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Irish History

A place for discussion about Irish history. Make sure to familiarize yourself with our rules and guidelines BEFORE participating. We invite you to submit interesting articles, tell us about an interesting book you just read, or start a discussion about a subject you know a lot about or don't and would like to know more about! This is NOT a genealogy subreddit. Please refer to the subreddit rules for more information.

138k subscribers146 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~5% by known bots)85 authors / mosince 2012

r/IrishHistory has 138k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 146 posts a month from 85 people. Top topics: Ancient Ireland, United Ireland and Irish Folklore & Mythology.

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How r/IrishHistory has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+12%in 12 months · +2.1% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026138k
Growing138k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/IrishHistory

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · +2.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026146
QuieterPeaked at 437 in Dec 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~5% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/IrishHistory

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ancient Ireland2.1%
  2. United Ireland1.8%
  3. Irish Folklore & Mythology1.6%
  4. IRA Conflict and Tragedies1.6%
  5. Medieval Battles and Figures0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. RTÉ
  2. The Irish Times
  3. Independent
  4. Irish Examiner
  5. Substack

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research