Charlie Chaplin was one of the most recognised faces on earth. By the late 1950s, he could have chosen anywhere in the world to spend …

The Irish village forge was more than a workshop. It was the beating social heart of every community — and the man who ran it was both admired and feared.

Why Irish farmers feared the hare above all other creatures — the ancient legend of shapeshifting witches, stolen milk, and silver bullets.

Discover Sliabh Luachra — the remote Kerry-Cork highland where a music tradition of polkas and slides survived when the rest of Ireland moved on.

Make Chris’s apple crumble muffins with Cox apples, buttermilk batter and a cinnamon crumble topping. Easy recipe makes 12 bakery-style muffins perfect for sharing.

The ancient Irish geis was a sacred rule no hero could refuse. Breaking it always led to disaster — discover why Ireland’s greatest warriors were destroyed by the rules they could never escape.

The ancient Irish legend of Stingy Jack explains why we carve pumpkins — a trickster who outwitted the Devil and was banned from both heaven and hell.

The ancient Irish belief in the droch shúil — the evil eye — explains why grandmothers say ‘God bless’ when admiring a baby. Discover Ireland’s oldest living folk tradition.

Fastnet Rock lighthouse stands alone in the Atlantic off West Cork — discover why Irish emigrants called it the Teardrop of Ireland and why it still resonates today.

For thousands of years, the Irish currach — a lightweight boat of sticks and canvas — was the only lifeline connecting Ireland’s remote island communities to the outside world.