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Warrenpoint 1979 The 12 Minutes That Forced the British Army to Abandon the Roads

August 27, 1979. The A2 coastal road, County Down. Approximately 16:40 British Summer Time. One Land Rover leads. Two four-tonne[…]

For years, the abandoned X Asylum has stood empty, slowly falling into decay and becoming one of Ireland’s most fascinating[…]

Clara town is situated in County Offaly, on the River Brosna. Known for its 18th – century Quaker heritage, rich[…]

Fion Gunn’s grandson interviews her about family stories from the time of the Great Famine (an Gorta Mór) in Ireland.[…]

Public asked to help with information about the use of small stone structures as a type of Irish sauna. Leitrim[…]

The idea that Éamon de Valera may have been autistic surfaces from time to time, but where did it come[…]

February 12, 1997. Bessbrook, County Armagh. A 23-year-old lance bombardier from the Royal Horse Artillery is standing at a permanent[…]

Learn the 200 most common words in the Irish language — the words you’ll meet again and again in everyday[…]

Just finished recording this, it is too good to sit on. Rowan Croft in conversation challenges my morality, my politics[…]

The Battle of Clontarf took place on 23 April 1014 at Clontarf, near Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland.[…]