The Omagh Attack
The Omagh bombing refers to a car bomb attack carried out on August 15, 1998, which was terribly deadly. This event greatly…
Irish history : the must-haves
The contemporary Northern Irish conflict
The Battle of Bogside
The Battle of Bogside refers to 3 days of rioting in Derry, Northern Ireland, from August 12 to 14, 1969. These riots…
Legal texts The Anglo-Irish conflict
Act of Union (1801)
Relations between Ireland and England have always been complicated. From British invasions of Irish territory to the present day, the link between…
The Titanic movie
James Cameron's Titanic, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet, was a huge hit at the cinema! An anthology film about the sinking…
Armed militias in Ireland Irish independence
Irish Volunteers
The Irish Volunteers are a militia founded in November 1913 to defend Home Rule, a law designed to restore Ireland’s independence and…
The Clonycavan Man
The Clonycavan Man is a mummified body of a man, which was found in a peat bog at Clonycavan in County Meath.…
The Anglo-Irish conflict The Middle Ages in Ireland
Plantations in Ireland
Ireland was considered a British colony for centuries. Although the Irish were often hostile to English imperialism, their territory was gradually “annexed”…
The Croghan Man
The Croghan Man is a mummified body in excellent condition, discovered in the Irish peat bogs in June 2003. On display at…
Christianization in Ireland
Let’s face it: Ireland is a Christian country, with a Catholic majority. The country is committed to this choice, and it’s reflected…
The Mesolithic in Ireland
The Mesolithic period in Ireland saw the arrival of the island’s first inhabitants. These come to us from Scotland, and are already…