Funny Valentine’s Day Jokes: 53 Cheesy One-Liners (Plus a Few Irish Ones)
It’s Valentine’s Day, and you probably have your Valentine’s Day card ready to go and are looking for some funny Valentine’s Day jokes to make your other half laugh out …
Valentine’s Day Wishes With an Irish Touch (for Your Wife, Husband or Partner)
Are you staring at a blank Valentine’s Day card, looking for the best Valentine’s Day messages for your partner? Don’t worry, we have all been there. You want to express …
May the Road Rise Up to Meet You: Meaning, Full Blessing and Its Surprising Origin
The full “May the road rise up to meet you” blessing, line by line, plus the Irish Go n-éirí an bóthar leat, how to say it, and the real story of where the verse comes from.
St Brigid’s Day: Imbolc, the Goddess, the Saint and How Ireland Celebrates 1 February
St Brigid’s Day (Lá Fhéile Bríde, pronounced law AY-luh BREE-juh) is the 1st of February, the first day of spring in the old Irish calendar and the festival of Imbolc. …
The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry: Words, Meaning and Story
The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry is Child Ballad 113, a Shetland song about a seal-man, his son and a gunner. Here are the old words, a plain-English guide verse by verse, the tunes, and Ireland’s own seal-folk stories.
Selkie Mythology: The Seal People of Irish and Scottish Folklore
What is a selkie? The seal people of Orkney, Shetland and the west of Ireland: the stolen skin, the seal wife, the Conneely clan, the merrow, the films, and where to see seals in Ireland today.
The 10 Strongest Currencies in the World (2026) and the Weakest
The strongest currencies in the world in 2026, from the Kuwaiti dinar to the US dollar, plus the 10 weakest and where the euro ranks. Rates as of October 2026.
10 Best Books About Cú Chulainn (Picked by Our Readers)
Each of these books about Cú Chulainn contributes to the multifaceted portrayal of Cú Chulainn, highlighting different aspects of his character and the world he inhabited. When I originally shared …
Cú Chulainn: The Teenage Warrior Who Held Off an Entire Army Alone
Irish mythology is not something I have covered much on Irish Around The World. But I thought there was no better time to start than today. And what better way …
This Bottle of Irish Whiskey Sold for $2.55 Million
Would ya believe it? A single bottle of Irish single malt has just been snapped up for a staggering €2.55 million by an American collector, making it the most expensive …
Cillian Murphy Wins Best Actor at the Golden Globes (Watch His Speech)
Ah, sure, Cillian Murphy(from Cork) taken home the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama for his stunner of a role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The film itself had a …
How Often Does It Snow in Dublin? Real Figures and Snowiest Months
How often does it snow in Dublin? About 12 days a year of snow or sleet, but snow lies on only about 2. Met Éireann figures, the snowiest months and white Christmas odds.
7 Best Hangover Cures, According to an Irishman
I don’t know how often I tell myself that I am never getting hungover again, but I do seem not to have learned my lesson. It’s 2024 now, and I …
Best Irish Jokes Of The Year 2023
Looking for the best Irish jokes? Well, you came to the right place. Over the past year, I have been sending out a new Irish joke to my dedicated email …
Irish New Year Blessings and Toasts (and How to Say Happy New Year in Irish)
Happy New Year in Irish is Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit (AH-vleen fwee WASH-uh ghwit). The best-known Irish New Year blessing is “May your troubles be less, and your blessings be …