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1014 : Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf

Battle of Clontarf In the first of a 2-part video series for History Hub to mark 1000 years since the[…]

Ireland’s Risings Ireland’s Risings: from the Battle of Clontarf 1014 to the Easter Rising 1916: For centuries the Irish stood[…]

Tom Deignan interviews writer Emma Donoghue Irish America contributor Tom Deignan interviews writer Emma Donoghue about her new book The[…]

Frederick Douglass arrived in Ireland 175 years ago, Frederick Douglass arrived in Ireland. Just seven years after his escape from[…]

Afternoon recital in An Gailearaí, Gaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal The rookery, reel ; Joe Cooley’s morning dew ; The Edenderry,[…]

Traditional Banjo highlights from 2012-2018 The banjo was added to the instrument list for teaching and recitals at Scoil Samhraidh[…]

Cotton Eyed Joe This is the St. Joseph’s Irish Dancers and the Sims Country Cloggers performing Cotton Eyed Joe together[…]

Music of North America Following the trail of the Great Wagon Road, Mark Wilson traces the road from Pennsylvania to[…]

The Appalachians From the documentary The Appalachians. The Presbyterian Scots-Irish from Ulster in the north of Ireland influenced this region[…]

Ireland’s Great Famine Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845-1849 was a catastrophic tragedy that has embedded itself in the island’s consciousness.[…]