The first edition of The Love Ireland Guide — a comprehensive, keepable reference to Irish soda bread: history, chemistry, regional variations, two full recipes, troubleshooting, and a free collectible PDF.
Discover the most common Irish surnames from County Galway — their Gaelic origins, meanings, and the clans behind them. Plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
To trace your Irish ancestry, start with three free sites: IrishGenealogy.ie for civil records and census data, AskAboutIreland.ie for Griffith’s land survey, and the National …
If your family name is Walsh, Burke, O’Malley, Jordan, or Moran — there is a strong chance your ancestors came from County Mayo. For generations, …
Discover the best places to retire in Ireland — from Galway’s vibrant harbour to Westport’s Atlantic setting, these towns offer beauty, community, and the life you’ve been dreaming of — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Which Irish county makes the best brown bread? Clare, Kerry, Cork, Donegal — each has a strong case. Here’s what the debate is really about.
In 1593, Grace O’Malley sailed to Greenwich Palace to negotiate with Queen Elizabeth I — and won the release of her imprisoned family. The remarkable true story of Ireland’s pirate queen and her meeting with the Tudor monarch — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Look at a map of Ireland’s 32 counties and the outlines start to look like animals. Kerry resembles a terrier, Leitrim an eel, Donegal a duck. Here are the strongest candidates and why.
Photo: Love Ireland Why Ireland’s GDP jumped 26% in one year but Irish people saw no difference On the morning of July 12, 2016, Ireland’s …
Dylan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Market With the Wrong Name: What Cork’s English Market Has Been Selling Since 1788 Pat O’Connell got …