Dunguaire Castle in Kinvara, County Galway, stands on a tidal island on Galway Bay with over 1,500 years of history — from King Guaire’s legendary generosity to the Irish Literary Revival — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Photo: Maoileann via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) For decades, millions of Irish descendants knew only fragments — a county name, a family story, maybe …
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.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) — Bram Stoker, 1906 Did Bram Stoker Ever Visit Transylvania? How an Irish Civil Servant Invented It From a Library …
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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.