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Beneath the ancient stones of Poulnabrone Dolmen, scientists found the remains of 33 people — and secrets that rewrote what we know of ancient Ireland.

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In old Ireland, a twist of straw left at your door on Shrove Tuesday carried one clear message: your neighbours had noticed you were still unmarried. Discover the forgotten tradition that shaped rural Irish life.

Discover the fairy forts of Ireland — the ancient ring forts that farmers still plough around, and the centuries-old belief about what lives inside them.

Discover the forgotten Irish wake traditions — keening, wake games, clay pipes, and the rituals that shaped how Ireland said goodbye to its dead.

The bodhrán may be the most controversial instrument in Irish traditional music. Its origins are disputed, its name is debated — and yet no session sounds right without it.

In the autumn of 1691, a defeated army stood at the walls of…

Every now and then in old Ireland, a musician would go missing…

Somewhere on the back roads of rural Ireland, behind a farmhouse kitchen door, you might still find a table, a few chairs, and a man who knows what you…

The sound has been described as something between a song and a…