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In Honor of Tea
Serious tea drinkers and wellness enthusiasts celebrate “National Hot Tea Month” in January. During the month, many extol the virtues of tea drinking for health reasons:…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 16 - January 22
LUAIN -- On January 17, 1860, Dr. Douglas Hyde, Gaelic scholar and first President of Ireland, was born at Castlerea, County Roscommon. Hyde was the son of a Protestant minister and was…
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The Headcutter's Stone
In an old peat bog at Ummericam, sits the cruel headcutter's stone,stained with the blood and fused with the ghosts, of men who are now long gone.In the gorse and the furze…
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Book Review: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
As it appears in the New York Journal of BooksIn 114 pages, author Claire Keegan delivers an odyssey of the soul in her gem of a novel, Small Things Like These, without…
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The Link Between Ned Kelly and South Armagh
On this day January 7, 1841, John "Red" Kelly, the father of the infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing two pigs in an…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 9 - January 15
Courtesy of Warflag.com Flag of Berwick's regiment of the Irish Brigade of France, two battalions of which fought with O'Mahony at Alcoy. Get a t-shirt…
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A Brief History of Poetry in Ireland
If as an Irishman/Irishwoman you've ever wondered where you got your love of the spoken word, your love of storytelling, your love of long winded conversation, the following article should help…
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Slaughter in the Murder Triangle.
On this day forty-six years ago, on January 4th. 1976, one of the more depraved acts of senseless and bloody savagery was directed against two innocent civilian families in an area known…
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New Year in Ireland
Home to some of the most unique superstitions in the world and a whole host of traditions dating back centuries, the arrival of a new year has always been a time of hope and…
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This Week in the History of the Irish: January 2 - January 8
MÁIRT -- On January 4, 1781, Irish-born Revolutionary War Gen. James Hogan died in British captivity at Haddrel Point, South Carolina. Hogan (sometimes spelled Hogun) was…
