Discover County Cork, Ireland’s largest and most diverse county — from the colourful streets of Cobh and the food markets of Cork city to the wild peninsulas of West Cork. Your comprehensive guide to Ireland’s Rebel County.
Discover County Kerry, Ireland’s south-western crown jewel — from the Ring of Kerry and Skellig Michael to hidden beaches and the best traditional music pubs. Your comprehensive guide to visiting The Kingdom.
The Skellig List named every impatient couple in Ireland each spring. Discover the folk tradition that made parishes laugh from Kerry to Donegal.
Every Irish trad session has unwritten rules that locals never explain to visitors. From the bodhrán to the floor, here’s what you need to know.
Dún Aonghasa on Inishmore is a 3,000-year-old stone fort built at the edge of a 100-metre cliff — with no wall on the side facing the sea. The mystery has never been fully explained.
Lady Day Ireland falls on 25 March. Discover the ancient Quarter Day traditions — blessing seeds, holy well visits, and the start of the farming year.
Find out why a Victorian gentleman built a tower at the top of the Cliffs of Moher — and what his showpiece says about one of Ireland’s greatest landscapes.
Discover how the banjo — born in West Africa, shaped in America — crossed the Atlantic to become one of the most beloved instruments in Irish traditional music.
Ireland’s lighthouse keepers lived for months on remote Atlantic rocks, keeping the lights burning. Discover the story of the last men who walked away.
Discover the Irish myth of Macha, the goddess who raced chariots while pregnant, cursed Ulster’s warriors, and why one hero had to defend an entire province alone.