Old Irish Videos – The Pint Balancing King Of 1986 In Ireland 🍺
As part of my weekly Irish history videos this week, I found a great clip from 1986, thanks to CR’s video vault on YouTube. Some people have the strangest skills. I …
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The Best Irish New Year’s Traditions And Irish New Year’s Blessings
You may or may not know that there are a lot of Irish New Year’s traditions. Additionally, there is a whole host of Irish New Year’s Blessings over centuries, even …
Watch This Hilarious Video Of Irish Accents Vs Scottish Accents
Some say Scottish and Irish accents are hard to understand, while others seem to know exactly what they are saying. I stumbled across this YouTube clip of an American guy …
93-Year-Old Irish Soldier describes World War One, 1988
I hope you have been enjoying my Irish history section every week. Over the weeks I have had everything from a 100-year Irish doctor to Mel Gibson. Now today I …
Watch – 20 Minute Colour Footage Of Cork, Ireland From 1902
As part of my Irish history section each week I have been diving into the Irish archives to find old footage of Ireland or old interviews. Basically, any footage related …
10 Lovely Irish Christmas Blessings For A Merry Christmas
Christmas 2022 is only a few days away and I want to share some lovely Irish Christmas blessings with you. The festive time where we ideally meet family and celebrate …
Life Lessons From A 100-Year-Old Irish Doctor(1989) – Oldest Practising Doctor In Europe
I hope you have been enjoying the weekly Irish history posts. Last week was technically the first one. Mel Gibson created quite a stir on Facebook. This week however I …
Irish History: Mel Gibson Sharing His Irish Heritage In 1993
If you are subscribed to my weekly dose of Irish, you will know that moving forward I will be digging into the Irish archives to bring you some videos from …
How The Irish Invented Halloween, Trick Or Treatin And Pumpkin Carving
Ah, Halloween, the holiday that Irish people invented. Well, loosely speaking, but Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain(more on that later). During Samhain, people would dress …
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Leprechauns
When does a Leprechaun cross the street? When it turns green! haha Still here? Great Ah, Leprechauns! Arguably one of Ireland’s most famous folklores. Today I am sharing twenty things …
The Meeting Of The Waters, By Thomas Moore – Melody And Video
This week I picked number 65 from the top 100 Irish poems list. It is a wonderful and warm poem about friendship and nature by Thomas Moore. While this is …
15 Things You Didn’t Know About the Irish Wolfhound
One of the most searched dog terms on the internet, the Irish Wolfhound. This remarkable dog often claims the award for the biggest dogs in the world! Today I am …
What Is Irish Road Bowling And The History Behind It(Video)
Irish road bowling is a unique sport played mainly in Cork and Armagh. Although nowadays it is played in a lot more counties in Ireland. In a way, it is …
20 Facts About Cork, Ireland That You Might Not Know
Sure, since I am from Cork, I felt I had to share these 20 facts about Cork you might not know. *Note this article was originally ten facts, but after …
This week’s top Irish poem: Thomas McDonagh, by Francis Ledwidge
Another week another great Irish poem. If you would like to get a new Irish poem to your inbox every week be sure to subscribe to my weekly dose of …