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Averages 5 posts/day, top 50% activity. Most active Saturdays around 7 AM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
5 13%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
53 1%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
16 4%
Activity Rank #23,314 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 50%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#23,314 1,798
Top 50%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
44%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
35%

r/IrishHistory Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510150100200300400Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (84 chars)
Peak Day Friday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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34%
10–99
55%
100–999
11%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 79%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 16
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.1K

r/IrishHistory Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 5 AM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 7 AM
Wed 4 PM
Thu 5 AM
Fri 4 AM
Sat 7 AM

r/IrishHistory Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
💬 Discussion / Question23 (35.9%)21
📰 Article23 (35.9%)39
📷 Image / Photo11 (17.2%)43
🎥 Video7 (10.9%)60

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

39%link posts

r/IrishHistory Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
irish
51 (30.9%)
8427
ireland
34 (20.6%)
4311
british
13 (7.9%)
13124
history
13 (7.9%)
7445
lisbon
11 (6.7%)
41

r/IrishHistory Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
belfastentries.com512
youtube.com50
youtu.be416
en.wikipedia.org345

r/IrishHistory Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

During the Irish Potato Famine, the Quakers invented the modern soup kitchen, fed millions without preaching, and literally worked themselves to death out of pure empathy.

2.1K upvotes 338 comments image Aug 7

A classic poster updated (seen on College Green, outside Trinity)

803 upvotes 108 comments image Aug 12

"They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken." - Bobby Sands

626 upvotes 25 comments image Aug 4

TIL about Red Hugh O'Donnell, the real-life 'Count of Monte Cristo' of Irish history who survived a high-security prison break, a frozen mountain trek, and amputation just to get absolute revenge on the British Empire

539 upvotes 44 comments image Aug 7

British Embassy attacked in Dublin following Bloody Sunday.

357 upvotes 24 comments image Aug 25

1972 British Army Killing of 15 year old Aired At Last

264 upvotes 50 comments link Aug 6

Trying to recreate Dunluce Castle (N. Ireland) as it looked 400+ years ago before it became a ruin.

262 upvotes 17 comments image Aug 17

‘Kerry Cow’ bones revealed as ancient bear remains, challenging long-held theory on farming’s arrival in Ireland and Great Britain

260 upvotes 20 comments link Aug 18

TIL Hercules Mulligan, an Irish immigrant tailor, used his shop to spy on British officers during the Revolutionary War. By chatting up officers while measuring them for suits, he gathered intelligence that saved George Washington’s life twice

252 upvotes 13 comments image Aug 7

Was reading about the Irish brigade and looked them up on Wikipedia and...

200 upvotes 55 comments image Aug 4

r/IrishHistory Audience Overlap

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r/IrishHistory FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/IrishHistory?

Based on posting volume, r/IrishHistory is most active on Saturdays around 7 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/IrishHistory?

r/IrishHistory averages 5 posts per day and ranks in the top 50% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/IrishHistory get?

Posts on r/IrishHistory average about 53 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/IrishHistory get most?

On r/IrishHistory, posts are a mix of formats, mostly link posts