Stories

In 1631, Barbary corsairs raided the Irish fishing village of Baltimore and took 107 people as slaves. The forgotten story of Ireland’s darkest night.

Discover the remarkable Irish bog bodies — 2,000-year-old men preserved in peat, their fingerprints, hair, and last meals still intact. What happened to them?

Discover the fairy forts of Ireland — the ancient ring forts that farmers still plough around, and the centuries-old belief about what lives inside them.

Bullaun stones sit in Irish fields and ancient monasteries, untouched for centuries. These ancient Irish cursing stones carry rituals of harm and healing that locals still respect today.

Newgrange passage tomb in County Meath is 5,000 years old — and for just 17 minutes each December, it does something that still stops people cold.

Discover the seanchaí — Ireland’s ancient storytellers who held entire villages spellbound until dawn. A dying tradition that still echoes in Irish culture today.

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

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.

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.

Inishmurray Island Ireland holds cursing stones used for centuries to invoke justice. Discover the ancient ritual that made this remote Sligo island famous.