Explore five timeless Irish villages where life moves slower

Discover Irish surnames from County Kildare – FitzGerald, Lawlor, Dempsey, O’Toole and more. Origins, Gaelic meanings, and how to trace your Kildare roots.

A sacred flame burned in Kildare for approximately 700 years, tended only by women. Discover the extraordinary story of St. Brigid’s eternal fire and where to see it burning today — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

Trace the Irish roots of America’s founding fathers in Ireland. Visit Co. Antrim, Cobh, and the Ulster-American Folk Park where their story began — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

Discover Irish surnames from County Antrim – MacDonnell, O’Neill, Boyd and more. Origins, Gaelic meanings, and how to trace your Antrim ancestry today.

An Irish trad session has unwritten rules that nobody puts on a sign. Here is what visitors need to know before sitting down.

Killary Harbour in Connemara is Ireland’s only fjord — and the cold Atlantic waters produce mussels that food lovers travel far to taste. Here is the story behind them.

Long before maps existed, five ancient highways radiated from the sacred Hill of Tara and connected every corner of Ireland. Here is where they went — and why some still survive today.

The Celts were obsessed with patterns you could trace with a finger — knotwork that loops forever, spirals that never end. But one symbol breaks …

Most visitors break the unwritten rules of an Irish trad session without realising it. Here’s what really happens in the circle — and what you must never do.

Make bakery-quality chocolate brioche twists at home with Chris’s foolproof method — silky enriched dough, rich chocolate filling, utterly irresistible.