A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as The Virgin of Paris, has returned to Notre Dame Cathedral, five ...

Angharad Wynne, Wise Women’s Welsh storyteller co-author, brings an oral style to the book. These stories, originating from ...

Thomas Pakenham, the nonagenarian author, historian, tree-lover, plant-hunter, founder of the Irish Tree Society and ...

TAKE a look at the “truly magical” Christmas market spot that’s a three-hour drive from Dublin with festive stalls, carousels and music performances. Ennis in Co. Clare has a ...

DID you know that most women wearing chastity belts during bygone centuries were not, as commonly believed, ordered to do so by their jealous husband to stop them sneaking off to their lovers?

Flags aren't just colorful pieces of fabric waving in the wind; they're symbols, each one packed with history, identity and ...

Irish economist David McWilliams deals with the history of money in his rollicking first book Money: A Story of Humanity, ...

Having never been to Tunisia I’m taken with the idea of a dual centre trip that showcases two sides to the North African ...

Hale, Matthew Raymond, Graham and Wright, Catherine 2018. List of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland published in 2017. The Economic History Review, Vol. 71, ...

Explore the medieval architecture in Old Town ... and nearby churches. Cork City, Ireland's second-largest city, is cherished by locals as "the real capital" and admired by visitors for its beauty.

From Limerick, he travelled to Bunratty Castle, where he was the guest of Education Minister Patrick John Hillery (who would ...

Britain’s longest narrow-gauge heritage railway, this “coast-to-coast” journey rumbles 40km between the medieval castle town ...