Stories

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.

Meet the Irish púca — a shape-shifting trickster that became Shakespeare’s Puck, inspired Harvey, and still haunts Ireland’s wild places today.

The Leanan Sídhe gives artists their greatest gift — and takes their lives. Discover the haunting Irish fairy legend behind the country’s tragic poets and musicians.

Biddy Early was Ireland’s most famous wise woman, a County Clare healer who used a mysterious fairy blue bottle to cure the sick, outfox the Church, and leave a legend that still haunts Kilbarron Lake.

The druids warned that if the fire on the Hill of Slane was not put out that night, it would burn for ever. This is what happened, and why it still matters.

Meet the merrow — Ireland’s own mermaid from Celtic tradition. Coastal families claimed this creature as an ancestor for centuries. Discover the legend haunting Ireland’s Atlantic shore.

Every June 23rd, Irish streets fill with bonfires for St John’s Night — a tradition older than Christianity that still happens across Ireland today.

Discover Ireland’s thin places — the ancient Celtic concept of caol áit, where the spiritual world grows close. These extraordinary Irish sites still take your breath away.