What is Bealtaine? The Celtic Summer Festival Examined
Everyone welcomes the start of summer. With longer days, better weather, and being able to put the cattle out to pasture, the Celts knew it…
An Chuach: The Cuckoo in Irish Folklore
The cuckoo’s influence is a reminder of how deeply intertwined nature and culture can be, especially in places like Ireland, where the natural world…
Tús nua – a new term begins in May!
Tá mí na Bealtaine ag druidim linn! See below for updates on new Irish courses and our Free Irish Workshop in May, as well as photos from o…
Máirtín Ó Díreáin: A Voice of the Gaeltacht in Modern Irish Poetry
Máirtín Ó Díreáin is credited, along with his contemporaries Seán Ó Ríordáin and Máire Mhac an tSaoi, for breathing new life into Irish lang…
55 Irish ‘Seanfhocail’ (Proverbs) and How To Say Them
See our list of 55 unique Irish proverbs, known as 'seanfhocail', and listen to how each one is pronounced 'as Gaeilge'.
Na hOileáin Árann: A History of the Aran Islands
Finally, another part of the Aran Islands’ identity comes from being a Gaeltacht. Although Oliver Cromwell did arrive on the islands during his conq…
Scéal Naomh Pádraig
Scéal Naomh Pádraig - Saint Patrick was sixty when he came back to Ireland in the year 432.
10 Famous Irish Speakers
People in the spotlight, whether by chance or design, often become ambassadors of various causes. Sports athletes, musicians, actors and social media …