The Ancient Celtic Fire Festival That Still Lights Up Ireland Every First of May
Discover Bealtaine: Ireland’s ancient Celtic fire festival welcoming summer. Bonfires, fairy folk, May customs — and why Ireland still celebrates today.
Discover Bealtaine: Ireland’s ancient Celtic fire festival welcoming summer. Bonfires, fairy folk, May customs — and why Ireland still celebrates today.
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When a deal was struck at an Irish country fair, the handshake wasn’t the end of it. The seller would reach into his pocket, pull …
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.
Discover the everyday Irish superstitions that never went away — from saluting the magpie to keeping shoes off the table. These piseogs still run deep.