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History
The 27 erasEvery age of Ireland, its story and its mapThe full timelineEvery dated event in one scrollOn this dayWhat happened on each day of the yearBattles and siegesFrom Cúl Dreimhne to the Civil War, by countyRoyal sitesTara, Navan Fort, Cashel and the restAncient roadsThe five slighe from TaraThe First World WarWho served, who died, and whereThe Second World WarNeutrality, the Emergency and the bombsThe 1798 RebellionCounty by county, the French, Wolfe ToneThe plantationsWho was planted where, and whenThe Penal LawsThe acts, their repeal, and myths checkedThe 1916 RisingGarrisons, risings outside Dublin, the executedRevolution by county1919–1923, county by countyMyths about Irish historyPopular claims checked, with verdictsBrehon lawEarly Irish law, honour price and kinPresidents and TaoisighEvery head of state and governmentElections since 1922Every Dáil and presidential electionThe High KingsFrom legend at Tara to the lastThe Famine map1841 against 1851, county by countyThe workhousesAll 163 poor law unions, and famine gravesPopulation since 1841Every county, census by censusEmigration by decadeWho left and who arrived since 1926Diaspora trailsWhere the Irish went, and whyIrish place names abroadThe Dublins and Killarneys of the worldShipwrecksFrom the Armada to the LusitaniaEmigrant shipsCoffin ships to Ellis IslandFamous emigrantsIrish-born, made their name abroadFamine memorialsFrom Dublin's quays to Grosse ÎleFamine reliefSoup kitchens, donors, myths checkedIrish in the US Civil WarThe Irish Brigade and both sidesBig houses burned1920–1923, house by houseIrish moneyFrom Viking pennies to the euroHedge schools to national schoolsSchooling history and literacy by county
Places
The 32 countiesEvery county's history, people and placesWhen each county was createdShired from the 1190s to 1613County coats of armsBlazons, mottoes, and what they meanCompare two countiesAny two counties, side by sideThe four provincesUlster, Munster, Leinster, ConnachtTowns and citiesWhat their names mean and how they beganTownland searchEvery townland, with parish and baronyCommon townland namesGlebe, Newtown, Killeen and the restTownland recordsLongest, shortest, largest and uniqueBaronies and parishesEvery barony and civil parish, by countyPlacename decoderWhat any Irish place name meansNames that aren't IrishNorse, Norman and English place namesCounty high pointsThe top of every countyRivers and loughsThe longest and largest, in IrishIslandsEvery inhabited islandAbandoned islandsBlasket, Inishark, InishmurrayCaves and waterfallsShow caves and Ireland's highest fallsLighthousesAround the whole coastLighthouse keepersThe people who kept the lightsMartello towersNapoleonic gun and signal towersObservatoriesBirr's Leviathan and Irish astronomyAward beachesEvery Blue Flag and Green Coast beachNational parksAll eightWeather recordsThe hottest, coldest, wettest daysRailway stationsOpened, closed and still runningHarbours and boatsKillybegs to the Galway hookerLost animalsGiant deer to great auk, and the eagles that came backWildlifeMammals and birds in English, Irish and LatinCanalsGrand, Royal, Ulster and the restLifeboat stationsEvery RNLI station, oldest firstBogsRaised, blanket, and the bodies they keptTreesNative trees and the ogham tree alphabetUNESCO sitesWorld Heritage in Ireland
Monuments and buildings
Ancient monumentsTombs, towers, crosses and fortsMonuments by countyEvery recorded monument, countedHoly wellsAll 3,000 on the national recordPattern daysThe wells' feast days, month by monthEasterHoly Week customs and the dancing sunWeddingsCladdagh, strawboys and Chalk SundayMass rocks305 on the national recordOgham stonesEvery record, county by countySweathouses258 stone sweat-housesAbbeys and friaries497 religious housesPilgrim paths11 routes and roundsRingforts31,431 on the national recordMegalithic tombs1,616 on the national recordCrannógs1,249 lake dwellingsPlan a day outEvery site in one countyCillíníChildren's burial groundsRound towersEvery record, standing or lostHigh crossesEvery record, county by countyCastlesCounty by countyCastles by centuryWhen they were builtHistoric buildingsThe National Inventory, by countyThe heritage mapCastles, wells and lighthouses on one map
People and language
SurnamesIrish forms, meanings and homelandsSurnames by countyWhich names belong to your countyWhich county is my surname from?Type a surname, see its homelandSurnames A to ZBy the letter they start withIrish first namesHow to say them, what they meanIrish names A to ZBoys and girls, letter by letterIrish warrior namesNames that mean warrior or battleTrace your ancestorsEvery free record source, county by countyIrish in the countiesSpeakers in every county, North and SouthThe GaeltachtPopulation, speakers and Irish-medium schoolsIrish speakers since 1851Every census, series by seriesWords from IrishWhat English took from IrishSayingsSeanfhocail and their meaningsBlessingsIrish blessings, in Irish and EnglishOghamWrite your name in Ireland's first alphabetNobel laureatesIreland's Nobel prizesInventionsIrish inventors and discoveriesWomen in historyNotable Irish women by era and countyWritersA literary map, county by countyOlympic medalsEvery medallist since 1928All-Ireland winnersHurling and football, county by countyRugby and soccerIRFU, IFA, FAI, Grand Slams, Italia 90NewspapersEvery paper by founding yearGAA historyThurles 1884, the Ban, Bloody Sunday, Croke ParkTraditional musicThe instruments and the tunesFilm locationsSkellig Michael, Cong, Curracloe, the Dark HedgesThe harpersTrinity College harp, O'Carolan, Belfast 1792Irish danceDancing masters to RiverdanceThe Aran jumperThe real history of the geansaíOld craftsLace, linen, tweed and crystalIrish foodFrom bánbia to boxtyWhiskey and poitínUisce beatha through six centuriesOldest pubsEach claim beside the evidence
Myth, faith and the year
Irish mythologyThe four cycles, place by placeGods and goddessesThe Dagda, the Morrígan, Brigid, LughCreatures of folkloreThe bean sí, the púca, the dullahanSaints and feast daysWhere each saint belongsThe Irish yearImbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasa, SamhainSuperstitionsWhy nobody cuts a lone thornIrish symbolsThe harp, the shamrock, the Celtic crossSurprising factsOne for every age and countyGuess the ageRead a map of old Ireland and guess whenHow well do you know Ireland?Ten questions from the factsDownload the dataFree CSV files with sources and licencesHow we check factsOur sources, our rules, and what we've correctedFor journalistsSourced findings for every county, free to cite