How to say Happy Halloween in Irish to one person or a crowd, how Samhain is really pronounced, what trick or treat is in Irish, plus 35 dictionary-checked Halloween words and card messages.
Here are 90 Irish Halloween jokes, from the banshee, the púca and the ring in the barmbrack. There are clean jokes for kids too, plus knock-knocks, one-liners and riddles recorded by Irish schoolchildren in the 1930s.
The púca, or pooka, is Ireland’s great shape-shifter: a black horse, a horned goat, a red bull, even a fleece of wool. Here are the real recorded stories, from wild night rides to the Halloween blackberry rule, plus Harvey, Carrigaphooca Castle in Cork and the Púca Festival 2026.
The Dullahan is Ireland’s headless horseman, a rider carrying his own head or a coachman driving the death coach. Here’s what the old sources from Cork to Clare say, and which bits the internet made up, like gold and the spine whip.
The Cat Sìth is the black fairy cat of Highland folklore, with Irish cousins. Here’s what the oldest source really says, where the soul-stealing and Samhain milk stories came from, and how a witch’s ninth change may have given cats nine lives.
Patrick wasn’t Irish, there were no snakes to banish, and the first parade wasn’t in Ireland. Here’s the real history of St Patrick’s Day, with the legends marked as legends.
Military power has been on everyone’s minds recently, including mine. With wars in Europe, rising global tensions, and constant headlines about armed forces, it is clear that military capability still …
Every traveller has a story about a mix-up on the road: lost luggage, missed trains, or even ending up in the wrong city. But two American TikTokers have taken travel …
Over 50 real Irish quotes about life, love, friendship, drink, home and writing, each with the speaker and source. Plus the famous lines Yeats, Wilde and Shaw never said.
Ryanair bag rules in brief Free personal bag: one small bag up to 40 x 30 x 20 cm that fits under the seat in front. Bigger cabin bag (up …
We’ve seen our fair share of unique Irish wedding moments — a rogue uncle doing the worm, a late-night sing-song that turns into a session, even a donkey in a …
I saw Paddy in the newsagent with a shoelace undone. “Mind you don’t trip, Paddy.” “It’s these bloody instructions,” he says. “Underneath the shoe it says Taiwan.” An Irishman can’t …
You never know when an ordinary moment in Ireland is about to go viral — and Galway just reminded the world of its magic again. A YouTube Short posted just …
We all make mistakes — losing your keys, missing a flight, or maybe forgetting your bag at the airport. But one Cork teenager took things to an entirely new level …
There are lost keys. There are lost phones. But this Irish lad from Wicklow managed to one-up us all… by losing his entire car for nearly three weeks after a …