In old Ireland, one Sunday each year meant a chalk mark on every unmarried villager’s back. Discover the forgotten tradition of Chalk Sunday.

On May Eve, Irish farmers believed a neighbour could steal their cows’ butter through magic. Discover the ancient superstition that shaped rural Irish life for centuries.

The Irish pub lock-in was illegal and universally practised. Here’s who got invited to stay — and why Ireland’s guards often looked the other way.

The Burren in County Clare — where Arctic flowers and Mediterranean orchids bloom on barren limestone, beside one of Ireland’s oldest monuments.

The slow air is the most powerful moment in Irish traditional music — a single instrument, no accompaniment, and a room that forgets to breathe. Most visitors never realise what is happening.

Thousands of years ago, Irish families buried butter in bogs. Archaeologists are still finding it today — and nobody fully agrees on why.

For centuries, Irish families followed a strict naming pattern for their children. Discover the tradition and what it reveals about your own Irish ancestry.

Discover the meitheal — the ancient Irish custom of communal farm labour, where whole townlands worked together and no money ever changed hands.

Discover the ancient Irish belief in fairy paths — invisible roads that shaped how cottages, lanes, and even modern motorways were built across Ireland.

Discover the best things to do in Galway, Ireland — from the Latin Quarter and Spanish Arch to Connemara, the Aran Islands, and Galway Bay oysters — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.