What was Christmas like in rural Ireland back in the day? Here are seven snapshots of how Christmas used to be marked in Ireland Christmas • 21 Dec 25
What was Christmas like in rural Ireland back in the day? Here are seven snapshots of how Christmas used to be marked in Ireland Christmas • 21 Dec 25
How the Wexford Carol gave me respite and solace at Christmas Christmas carols like the Wexford Carol can be a conduit for joy and celebration in the darkest of times Christmas • 21 Dec 25
How the Wexford Carol gave me respite and solace at Christmas Christmas carols like the Wexford Carol can be a conduit for joy and celebration in the darkest of times Christmas • 21 Dec 25
Do you know these 7 great Irish Christmas traditions? From the Christmas box to An Margadh Mór, here are some memorable Irish Christmas traditions from years past History • 20 Dec 25
Do you know these 7 great Irish Christmas traditions? From the Christmas box to An Margadh Mór, here are some memorable Irish Christmas traditions from years past History • 20 Dec 25
Why November 11th was a day for blood sacrifice rites in Ireland Blood sacrifices involving pigs, sheep or geese were practiced in Ireland well into living memory on Martinmas Folklore • 11 Nov 25
Why November 11th was a day for blood sacrifice rites in Ireland Blood sacrifices involving pigs, sheep or geese were practiced in Ireland well into living memory on Martinmas Folklore • 11 Nov 25
Masks and black plastic bags: how we used to celebrate Halloween Despite being associated with the supernatural, Irish people traditionally saw Halloween as a night for fun and games Halloween • 23 Oct 25
Masks and black plastic bags: how we used to celebrate Halloween Despite being associated with the supernatural, Irish people traditionally saw Halloween as a night for fun and games Halloween • 23 Oct 25
How Bord na Móna peat briquette became an icon of Irish design The briquettes were not only once a convenient, inexpensive fuel for Irish people, they were also an industrial design icon History • 27 Oct 25
How Bord na Móna peat briquette became an icon of Irish design The briquettes were not only once a convenient, inexpensive fuel for Irish people, they were also an industrial design icon History • 27 Oct 25
Was Dracula Irish? It is possible to view the Count as Irish or influenced by the Ireland of Bram Stoker's time in many ways. Vampires • 23 Oct 25
Was Dracula Irish? It is possible to view the Count as Irish or influenced by the Ireland of Bram Stoker's time in many ways. Vampires • 23 Oct 25
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 Presidential Election 2025 • 29 Sep 25
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 Presidential Election 2025 • 29 Sep 25
All you need to know about the Autumn Equinox The Autumn Equinox and the festival of Michaelmas on September 29th mark the coming of the closure of the year Autumn Equinox • 30 Oct 25
All you need to know about the Autumn Equinox The Autumn Equinox and the festival of Michaelmas on September 29th mark the coming of the closure of the year Autumn Equinox • 30 Oct 25
A guide to piseogs, Ireland's sinister folk magic spells Piseogs were believed to be deliberately enacted with evil intent and came with connotations of magic and voodoo Folklore • 17 Sep 25
A guide to piseogs, Ireland's sinister folk magic spells Piseogs were believed to be deliberately enacted with evil intent and came with connotations of magic and voodoo Folklore • 17 Sep 25
