Hidden away from tourist trails, Ireland’s lesser-known castles, abbeys and hillforts offer atmospheric ruins and ancient ...

The National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park, Castlebar, has just launched a full programme of free summer activities for ...

When British authorities deported Irish rebels to their Australian penal colonies, they also exported a tradition of anti-colonial resistance.

The division of Ireland into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is a complex and turbulent story, shaped by centuries of political, religious, and social upheaval. This video offers a brief ...

Italy is a country where every village and town has its own unmistakable story. Sometimes this is reflected in its traditions ...

A map of London shows the sites of recorded 14th-century homicides. Blue shows killings involving males; red indicates a female victim or perpetrator. Symbols denote the weapons used.

It will not provide much consolation to those caught up in Dublin’s housing crisis, but the situation was even worse more than a century ago. Data from the 1911 Census, which has been released ...

Irish glass : an account of glass-making in Ireland from the XVIth century to the present day ...

Almost all 19th-century census records were destroyed but some have been recovered as part of the Virtual Treasury project ...

A sunken 18th-century boat was discovered by chance by a diver near the majestic stone walls of Croatia's medieval city of Dubrovnik.

A rare 16th-century shipwreck was uncovered deep beneath the Mediterranean, off the coast of Saint-Tropez. Hidden at a remarkable depth, this discovery offers a glimpse into ancient maritime history.