10 Things That Were Always in Your Irish Granny’s Kitchen

Discover the Irish merrow legend — the sea creature from Irish folklore who lived between two worlds, loved human men, and always returned to the waves in the end.

What do Irish place names really mean? From Dublin’s Dark Pool to Viking Wexford, discover the hidden stories encoded in the Irish landscape for over 2,000 years.

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

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

The concertina arrived in Ireland as a parlour novelty — and never left. Discover how the Irish concertina tradition took root in County Clare and became the quiet heartbeat of Irish music.

Discover the story of Killarney’s jaunting car tradition — the horse-drawn carriages and the jarveys who have guided visitors through Kerry’s stunning national park for over 200 years.

Discover the real reason Irish families nail a horseshoe above the front door — and why the direction it faces still sparks fierce debate across the country.

Discover the Irish surnames from County Wexford – Kavanagh, Murphy, Doyle, Roche, Sinnott and more. Origins, Gaelic meanings, and how to trace your Wexford ancestry today.

Manannán mac Lir ruled Ireland’s seas and the Celtic Otherworld. Discover the forgotten Irish sea god whose name is still written on the map today.

The Irish currach has barely changed in 3,000 years. Discover the ancient skin-on-frame boat that still launches on the Atlantic coast of Ireland today.