How To Make A Simple And Delicious Irish Coffee In 1 Minute
I love Irish coffee from time to time. You would be surprised how many places worldwide have Irish coffee on their menus. Often we can overcomplicate it and take too …
A Disused Shed in Co Wexford, by Derek Mahon – Meaning And Full Poem
My list of the top 100 Irish poems is getting shorter every week. Every week I publish a brief analysis of a random poem from this top 100 Irish poems …
10 Fun And Odd Facts About Halloween You Didn’t Know
Halloween is only a few days, and I wanted to share these ten facts about Halloween with you. Now being Irish and the fact that Irish Celts pretty much invented …
Irish Joke: This man in Ireland who drove trains for a living
So there was this man in Ireland who drove trains for a living. Many years ago, the Irish who drove trains for a living loved his job. Driving a train …
Toilet Irish Dancers – The Funniest Irish Video You Will Watch Today
Oh man, I love discovering funny Irish videos on YouTube. This one came up as quite a surprise. It is a bunch of Irish dancers doing Irish dancing but with …
On Raglan Road, by Patrick Kavanagh – Famous Irish Poem And History
Every week I am getting closer and closer to finishing my top 100 Irish poems list. I hope if you have been reading the blog since the start or from …
Son Surprises His Mammy By ‘Swimming’ Home From Australia(2014)
I have recently been sharing many old Irish videos from the ’60s, ’70s and even ’80s. But today, I wanted to share a video from not so long ago, 2014. …
20 Traditional And Unique Irish Baby Names For 2023
I recently shared this lovely poem about a newborn baby being fed and thought I would publish a post with 10 Irish baby boy and girl names for 2023. It …
Night Feed By Eavan Boland – A Loving Poem For Parents
This week I have picked number 58 from the top 100 Irish poems list. It is a beautiful Irish poem about a new mother getting up in the middle of …
79-Year-Old Woman’s ‘Miracle Cure’ Guinness And Raw Eggs
I love stories like this! Maggie Ives was moved into a nursing home earlier this year for end-of-life care. She was suffering from chronic kidney and cardiovascular disease. Ives was …
Liam Clancy Sings A Sensational Waltzing Matilda Cover
This Waltzing Matilda cover has to be one of my favourite covers I have ever heard. I was browsing YouTube as I usually do on Fridays when I came across …
She Moved Through the Fair, by Padraic Colum – Full Poem
A wonderful Irish poem and popular song, “She Moved Through the Fair” by Padraic Colum (1881-1972). While initially it was written by Colum, it later got taken up by many …
What Traditional Irish Farm Life Was Like In Co. Galway, Ireland 1971
Ever wonder what Irish farm life was like back in the 1970s in Ireland? Back then, these farmers had no phones, electricity, television, running water, toilet or car. A simpler …
The Lost Heifer, By Austin Clarke – An Iconic Irish Poem
This week I picked a powerful poem by Austin Clarke titled The Lost Heifer. This poem was published in 1936, and it was a time when Ireland’s nationalism was under …
What Exactly Is An Irish Goodbye And How Do You Do It
Ever heard the expression, “Ah, sure he did an Irish goodbye”? Well, it is quite a popular party trick. What is an Irish goodbye? It is basically when you leave …