Meet Ireland’s greatest mythological heroes — from Cúchulainn to Fionn Mac Cumhaill and Grace O’Malley. Discover which legendary Irish hero you’d want in your corner today.
Grace O’Malley (Gráinne Mhaol) was the Irish pirate queen who commanded 20 galleys, defied English rule in Connacht, and met Queen Elizabeth I in 1593 — and left with everything she demanded. 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.
Somewhere along the shore of Lough Corrib, a farmer spots a horse standing alone in the shallows at dusk. Its coat is gleaming black, its …
Before books or radio, Ireland’s memory was kept by the seanchaà — a storyteller who could hold a room silent for three hours. Discover the tradition and where to hear it today.
There are stretches of the Irish coastline where old people will warn you not to look a seal in the eye. Not out of superstition …
Discover why the Aran Islands are covered in over a thousand kilometres of drystone walls, who built every one by hand, and what they reveal about centuries of island life.
Master Swiss meringue buttercream with Chris’s foolproof bain-marie method. Silky, stable, and far less sweet than standard buttercream — the professional baker’s secret for home kitchens.
The Tuatha Dé Danann didn’t disappear when they lost Ireland — they went underground. Here’s how Ireland’s gods became the fairy folk still feared today.
The ancient Irish belief in the droch shúil — the evil eye — explains why grandmothers say ‘God bless’ when admiring a baby. Discover Ireland’s oldest living folk tradition.