From RTÉ Radio 1's The History Show, writer Mary Russell tells the story of how the very first Ordnance Survey maps of ...

A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

What was life like for Ireland’s first settlers? What did the discovery and excavation of Mountsandel tell us about some of Ireland's first settlers? Saint Patrick: Man or myth? Every year on 17 ...