Love Ireland

Discover the ancient Bealtaine traditions that once sent Irish women into the fields before sunrise on May morning — and why some still do it today.

Found only in one narrow valley in County Galway, Connemara marble is a 600-million-year-old green stone that millions in the Irish diaspora carry as a physical connection to home.

Ireland has 64,000 townlands — ancient land divisions every Irish family knows by heart. Discover what they mean, where they come from, and how to find yours.

Discover the secret priest holes hidden inside Irish castles — concealed rooms built to shelter Catholic clergy from execution during Ireland’s Penal Laws era.

Discover the story behind Ireland’s holy hour — the law that forced every pub to shut at lunchtime for sixty years. A uniquely Irish piece of history.

The Waterford Festival of Food returns for its 17th year on 23-26 April 2026, with 150+ events across Dungarvan and Waterford City. From foraging in the Comeraghs to dining at Mount Congreve, here’s everything you need to know.

Ireland’s ancient round towers have puzzled historians for centuries. The entrance is always three metres off the ground — and the monks who built them did it on purpose.

The secret story of poitin – Ireland’s illegal moonshine that sustained remote communities for three centuries and is now making a triumphant comeback.

The Cúirt International Festival of Literature returns to Galway from 21–26 April 2026. Now in its 41st year, this beloved festival brings together Ireland’s finest literary voices — including Neil Jordan, Louise O’Neill, Anne Enright, and Liz Nugent — for six days of readings, poetry, and celebration.

Discover the Irish surnames from Donegal – O’Donnell, Gallagher, Sweeney and more. Origins, Gaelic meanings, and how to trace your Donegal ancestry today.