History

Ireland’s Sod Houses: Life before the Great Famine

Sod houses once dotted the hills and bogs of rural Ireland, built from turf cut directly from the land. This[…]

I revisit Crossmaglen in South Armagh more than 50 years after it was nicknamed Bandit Country for being the most[…]

Did you know the Duke of Wellington—the ultimate British icon—spoke with a Dublin accent? In this documentary, we unearth the[…]

Hannah Fry takes an AncestryDNA test to trace her family origins. The results reveal a powerful and unexpected connection: strong[…]

Did you know that nearly half of the “British” army that defeated Napoleon wasn’t English at all? In this documentary,[…]

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The Ballymurphy Massacre, a somber chapter in “irish history,” reveals the tragic deaths of “innocent civilians” at the hands of[…]

Was Elizabeth I the worst monarch of Ireland? While Elizabeth is seen as one of the best monarchs of England[…]

A border drawn a century ago still divides one island. This video follows the story of the Irish border beginning[…]

Today, we take a closer look at Ireland’s Civil War. We’ll talk about the IRA’s dark tactics, Bloody Friday, Gaddafi’s[…]