Why Sitric Silkenbeard is the greatest Dubliner of all time He may be seen as one of the baddies of Irish history thanks to the Battle of Clontarf, but Silkenbeard built Dublin into a cosmopolitan city Sitric Silkenbeard • 31 Jul
Why Sitric Silkenbeard is the greatest Dubliner of all time He may be seen as one of the baddies of Irish history thanks to the Battle of Clontarf, but Silkenbeard built Dublin into a cosmopolitan city Sitric Silkenbeard • 31 Jul
CSI St Patrick: just where is the saint's body? The exact location of the body of St Patrick has been a bone of contention for over a millennium st patricks day • 12 Mar
CSI St Patrick: just where is the saint's body? The exact location of the body of St Patrick has been a bone of contention for over a millennium st patricks day • 12 Mar
How St Brigid made Kildare the hotspot of 7th century Ireland Medieval writer Cogitosus described Kildare as a 'vast and metropolitan city' thanks to the presence of the tomb of St Brigid St Brigid's Day • 01 Feb
How St Brigid made Kildare the hotspot of 7th century Ireland Medieval writer Cogitosus described Kildare as a 'vast and metropolitan city' thanks to the presence of the tomb of St Brigid St Brigid's Day • 01 Feb
Will the real St Brigid please stand up? Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today St Brigid • 27 Jan
Will the real St Brigid please stand up? Here's the evidence which indicates that the Kildare woman was real - and why this is worth emphasising today St Brigid • 27 Jan
Meet St Patrick's spin doctor A cleric who lived 200 years after St Patrick's death is the one responsible for many of the stories around the saint's life. st patricks day • 14 Mar 24
Meet St Patrick's spin doctor A cleric who lived 200 years after St Patrick's death is the one responsible for many of the stories around the saint's life. st patricks day • 14 Mar 24
What was Christmas like in Medieval Ireland? Christmas may not have been a big deal in Medieval Ireland, but it was a special time all the same marked by feasting, rest and some parties Christmas • 20 Dec 23
What was Christmas like in Medieval Ireland? Christmas may not have been a big deal in Medieval Ireland, but it was a special time all the same marked by feasting, rest and some parties Christmas • 20 Dec 23
The cult of the dead in medieval Ireland Back then, corpses, the dead and eerie graveyards used to play a far more active role in Irish life History • 31 Oct 19
The cult of the dead in medieval Ireland Back then, corpses, the dead and eerie graveyards used to play a far more active role in Irish life History • 31 Oct 19
Notre-Dame's rescued relics, faith and Paris The relief at the safe retrieval of Notre-Dame Cathedral's priceless treasures shows the abiding power of religious relics Notre Dame Cathedral • 16 Apr 19
Notre-Dame's rescued relics, faith and Paris The relief at the safe retrieval of Notre-Dame Cathedral's priceless treasures shows the abiding power of religious relics Notre Dame Cathedral • 16 Apr 19
