Saint Brigid of Ireland
St Brigid of Ireland, also known as St Brigid of Kildare, was born on 453 AD and died aged 70. St Brigid’s feast day is…
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How To Make Traditional Irish Stew
People tend to think there is a special recipe to make traditional Irish Stew. To be honest, there is nothing special about this Irish recipe…
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James Joyce (1882 – 1941)
Ireland has always produced poets and writers of renown but premier amongst them has to be James Augustus Aloysius Joyce, a modernist writer who is…
Thomas Clarke (1857-1916) – An Irish Nationalist
Thomas Clarke was a leading member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and main planner of the 1916 Easter Rising alongside Seán MacDiarmada. Thomas James Clarke was…
Charles Stewart Parnell (1846 – 1891)
Charles Stewart Parnell, born in 1846 into the Irish Ascendency, was the son of John H. Parnell, an Anglo Irish aristocrat and his American wife…
The Society of United Irishmen
As the 18th century progressed, many members of the Ascendancy Government, in Ireland, began to resent England’s domination over the Kingdom of Ireland. Throughout the…
Traditions
Festival of Imbolc
In pre-Christian Ireland the festival of Imbloc signaled the beginning of spring time, with longer and warmer days. The origins of Imbolc The word Imbolc…
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The pilgrimage of Croagh Patrick
Festival of Lughnasadh
The Summer Festival of Bealtaine
Old May Day Customs & Traditions in Ireland
Recipes
Easy Baked Salmon Recipe Irish Style
This baked Salmon recipe is easy to make and tastes delicious. Baked Salmon may not originate from Ireland but it is considered a traditional Irish…
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Homemade Shortbread Recipe
How To Make Traditional Irish Stew
Traditional Christmas Pudding Recipe
Homemade Christmas Mince Pies
Culture
The Pogues
The Pogues are an Irish punk band formed in 1982 and have an outstanding popularity all over the world, and their song Fairytale of New…
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Irish Handball
Aslan – Irish Rock Group
The 12 Pubs of Christmas
The Saw Doctors
Folklore
The Old Hag of May Day
One of the old customs of May Day in Ireland was to protect your home and heard of cows from the Cailleachs (hags or old…
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St Patrick and the Devil
St Patrick and the Killer Snake
St Patrick and the River Shannon Serpent
