I started Irish Around The World back in 2015 and have been sending out my weekly dose of Irish every Friday to thousands of people just like you. I share Irish jokes, Irish heritage, Irish poetry, Celtic Symbols, how to send money to Ireland and even a weekly funny video.
Latest Blog Posts:
Irish Blessings for Friends: Friendship Blessings, Toasts and Sayings (and Which Are Really Irish)
Short, card-ready Irish blessings for friends: birthdays, Christmas cards, a friend moving away and the loss of a friend, plus toasts, proverbs and how to say friend in Irish (cara,…
Irish Whiskey Explained: Its History, the 4 Styles, and How It Differs From Scotch
Irish whiskey history from a fatal Christmas in 1405 to today: what the 1608 Bushmills licence really was, the 1779 still law, Aeneas Coffey, Dublin’s distilling giants, the collapse and…
Irish Butter: Why It’s So Yellow, Why It Tastes Different and the Ancient Butter Found in Bogs
Why is Irish butter so yellow, and does it really have more fat? Here’s what grass does to butter, why the 82% claim is only half true, how to bake…
Irish Scones Recipe: Light Buttermilk Scones the Way Irish Grannies Make Them (Plain, Fruit and Brown)
A proper Irish scones recipe with buttermilk, cold butter and self-raising flour, in metric and US cups, plus fruit (sultana), brown wholemeal, old-style soda and cheese versions. Then the five…
Irish Christmas Songs: 15 Carols, Ballads and Pub Favourites, From the Wexford Carol to Fairytale of New York
The best Irish Christmas songs and the stories behind them: the Wexford Carol, the Kilmore Carols, Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil, Enya’s Oíche Chiúin, A Spaceman Came Travelling, Band Aid…
The Irish Christmas Candle in the Window: Why It’s Lit on Christmas Eve (and What It Really Meant)
The candle in the window is one of Ireland’s best-loved Christmas customs and one of its most misunderstood. Here’s who really lit it, where the “girl named Mary” rule seems…
Irish Porter Cake Recipe: The Stout-Soaked Fruit Cake You Never Have to Ice
A simple Irish porter cake recipe in metric and US measures: fruit soaked overnight in stout, a rubbed-in spiced batter and about 2 hours in the oven, with no marzipan…
12 Pubs of Christmas Rules: The Full List, Where It Came From and How to Survive It
The 12 Pubs of Christmas is Ireland’s December pub crawl: 12 pubs, one drink in each and a new rule at every stop. Here are the 12 classic rules, forfeits…
Irish Christmas Pudding Recipe: The Guinness Pud With a Coin Inside (Make It on Stir-Up Sunday)
A make-ahead Irish Christmas pudding with stout and Irish whiskey, in metric and US measures, using suet or butter, in a basin or the old cloth. Then how to store…
Homemade Irish Cream: The 5-Minute Christmas Gift (and the Story of How Baileys Was Invented)
A 5-minute blender recipe for homemade Irish cream, in metric and US measures, plus versions without condensed milk, with eggs (the safe way), without alcohol and as a coffee creamer….
Irish Blessings: 100 for Every Occasion, in English and Irish (and Which Are Really Old)
100 Irish blessings for every occasion, in English and Irish with easy pronunciation: the 10 most famous, short ones for cards, everyday blessings in Irish, and blessings for family, friends,…
Irish Gaelic vs Scottish Gaelic: Is It Irish or Gaelic, and Can They Understand Each Other?
Irish (Gaeilge) and Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) are sister languages, not the same one. Here’s what to call the language in Ireland and Scotland, why Gaelic football keeps the word, how…
Most Popular Posts
These are some of the most popular blog posts on Irish Around The World over the years.
Olympic Skater ‘Irish Dances’ Across Ice, Brings Entire Stadium To Their Feet
Be prepared to be blown away by U.S. national champion figure skater Jason Brown, an incredible Olympic skater.
Discover The Sexiest Accents Of 2021
Just where does the Irish accent rank in the sexiest accent?
Adele’s “Hello” Sung In Irish Is Absolutely Breathtaking(Including Lyrics)
Did you ever stop and wonder what Adele’s “Hello” sung in Irish would sound like? Probably not!
The students from Coláiste Lurgan, in Galway, have come up with this fabulous cover titled Hello – le Adele as Gaeilge