Love Ireland

Inside Ireland’s ancient castles lie mural passages, postern gates, and murder holes that most visitors never see. Here’s what they were built for.

The rhyme every Irish girl once had to prove — discover the cultural history of boxty Ireland and the forgotten tradition that shaped generations of women.

Why do Irish pubs have names like The Bleeding Horse or The Gravediggers? Discover the dark history and surprising stories behind Ireland’s most famous pub names.

Long before dawn on the first of May, Irish women ran to the fields to collect dew that could change their fortune. Discover the ancient Bealtaine traditions that still echo across Ireland today.

The leannán sídhe is the Irish fairy said to grant genius to poets and musicians — while quietly consuming their lives. A haunting legend still whispered in Ireland.

Step inside an Irish trad session and you sense rules nobody wrote down. Here is the code locals know — and visitors almost always get wrong.

Ireland has over 3,000 medieval stone tower houses, built by clans as statements of power. Discover the hidden history and daily life inside these striking towers.

Discover the Irish pub licensing law that required everyone to be a bona fide traveller on Sundays — and how the entire country found creative ways to qualify.

The Irish wake traditions that shaped rural life — from keening and clay pipes to wake games and covered mirrors. A lost world, almost forgotten.

Discover the Irish overnight method for perfect blueberry scones. Chris’s recipe delivers golden, fluffy scones bursting with fresh blueberries every time.