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Ireland in a Snapshot: Inside our crumbling former asylums, the walls whisper 'forgive me'
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Maps show distribution of wealth in 14th-century Ireland
Double Take: The shipwreck on Inis Oirr that stars in Father Ted
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Double Take: Have you walked down Murdering Lane in Dublin?
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18th century coffin carrier used in workhouses during Irish famine on display
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Double Take: St Valentine's heart in a box in a Dublin church
The past isn't the past, it's not even over: We can't discard Junior Cert History
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One of the men hanged for the infamous Mám Trasna murders has been pardoned by President Higgins
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