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Photo: Original photographer unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons How Ireland’s 1929 Shannon Scheme Was Built by a German Company In the summer of …
Traditional Irish seafood chowder with smoked haddock, white fish, prawns and mussels. A creamy coastal recipe for four, with step-by-step method and tips.
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There is something that happens in Ireland that is difficult to explain but impossible to forget. You arrive as a stranger — perhaps fresh off …
Discover why Ireland has the remarkable gift of making the world feel smaller and kinder — from ancient Brehon Laws to the diaspora warmth that travels to every corner of the globe.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia) Some minutes before sunrise on 21 December 1967, a Cork archaeologist named Professor Michael J. O’Kelly crawled into a stone …
Photo by Ajeet Panesar on Unsplash Few meals in the world carry the same sense of occasion as a Full Irish Breakfast. Known affectionately across …
Ireland’s civil registration records hold births, deaths and marriages from 1864 — and most are free online. This step-by-step guide shows you how to trace your Irish ancestors using irishgenealogy.ie — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Every summer, thousands of Irish people climb Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, most famously on Reek Sunday, the last Sunday of July. Some walk barefoot …