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Irish wedding jewelry is the perfect way to include some rich symbolism, real beauty and a nod to your heritage in your big day. You certainly have some dazzling choices that reflect what your relationship means to you. The trinity knot is an elegant, subtle motif with a few interpretations that fit weddings and relationships. […]
What we wear really has an effect on our mood and on how other people perceive us. Consider how much we all agonize over what to wear for a job interview or a first date. First impressions matter, so we dress to impress when we’re meeting someone who might become important in our lives for […]
In Ireland, the Christmas festivities don’t stop quite as soon as they do in many places. After the big day comes St. Stephen’s Day on the 26th December. This is not to be confused with Boxing Day, a totally unrelated event that coincidentally happens on the same day. St. Stephen’s Day is of course the […]
If you want to put a sparkle in her eye this Christmas morning, try putting something sparkly under the tree. Irish jewelry is a beautiful Christmas present for your wife, girlfriend, mother, daughter, sister, or any other woman in your life. Traditional Celtic motifs are rich in symbolism and meaning. As well as being gorgeous, […]
If your relationship can withstand a pandemic, it seems a safe bet you were meant for each other and that side by side, you are ready for anything. Some couples self-isolating together found that it actually wasn’t all bad because they had each other. Others realized that absence really can make the heart grow a […]
Christmas is a time to celebrate family and friends and the shared traditions you’ve enjoyed together. We can’t all visit as much this year, but we can find gifts that make it clear that our loved ones are on our minds even if they can’t be in our homes. Personalized jewelry is a beautiful way […]
Ireland has always had a more personal relationship with ghosts and spirits than most places. This is the birthplace of Halloween, after all. The holiday grew out of Samhain, the last night of the Celtic year when the veil between the world of the living and the spirit world was worn so thin that those […]
Ireland is the birthplace of Halloween, aka Samhain. The holiday’s roots come from the ancient Celtic calendar, which ended on October 31st and began on November 1st. The ancients believed that a sort of veil separated the ordinary world of the living from the world of the dead and the supernatural. Over the year, that […]
Long before the modern goth music and fashion scene was born, the Irish were revealing in Gothic literature. It is no surprise that this island has produced so many exceptional writers of horror fiction. Howling winds, dense fogs, driving rains and old graveyards with tilted Celtic cross tombstones are all entirely normal, unavoidable parts of […]
The mention of pearls usually conjures up romantic images of pearl divers searching for oysters in tropical waters. But not all pearls come from warm seas. Some species of pearl-producing molluscs live in freshwater in much cooler climes, including Ireland. This wee island has never been a large producer of freshwater pearls, but it is […]
