Although the fiddle was established in Irish traditional music before the Uilleann Pipes, the references to its predecessors do not date back as far as...
What could be more Irish on St Patrick’s Day than an old-school serving of Corned Beef? Ingredients 3 lb Corned Beef 1 tbsp pickling spice 1 onion yellow or white, sliced...
Growing up Protestant, I knew very little about saints…although I recognized that many towns, churches and schools were named for them. Today, if my sources...
When Saint Patrick and his missionaries first brought Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, the Irish had no useful written language. Ogham, an early system...
Druids were an important part of ancient Scottish society, serving as spiritual leaders and advisors to kings and chieftains. Their knowledge of nature and the...
The smallest of mainland Britain's component countries, Wales offers many wonderful reasons to visit. The south includes Cardiff, a superb base from which to begin...
Celtic mythology is awash with powerful women, and they remain quite an enigma. On the one hand, we have feisty Queens like Medb, fearsome Goddesses...
It has been almost two decades since Heather O’Neill released her debut novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals. The critically acclaimed book won both the 2007...
A retired civil servant turned Scottish Country dance instructor, Linda Harley personifies the rich cultural tradition of dance in Northern Ireland. After exploring different dance...
Since Roman times, millions of people have thought of themselves as "British", but this identity was only created with the Union of England, Wales and...
It’s a quiet morning in Ireland - several weeks before a virus swept the world and changed everything - and Cillian Murphy, the 43-year-old actor born...
Although the fiddle was established in Irish traditional music before the Uilleann Pipes, the references to its predecessors do not date back as far as...
A growing movement aims to have Asturias acknowledged as a Celtic nation. Fernán Morán, President of the Asturian Celtic League, believes that Asturian Celtic culture...
The Celts that settled in what we know as Northern Ireland today, were the Ulaid (Old Irish) or the Ulaidh (Modern Irish). They were a people of early...
The quaint community of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, is as charming as its name. There, the famed Rose Manor Inn welcomes visitors from around the world....
Folks still recognize Allan Hawco as Jake Doyle, the impulsive, wise-cracking, GTO-driving half of a St. John’s father and son private-eye series Republic of Doyle...
