How Many Days Until St Patrick’s Day? Live Countdown
A live countdown to St Patrick’s Day that updates itself every year, plus the day of the week 17 March falls on from 2027 to 2031 and how to say Happy St Patrick’s Day in Irish.
Cúirt an Mheán Oíche (The Midnight Court) by Brian Merriman: Ireland’s Cheekiest Poem
I am back again with another top Irish poem. Just like you, I don’t know everything there is to know about Irish poetry. But I do find going through these …
Dark Rosaleen by James Clarence Mangan: Poem and Meaning
This week I picked number 64 from the top 100 Irish poems list. An Irish poem translated into English. The poem Dark Rosaleen is a poem about love. In fact, …
Irish Sayings About Love: Phrases, Blessings and Quotes in Irish
How to say I love you in Irish, with mo ghrá, a stór, a chuisle mo chroí and anam cara explained, plus Irish wedding blessings, Valentine’s wishes and real love quotes from Irish writers.
Autumn Journal by Louis MacNeice: Poem and Meaning
I hope you have been enjoying these weekly top Irish poems. Every Friday, I send them out to my weekly dose of Irish. This week is an older poem from …
How to Learn Irish Online in 2026: The Best Free and Paid Options
The best ways to learn Irish online, free and paid: Duolingo, DCU’s Irish 101, italki tutors, Gaelchultúr, Teanglann and TG4, plus which dialect to learn.
A Collection Of The Funniest Irish Jokes
I think I have shared over 100 Irish jokes on the blog at this stage. But I have also shared a unique Irish joke every week on my weekly dose …
For Rita With Love by Pat Ingoldsby: A Tender Irish Love Poem
This week I went to the end of the top 100 Irish poems list. Number 90 is titled “For Rita With Love” by Pat Ingoldsby. I have also featured it …
The Fiddler of Dooney by W.B. Yeats: Poem and Meaning
Back again with another top Irish poem. No surprise to see Yeat’s on the list again. This poem comes in at number 45 on the top 100 Irish poems list. …
The True Story of the Dublin Boys Who Ran Away to New York in 1985
In August 1985, Keith Byrne (10) and Noel Murray (13) from Darndale bluffed their way from Dublin to New York with a few coins and no passports. Here’s the true story, from the Mr T angle to the documentary Nothing to Declare.
Stony Grey Soil by Patrick Kavanagh: The Poem That Curses His Monaghan Farm
Patrick Kavanagh is back once again for another top Irish poem. This one actually ranks in the top 10. Coming in at number 9, wow. You can read Kavanagh’s other …
Inniskeen Road: July Evening by Patrick Kavanagh, Meaning & Analysis
Well, this week I have picked number 30 from the top 100 Irish poems list. It is titled Inniskeen Road, July Evening and is primarily about what Irish life was …
Requiem for the Croppies by Seamus Heaney: The 1798 Rebels Remembered
Where did 2021 go? During this year, if you have been following, I have been publishing a summary on the top 100 Irish poems list every week. This week it …
121 Funny Christmas Jokes: Irish Ones First, Then Crackers, Santa, Kids and Riddles
121 clean Christmas jokes for the dinner table, the classroom and the crackers. They start with 30 Irish ones about the mammy, the Toy Show, the good room and the old Roses tin full of sewing things.
Mise Raifteirí an File: The Blind Poet’s Famous Irish Poem
Welcome to my weekly top Irish poems list. This week I am sharing number 41 in the top 100 Irish poems list. A short and sweet poem originally written in …