Irish blessings have a long and storied history, with roots that stretch back centuries. These beautiful and poetic blessings have been passed down through generations of Irish families, and have…
Read MoreIrish blessings have a long and storied history, with roots that stretch back centuries. These beautiful and poetic blessings have been passed down through generations of Irish families, and have…
Read MoreImage Courtesy of The National Library of Norway There are many slightly confusing holidays out there, but Easter, with its candy eggs, playful bunnies, and very serious religious element, might be…
Read MoreDonegal County Museum, the Regional Cultural Centre and the Museum and Heritage Service of Derry City and Strabane District Council have commissioned and produced a series of six short video…
Read MoreBarry Kennerk writes about the trials and perils of Dublin’s Victorian Policeman. Now the city sleeps: wharves, walls, and bridges are veiled and have disappeared in the fog that has…
Read MoreALLEN FOSTER MUST be some guest to have at a party. An author and researcher, he has found some of Ireland’s strangest true tales, and delights in telling them. His…
Read MoreNo year in Irish history is better known than 1690. No Irish battle is more famous than William III’s victory over James II at the River Boyne, a few miles…
Read MoreThe history of the department store is inseparable from the history of the modern city, and Dublin is no different. Both grew in parallel with the growth of the middle…
Read MoreThough subtitled ‘the Irish Revolution 1913–1923’, this work is as much concerned with how the revolution came to be remembered and contested in memory as it is with telling the…
Read MoreLooking for something exciting to do this weekend? Why not jump into the land of magic and mystery and visit Dublins National Leprechaun Museum. We Spoke to Eleanor Walsh, Social…
Read MorePaul Gorry F.S.G., F.I.G.R.S., M.A.G.I, Co. Wicklow This is my grandfather, John McDermott. He was born in Tulsk, Co. Roscommon, in March 1877, son of Patrick and Bridget McDermott. When…
Read MoreKnown for its Roman architecture and Roman theatre, this commune can be found in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. A trip here will have you immersed in the…
Read MoreOn Sunday the clocks went back an hour which gave us all some extra time in bed. Why? Because of daylight savings time of course. Most of North America and…
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