The Colour of Ireland: 40 Shades of Blue
Not to cause controversy, but did you know that the 'official' colour of Ireland is NOT green?While her songs sing of the 40 shades, while her people are draped in…
Not to cause controversy, but did you know that the 'official' colour of Ireland is NOT green?While her songs sing of the 40 shades, while her people are draped in…
Below is a facsimile of an article published in the Irish Times newspaper on the 12th of July, 1934, considering If the Brehon Laws were in Force Today. The Irish…
A Story of An Irish Sept: Their Character and Struggle to Maintain Their Lands, by Nottige C. Macnamara (a member of the Sept), 1896. Part I: Origins In chapter 1…
Podcast interview with Kevin Flanagan, "When Ireland Was Stateless". Hosted by Paul Meany on Portraits of Liberty at https://www.libertarianism.org https://youtu.be/HTcY1NFoU8g
"As Old As The Rocks"On my second visit to the Festival of the Fires on the ancient, and sacred, Hill of Uisneach, was when I was invited to speak on…
For Bealtaine today, I want to share two stories about my experiences on the Hill of Uisneach during the Festival of Fires.The first one comes attached with this unusual photograph.I…
As Bealtaine arrives, we ignite the two sacred fires in memory of the manners of our forbears... "Who struggled and thrived in cold months and warm, so that we might…
Travel anywhere in the world and you're bound to find one. The Irish Pub is a landmark of every city and always a good place to find craic agus ceoil as all who flock there go for good company, a friendly atmosphere, music, and a decent pint. But here are 10 things you probably do not know about Irish pubs from the book Have Ye No Homes To Go To? The History of the Irish Pub, by Kevin Martin.
Background Pangur Bán or “White Pangur” is an anonymous poem written in Old Irish around the 9th century originating, it is presumed, from the Abbey of Reichenau; a Benedictine Monastery…
A poem composed in 1580 served as a prophetic warning, a cry of despair and for Irish unity upon seeing the desecration of the Irish woodland even in the early times of the 'New English'.