Prehistoric Settlers - Despite its rich archaeological heritage, Ireland has by world standards only recently been inhabited by man.
The Celts part 1 - The Celts were well established in Ireland a century before Christ, and they dominated the island for nearly a thousand years.
The Celts, part 2
The Normans - Part I - After a period of isolation Ireland was in the twelfth century drawn back into the mainstream of western history: the agents of this were the Normans.
The Normans - Part II,
The Vikings - The traditional perception of the Vikings as marauders and plunderers of Irish monasteries is incomplete.
The English - The early Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland seemed English to the Irish and Irish to the English
The English - Part II,
The Scots - Geography and history have combined to link the peoples of what we now call Scotland and Ireland closely together.