5 Websites that will Help You Get More from Ireland’s The Gathering
In 2013, Ireland is hosting what they are calling The Gathering, a year dedicated to welcoming home the Irish scattered around the globe. While many companies and...
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Genealogy in Ireland
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Cook Up a Traditional Irish Christmas Feast
Who’s up for cooking a traditional Irish Christmas dinner? It will take some advanced planning, so here are some tips and recipes to get you going. Christmas...
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Raising Children: The Path to Peace in Early Ireland
Fosterage today has a totally different implication than it did in the Middle Ages in Ireland. Today a child is put into foster care if his/her parents are not able to...
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Cuppa Tea, Anyone? Ireland’s Other “Black Stuff”
Of Course It’s Hot! On my second day in Ireland my Irish friend took my husband and me out to lunch. I ordered iced tea, something I did not do again. The server,...
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Tour a Part of Ireland’s Sacred Past: Follow the St. Patrick Trail
Amid all the celebrations, shamrocks, and green beer it’s easy to forget that St. Patrick was a real man. In Northern Ireland you can easily follow St....
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Fairy Trees
While most folks in Ireland today will tell you they’ve left the fairy faith in the past, there is some evidence that it still exists. What’s fairy faith?...
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St. Brigid… Ireland’s Other Patron Saint
Ireland’s Other Patron Saint Besides St. Patrick and St. Columcille (Columba) there is another revered saint. Mary of the Gael, Ireland’s female patron...
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Best of 2011 from the Irish Fireside
It was a big year for Ireland. Well-known visitors, a bump in tourism numbers, new travel apps, great deals for travel, and a renewed interest in Irish heritage filled...
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Sweet Irish History
The Tale of the Irish Bees The history of beekeeping is a long one in most cultures, and the Irish are no different. As mentioned in Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200 by...
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