Dreaming of moving to Ireland? From visas and where to live to the cost of living and Irish community life — here’s everything you really need to know.
Ireland has no native snakes — and never has. The legend of St. Patrick banishing serpents from Ireland is a medieval allegory, not a historical event. Here’s the real story behind one of Ireland’s most famous myths.
County Louth is Ireland’s smallest county but one of its most rewarding — from medieval Carlingford harbour to Drogheda’s ancient walls and the Cooley Mountains. Plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Fionn Mac Cumhaill is Ireland’s greatest legendary hero. Discover the real story behind Finn McCool — the Salmon of Knowledge, the Fianna warriors, the Giant’s Causeway, and why half the Irish diaspora worldwide knows his name.
Your Irish surname holds the key to your family’s origins. Discover what Murphy, Kelly, O’Brien and more reveal about your ancestral county — and how to trace your family back to the specific townland they called home.
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Glendalough is one of Ireland’s finest early medieval monastic sites, with a 30-metre round tower, ancient churches and 1,400 years of history in County Wicklow. Get weekly Ireland heritage stories free in our newsletter.
Ireland has 32 counties, but which one shares borders with the fewest others? The answer might surprise you — here’s a look at the geography behind county boundaries across the island, from Kerry and Down to Tipperary’s record eight neighbours.
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