If you sat down to breakfast in Cork City and something dark, soft, and round appeared beside your egg, you might ask questions. Most visitors …

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.

Every September, thousands travel to Lisdoonvarna for Ireland’s matchmaking festival — a 200-year tradition of finding love with a matchmaker’s help.

Before dance halls arrived, rural Ireland gathered at crossroads every Sunday to dance and play music. Discover the vanished tradition of Irish crossroads dancing and the law that silenced it.

Skellig Michael: discover why Irish monks chose to live on a remote Atlantic rock, and how their stone beehive huts have survived 1,400 years.

Why does a perfect pint of Guinness take exactly 119.5 seconds to pour? Discover the science, ritual, and tradition behind Ireland’s most iconic drink.

Discover why Irish tea tastes different everywhere else in the world, the great Barry’s vs Lyons debate, and the ritual that defines Irish hospitality.

Ireland’s castles hide a deadly secret above every entrance. Learn what murder holes were — and how ordinary people once defended their homes with them.

A 24-year-old designer from County Tyrone has seen her Vogue dream come true, as Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson wore her Porcelain Waves collection in the iconic fashion magazine — a moment that celebrates the best of Irish creativity.

Discover the Irish naming tradition that passed family names through generations — an unwritten rule that helped families find each other across centuries.