The Irish Villages Where Time Slows Down

Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash In 1999, plans for a new bypass in County Clare were altered so a single hawthorn would not …

In 1593, Grace O’Malley sailed to Greenwich and negotiated with Elizabeth I face to face — and won. The story of Ireland’s most remarkable leader, plus get weekly Ireland stories free.

In 1593, Grace O’Malley sailed to Greenwich Palace to negotiate with Queen Elizabeth I — and won the release of her imprisoned family. The remarkable true story of Ireland’s pirate queen and her meeting with the Tudor monarch — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

Lughnasadh falls on 1 August — one of Ireland’s four great Celtic seasonal festivals, 3,000 years old and still alive in County Mayo and Kerry — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

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

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.

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