The stone was put into a tower of the Blarney Castle in 1446 and has become one of Ireland’s most successful tourist attractions. As the legends go, if one kisses the stone, they are said to be ...

9 National Archives of Ireland (NAI), Board of Works files, 2D/62/73, claim of Arthur Webber,Mitchelstown Castle, Co. Cork, December 1925. 10 Quoted in Power, White knights, 240. 11 Quoted in ...

In May 1920 Warren Fisher, permanent secretary of the Treasury, had been sent to investigate the Castle administration. His conclusion that the government of Ireland was ‘woodenly stupid ...

Before McDonald's and Burger King were selling fast food burgers, there was White Castle and its famous sliders. The iconic restaurant opened way back in 1921, and fast food history was made.

Right in the heart of the city, the site of the Dublin Castle has played a part in Ireland's history since the land was used by Vikings to build a fortress in the 900s. Parts of the castle were ...