Ireland’s pub quiz nights are a beloved local tradition — and the perfect way to spend an evening on your visit. Here’s what to expect, where to find them, and which family member will inevitably claim they’d win.
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Meet Balor of the Evil Eye, the giant king of Irish myth. Learn his tale, Tory Island’s link to it, and the Irish folk belief it left behind.
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Photo: LookLookNoHands / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Halloween started here. Not the costumes-and-candy version, but the real thing — Samhain, the ancient Celtic new …
Photo: Gerda Arendt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons A Classic Recipe for Irish Trout with Almonds Few dishes speak so eloquently of Ireland’s landscape as a …
Photo: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Two hands. A crowned heart. Three words anyone who owns one can recite: …
The Lakes of Killarney with the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks rising behind. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. How an American Family’s Gift Created Ireland’s First National Park at Killarney …
Photo: O’Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Pan-Fried Clonakilty Black Pudding Recipe with Bramley Apple Sauce There are few ingredients more deeply woven into …
Photo: Ian S / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) 123 Passengers Boarded the Titanic at Cobh. Only 44 Made It to America. The world’s most …