Love Ireland

The triple spiral at Newgrange is 5,000 years old and carved into Ireland’s oldest monument. Discover why its meaning is still debated by archaeologists today.

Discover the story of Spancil Hill, County Clare — the ancient June fair that inspired Ireland’s most heartbreaking emigrant song, and why it still draws crowds every summer.

A beautifully moist lemon drizzle cake recipe using the double-drizzle method — lemon sugar drizzle soaked into the warm loaf, topped with silky lemon icing. From Chris at The Irish Baker Abroad.

Before spring crops came in, Irish country families foraged nettles from the hedgerows. The ancient Irish nettle tradition still survives today.

Discover what makes the Aran Islands unlike anywhere else in Ireland — stone walls, the Irish language, and an Atlantic way of life that time forgot.

The Cailleach Bhéara carved Ireland’s wild landscapes. This ancient Irish goddess still receives offerings at sacred sites in Kerry and Cork today.

Discover Bealtaine — Ireland’s ancient May Day fire festival. For thousands of years the Irish lit bonfires, protected their homes, and welcomed summer with sacred flame.

Walk into an Irish trad session and you’ll quickly discover there are unwritten rules nobody tells tourists. Here’s what the locals have always known.

Discover the Irish pub round — the unspoken social contract that governs every pub in the country. What it is, how it works, and why it matters.

Meet the Morrigan, Ireland’s ancient crow goddess whose presence is still felt across the landscape — and why the Irish still pause when a crow watches.