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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 …

Samhain — The Real Irish Origin of Halloween and How It’s Still Celebrated Today

You dress your children up every October. You carve a pumpkin. You buy sweets and wait by the door. But here’s the thing. Every one …

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