In 1900, nine out of every ten whiskeys drunk on Earth were Irish. By 1980, two distilleries were left in the entire country. This episode covers how that happened, and how Irish whiskey came back.

Canterbury Tail, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Soda Farl Recipe: The Soft Griddle Bread at the Heart of the Ulster Fry If you have …

The Burren looks like nowhere else in Ireland — a limestone landscape that confused geologists for a century. This episode explains what you’re actually looking at.

Classiebawn Castle sits at the edge of Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo — a real, visitable place, and the site of one of the defining events of …

Most visitors photograph Kylemore Abbey from across the lake and move on. Almost none of them are told why it was built, or what happened …

Every year, thousands of Irish-American, Irish-Australian and Irish-Canadian visitors stand on this quay looking for the exact spot their ancestors last stood on Irish soil. …

Millions of people drive the Ring of Kerry every year and finish it without understanding what they actually just saw. This episode is the context most tourists never get.

County Tipperary offers the Rock of Cashel, Cahir Castle, Holy Cross Abbey, and scenic market towns few tourists reach — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

Photo: Olha Volotkevych / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) If you’re building a Donegal itinerary, Arranmore Island deserves a closer look. The ferry from Burtonport …

Irish surname origins by county reveal a direct map of ancient Gaelic territories, Norman settlements, and plantation history. Each surname carries a geographic fingerprint — …