These 5 Irish baby names sound stunning, but they come with some dark mythological backstories, from Bláthnaid to Badb.
What a difference a few years make! In 2017, this lovely Irish girl’s name was not even in the charts. Now, it’s near the top.
The Banshee, a Dorchester Avenue pub, comes alive with the authentic Irish language as speakers and learners chat and brush up on their skills in a once-per-month gathering.
A performer from childhood, he became a versatile singer in the mold of the Irish superstar John McCormack, adept at both ...
Republicans preferred the anglicized short “a” pronunciation closer to “ear-RACK,” while Democrats preferred a more “ah”-like one, as in “ear-ROCK.” The authors suggest that the Democratic preference, ...
Whether it’s your first or umpteenth time, on St Patrick’s Day or one of the other 364 days of the year, there’s something ...
In case you haven’t noticed, the Irish language is having a moment. Once the dull, outdated, compulsory school subject that ...
Blathnaid is a rare Irish baby girl name meaning 'flower' or 'blossom', with ancient Celtic roots and Irish mythology behind ...
A Derry man living more than 4,000 miles from home has launched a heartfelt mission to bring the Irish language into ...
These phrases are known far and wide in Ireland. Find out what they really mean in time for St. Patrick's Day.
To keep Irish alive as a language for the modern world, new words are added all the time. Bingewatch (craosfhéachaint), cryptocurrency (criptea-airgeadra), influencer (tionchairí ar líne) and ...
Barry Keoghan, who was not around for a while over the past year, is back in the limelight, and the highly-regarded actor ...