The Jailtacht: How Republican Prisoners Resurrected the Irish Language
In the most unlikely of places, behind the walls of some of the North’s most notorious prisons, the Irish language was not only kept alive but radic…
Máirt na hInide / Lá na bPancóg
An mbeidh pancóg blasta agaibh nuair a thagann Máirt na hInide? Itheann daoine pancóga sula dtosaíonn siad ag troscadh don Charghas...
Saint Gobnait: the Gaeltacht’s Saint
On February 11th every year, people line up to visit the ruins in Dún Chaoin, situated in the Gaeltacht of County Kerry. The stones are believed to b…
Clannad: A Legacy of Music, Language and Culture
Clannad, the pioneering, Grammy award-winning Irish band formed in the early 1970s, holds a unique place in both musical and cultural history. Renowne…
Imbolc – tús an earraigh / the start of spring!
Is féile thábhachtach í Imbolc i bhféilire traidisiúnta na hÉireann. Ceiliúrtar í ar an gcéad lá de Fheabhra, ag marcáil tús an earraigh d…
St. Brigid’s Day: An Evolving Celebration
She might have been around at least half a millennium already, but her stock is now on the rise. Introducing St. Brigid, Ireland’s new (and oldest) …
Brigid: Origins of the Goddess
Brigid is famously known as both Christian Saint and Pagan Goddess, but what does the medieval literature have to say about her Goddess form?
Cérbh í Naomh Bríd?
Bean a bhí an-tábhachtach i saol na hÉireann ba ea Bríd, is cuma Bríd na Págánachta nó Bríd na Críostaíochta atá i gceist.
