Ireland, often called the Emerald Isle, is renowned for its stunning landscapes, and its lakes are no exception. I have included a short description of these Irish lakes, along with …

The Irish in America: A Brief Overview Establishing centuries-long bonds, Irish people have become intrinsically woven into the very fabric of American life. From the first pioneers landing on the …

I love a funny news story, and even more so when it happens in Ireland!   What happened?  Well, in short, two Irish guys dug a giant hole on the beach, …

Seamus Heaney’s best-known poems are Digging, Mid-Term Break, Blackberry-Picking and Death of a Naturalist, all from his 1966 debut, along with Clearances, Punishment and Casualty. He won the Nobel Prize …

From grand and craic to eejit, yoke and the jacks, here’s my guide to Irish slang words and phrases, sorted by region, with what Irish people really mean.

The triskele, or triskelion, is three spirals or three legs turning from one centre. Here is the honest story, from Newgrange in 3200 BC to Sicily, the Isle of Man and your next tattoo.

To move forward, you must escape the past. Set in a remote Irish village, a newly retired assassin (Academy Award® nominee #LiamNeeson; Taken, Non-Stop) finds himself drawn into a lethal …

100+ Irish birthday blessings, wishes and toasts, with Irish translations, how to say happy birthday in Irish and Irish birthday traditions.

I have created a new collection of funny Irish jokes. Irish jokes are like a warm, comforting pint of Guinness – they’re bound to put a smile on your face …

The Ephemera poem is the last on my list of Irish love poems. I started with a list of 12 Irish love poems, and it has been fun learning and …

Irish baby names, straight from the CSO: Rían and Lily are now Ireland’s most popular. Here is the official top 20, Northern Ireland’s list, and the best traditional Irish names with how to say them and what they mean.

The Irish Lotto at a glance Set up under the National Lottery Act 1986; scratchcards went on sale in 1987. First Lotto draw: 16 April 1988, won by Brigid McGrath …

I have lost count of how many times I have rewatched Father Ted, it is an iconic show, and when I came across this collection of all the quotes from …

Back with another wonderful Irish love poem. Of course, Yeats had to be featured yet once again. This is a love poem of sorts, and I say that because there …

I’ve been sharing an Irish love poem every week, and the poem Scaffolding by Seamus Heaney is definitely worth its feature. ‘Scaffolding‘ is one of Seamus Heaney’s first-ever poems, written around the …