LISDOONVARNA, Ireland — Years ago, while traveling with my family along Ireland's west coast, I spotted a curious billboard. It was blue and hot pink, and showed a man with shoulder-length hair and a ...

A matchmaking mural covers the facade above the Matchmaking Bar at the Imperial Hotel in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland. For most of the year, the quiet town of Lisdoonvarna, nestled along the rugged coastline ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vic O'Sullivan/Getty Images A matchmaking mural covers the facade above the Matchmaking Bar at the Imperial Hotel in Lisdoonvarna, ...

The long-running festival, which is Europe's biggest singles event, is being held in a small coastal town of Cabo Roig in the Alicante region over eight days next month. The annual County Clare-based ...

Young people dance in The Matchmaker Bar during the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland, on Sept. 27. The annual event, known as Europe's biggest matchmaking festival, draws ...