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Lugh in Irish Mythology: Ireland’s Sun God and the Harvest Festival He Created

Every summer, thousands of Irish people climb Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, most famously on Reek Sunday, the last Sunday of July. Some walk barefoot …

A wedge of golden lattice-topped Irish apple tart with tender spiced apple filling, served on a white plate

Traditional Irish Apple Tart Recipe: A Bramley Classic From the Irish Kitchen

Photo: Shisma / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) What’s the best Irish dish of all time? ☘️ Vote in our Best Irish Food poll — …

Rockfleet Castle (Carrigahowley) on the shore of Clew Bay, County Mayo — the tower house stronghold of Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen of Connacht

Grace O’Malley: The Pirate Queen Who Faced Down a Tudor Monarch — and Won

Grace O’Malley sailed to London in 1593 and walked away with everything she asked for. The story of the Pirate Queen who outmanoeuvred Elizabeth I — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

The first pneumatic bicycle tyre, developed by John Boyd Dunlop in Belfast, on display in a museum

Irish Bicycle Makers Who Helped Spark the 1890s Global Cycling Boom

Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons On the afternoon of 18 May 1889, at the North of Ireland Cricket Club grounds in Belfast, …

Tea Brack Recipe: The Traditional Irish Fruit Loaf Steeped in Simplicity

Photo by Karolina Kołodziejczak on Unsplash What’s the best Irish dish of all time? ☘️ Vote in our Best Irish Food poll — recipes nominated …

Dramatic Irish coastal cliffs rising from the Atlantic Ocean — the domain of Manannán mac Lir, the Irish sea god of Irish mythology

Manannán mac Lir: The Irish Sea God Who Still Rules Ireland’s Coastline

Manannán mac Lir is the Irish god of the sea, the Otherworld, and magic — a shape-shifting deity who ruled every wave on Ireland’s 2,500-kilometre coastline and guided souls to the paradise beyond the Atlantic horizon. — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

Giants Causeway basalt columns at sunset, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tracing Your Roots in County Antrim: A Heritage Plan for the Irish Diaspora

If your family left Ireland from the north, there is a good chance County Antrim is where your story begins. Antrim gave the world some …

Traditional Irish cottage at sunset in Connemara National Park — the kind of rural homestead recorded in Griffith's Valuation surveys across Ireland between 1847 and 1864

Griffith’s Valuation: The Irish Land Survey That Can Pinpoint Your Ancestor’s Exact Farm

Griffith’s Valuation (1847-1864) records every Irish household by name and townland — free to search. Find your ancestors’ exact farm and trace your Irish roots.

The Dagda — Ireland’s All-Father God and the Magic Cauldron That Never Ran Empty

The Dagda was the most powerful god in Irish mythology — carrying a magical club that could kill or restore life, an inexhaustible cauldron that never left anyone hungry, and a harp that could command nature itself. Discover the legend of Ireland’s All-Father, a timeless figure woven into the heart of Celtic heritage. Discover weekly Irish heritage stories — free in your inbox.

Traditional Irish cottage nestled in a green valley beside a river, surrounded by rolling hills — ideal for an Irish ancestry heritage trip

7-Day Irish Ancestry Itinerary for First-Time Visitors

There is a moment every diaspora traveller knows. You step off the plane, breathe in the cool, damp air, and something shifts. The fields look …

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