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    A fairy ring or fairy fort in county Roscommon, along the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland.

    The darker side of Irish fairy belief

    Getting on the wrong side of a fairy could make or break your luck, health, livestock, home or fortune

    Folklore • 04 Sep
    A Child of Prague statue in the window of a Co Clare home. Photo: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

    Why is the Child of Prague statue associated with Irish weddings?

    The general belief was that you should leave the statue outside under a bush the night before the wedding to ensure good weather

    Folklore • 29 Aug
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    7 things you probably didn't know about Áras an Uachtaráin

    Here are some things you may not have known about the presidential residence in the middle of Dublin's Phoenix Park

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    Claddagh Ring

    Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,347 events to check out

    Heritage Week must-sees include Claddagh rings, medieval armoury, urban walking tours, soda bread and scything championships

    Heritage Week • 17 Aug
    Workers harvesting the flax to make linen in Co Down in 1948. Photo: Merlyn Severn/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

    The stories behind Gleaning Sunday and Irish harvest customs

    There were many unique rituals and traditions associated with the harvesting of crops in Ireland at this time of year

    Folklore • 17 Aug
    Pilgrims take to Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday

    Why the last Sunday in July was celebrated in Ireland of old

    Known as Garland Sunday, Bilberry Sunday or Reek Sunday, it was a day to mark the end of Hungry July and anticipate the harvest to come

    Ireland • 27 Jul
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    How W.B. Yeats found peace and poetry in a Co Galway tower house

    Purchased from Lady Gregory and restored by architect William A. Scott, Thoor Ballylee was a happy place for the poet and his family

    wb yeats • 27 Jun
    A 2009 St John's Eve bonfire in Boradruma, Co Mayo with smoke from Castlebar bonfires in the background. Photo: National Museum of Ireland Facebook

    Why bonfires blaze across Ireland on June 23rd

    The sight of St John's Eve bonfires on hilltops still provides quite a spectacle and reminds us of a pivotal time in the calendar

    St John's Eve • 23 Jun
    "It has been speculated that the fire in Bealtaine celebrations symbolises the return of the sun after winter"

    Fire, water, light and luck: Bealtaine traditions in Ireland

    Our ancestors engaged in a wide range of rites and rituals on May 1st which were believed to bring good luck

    Brainstorm • 01 May
    Nathaniel Grogan's Whipping the Herring out of Town – A Scene of Cork (circa 1800). Image: Crawford Art Gallery Collection

    'Whipping the herring': how Easter was once celebrated in Ireland

    There were many traditions associated with Easter in Ireland, from a 'black fast' on Good Friday to 'cake dances' on Easter Sunday

    Easter • 17 Apr
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