Wren Day Customs
Lá an DreoilÃn (Wren Day) occurs on St. Stephen’s Day. Irish linguists speculate that "dreoilÃn" derives from two combined words, "draoi" and "Ã…
Tag: Irish
Discussion about Ireland, the Irish language, its history, people and culture.
Figuring out the Gender of Irish nouns – Endings and Consonants
There are ways to guess whether a noun is masculine or feminine based on the ending. In fact, many Irish grammar books provide long lists of “mascul…
Comparing Irish and Turkish – A Brief Language Comparison
Ani, an Irish learner in Turkey, compares similarities between Irish and Turkish, and helps us to pick up a few Turkish words in the process!
Scéal Frankenstein
Bhà buachaill beag cliste ina chónaà san Eilvéis fadó agus Victor Frankenstein ab ainm dó. / Once upon a time there lived a clever little boy in…
OÃche Shamhna / Hallowe’en
Ceiliúrtar OÃche Shamhna ar an 31 Deireadh Fómhair / Hallowe'en is celebrated on Oct 31st.
Three Scary Figures from Irish Folklore
While the typical Halloween images of witches, skeletons and zombies may seem fairly mundane to us now, those in Ancient Ireland believed themselves t…
The Irish Origins of Hallowe’en
Dressing up, trick-or-treating, bonfires…Hallowe’en (OÃche Shamhna in Irish) is an unusual but beloved holiday. Because of its prevalence in the United States (although it is…
The History of the Jack-O-Lantern
What's the history behind the Jack-O-Lantern ('Seán na GealaÃ'), and the carving up of pumpkins every Hallowe'en season?