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Ireland has a unique way of doing most things. There’s something distinct about everything from our beer to our ancient ruins to our sense of humor. Even the spooky spirits we might encounter on Samhain/ Halloween are distinctly Irish. Many people around the world with Irish heritage have researched their family roots, but what about […]
There are many omens that depict death in different cultures depending on where you live. In Ireland, there is a mythological spirit known as that banshee that has long been known as a symbol for death. The story of the banshee is actually quite sad. She is said to have been a young woman who […]
Ireland has quite a selection of haunted places to visit. One such remarkable place is Kilmaunham Gaol which was a former prison and has now been restored to a museum. There have been so many important people that walked the halls of this prison during it’s functioning years due to the fight for Irish independence […]
There was a time when women did not have the same rights that they have today. Every year in November for the U.S. and at other times in other countries, the polls open and people over the age of eighteen,( or even sixteen in some countries,) are allowed to vote on key issues and people […]
Theach Mhucrois is the Irish name for Muckross House which is a Tudor-style mansion situated near Killarney, Ireland. It was built in the 19th century for Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife Mary Balfour Herbert. Henry was an affluent politician in the British Parliament. He was Anglo-Irish which put him in a very favorable social […]
Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery has long been on the itinerary of tourists who are real history buffs, but in recent years the famous graveyard has gone out of its way to be more accessible and appealing to visitors. It is home to the remains of more than a million Dubliners, including many who shaped Ireland’s political […]
Killarney House was a vision and quite a good one. The landscape surrounding the area was such a treasure that the then Earl of Kenmare decided to build a large property in the vicinity of Lough Leane. The result would be Killarney House. Lough Leane stands for ” the lake of learning” and is the largest […]
This Halloween there will be an army of princesses hitting the streets in search of sweets, with no small number of witches and ghosts and ballerinas joining them. Fairies, butterflies and a fair representation of the animal kingdom will be out as well. But if you have a little girl who wants to embrace a […]
Brigid is a famed mythological goddess of the Celts with not just one key attribute but three distinct ways in which she ruled the ways. Her skills were in healing physical ails, poetry and smithcraft. This would make her the perfect goddess symbol for Shanore, for she would have appreciated the fine metal working that […]
In-laws are the butt of many jokes, but most of us are just annoyed by a few quirks and perhaps some unwelcome advice about housekeeping or child rearing. Few in-laws really live up (or down!) to the jokes, but one Irish wife found herself amid a trio of brothers so dysfunctional the family found itself […]
