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Muntervary peninsula

Eyeries, County Cork, Ireland

Beare Peninsula

Learn about the archaeological excavations of a 19th-century prison site on Spike Island, with a focus on the daily lives of ordinary convicts

Barryscourt Castle

River Blackwater

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Skellig Michael, UNESCO World Heritage Site, County Kerry, Munster, Ireland.

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Ireland’s Same-Sex Marriage Referendum

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

A potato showing the effects of Phytophthora infestans, or late blight. Potato blight, Irish Potato Famine.

The Mold that Wrecked Ireland

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9 Memorials and Monuments in the United States

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Who Invented the Internet?

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg

Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

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Sean Walsh: Extradited man in court in Omagh on terrorism charges • May 13, 2025, 4:00 AM ET (BBC)

Receiver’s Cork dairy farm sale halted as owners say it is worth twice as much • May 6, 2025, 5:21 AM ET (Irish Times)

'It's about the place and the people': Meet the community trying to buy a pub in Kinsale • May 5, 2025, 11:25 PM ET (Irish Times)

Approval for over 100 new homes in Co Cork overturned by High Court • May 4, 2025, 11:30 AM ET (Irish Times)

Girl (13) killed driving car in west Cork hot rod rally • May 4, 2025, 11:30 AM ET (Irish Times)

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Muntervary peninsula

Eyeries, County Cork, Ireland

Beare Peninsula

Barryscourt Castle

River Blackwater

Learn about the archaeological excavations of a 19th-century prison site on Spike Island, with a focus on the daily lives of ordinary convicts

Study the effect of climate change on the breeding behavior of Eurasian dipper through a banding technique used by an ornithologist in Ireland

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