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Discover the American Wake — the all-night farewell tradition held in Irish homes the night before emigration, a custom that felt exactly like a funeral.
An Irish trad session has unwritten rules that nobody puts on a sign. Here is what visitors need to know before sitting down.
You could have just walked in off the street. You might be soaking wet from the rain, or delivering a parcel, or breaking terrible news. …
Inside Ireland’s ancient castles lie mural passages, postern gates, and murder holes that most visitors never see. Here’s what they were built for.
The forbidden history of poitin — Ireland’s illicit spirit that kept rural families alive for centuries, why it was banned, and why some still make it in secret today.
Discover the true meaning of craic — the Irish word no other language can properly translate. What it is, where it came from, and how to find it in Ireland.
The Aran Islands are bare limestone rock with almost no natural soil. So how did generations of island families grow food there for thousands of years? The answer is in every stone wall.
Trim Castle in County Meath is Ireland’s largest Norman castle, yet most visitors know little of its remarkable story. Discover eight centuries of history within its ancient walls.
In 1848, a young man named Patrick Kennedy locked the door of his stone farmhouse in County Wexford, walked to the harbour at New Ross, and boarded a ship…