Every 26th December, straw-masked musicians march through Irish villages in a tradition called Wren Day — one of Ireland’s oldest and most mysterious customs, still alive today.
Ireland’s folk healing tradition: the gift of ‘the cure’ — passed through rural families for centuries and still sought out in many communities today.
Bealtaine was Ireland’s ancient May Day fire festival — hilltops ablaze, cattle through flames, hawthorn in bloom. Discover how summer once began across Ireland.
The Skellig List named every impatient couple in Ireland each spring. Discover the folk tradition that made parishes laugh from Kerry to Donegal.
Discover the Lough Derg pilgrimage in County Donegal, where thousands still fast barefoot on Station Island for three days — a tradition over 1,500 years old.
Fewer than 2,000 thatched cottages remain in Ireland today. Discover the ancient craft of thatching, why it’s disappearing, and where to see it survive.
Stand on the clifftop of Inis Mór and look down.
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When the Roman Emperor’s envoy received seven Irish hounds in…