 1920
The story of the Irish War of Independence The Kilmichael Ambush stands as one of the most famous actions of[…]
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