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In Ireland, invisible fairy paths cross every field and valley. Even modern builders have gone around them. Here is the truth behind this ancient tradition.
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 Skellig List was one of Ireland’s wittiest folk traditions — a public naming of every unmarried person who missed the Shrove Tuesday marriage deadline. The story behind the rock that gave desperate singles a second chance.
Tory Island — Ireland’s most remote community — has an elected king, a school of world-famous painters, and a history of refusing to leave.
Discover the ancient Irish singing tradition of sean-nós singing — why audiences look away, how it survived, and where to find it in Ireland today.
Thousands of years ago, Irish families buried butter in bogs. Archaeologists are still finding it today — and nobody fully agrees on why.