WHEN Giraldus Cambrensis visited Ireland in the twelfth century, he found the people “a trifle paganish.” They believed in all sorts of fairies, banshees, witches, and changelings— “the gods of the ...
Get ready to make like royalty in these incredible Irish castles that let you step back into history: They're all available for rent on HomeAway.com or Airbnb.com. For the ultimate Irish fairy-tale ...
The superior Secrets of the World multicultural storytelling series adds another excellent volume with this collection of tales from Ireland. Venerable storyteller and folklorist Lenihan sets an ...
LIXNAW, Ireland — All is not well in the cottage at the edge of the Ballynageragh bog. The simple home lies on the outskirts of this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it village in west Ireland’s County Kerry.
When the ladies equivalent of the Ryder Cup is held in Kileen Castle golf course in Dunsany, County Meath in September the world will get to see a unique Irish phenomenon, the fairty tree. Fairty ...
If you think of an Irish storyteller, a seanchaí, the image that might come to mind is that of a grizzled man wearing a cloth cap sitting in a pub regaling the lads with stories of banshees. What you ...
The adorable fairy doors are already in one million houses worldwide, bringing smiles to the faces of kids across the globe. The Dublin-based five-year-old company, the Irish Fairy Door Company, has ...
Staring at the palm-sized, blue wooden door — arched, with a tiny red mushroom adorning it — Chloey Neely wondered aloud about the ideal spot to place it. "Should I put it outside or inside?" the ...
Some of us are only just getting over the hangovers associated with our abuse of Irish stereotypes on St. Patrick’s Day, so it’s as good a time as any to get an education in some real Irish culture ...
LIXNAW, Ireland — All is not well in the cottage at the edge of the Ballynageragh bog. The simple home lies on the outskirts of this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it village in west Ireland’s County Kerry.