Roots
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Nollaig Shona Dhuit! Irish Christmas blessings to share with friends and family
Memories of a Midnight Mass in Co Tyrone, 1968
Irish blessings and songs perfect for Christmas
The best stories from Irish mythology
On this day: Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett dies in 1989
Magic of Newgrange at winter solstice never fails to astound
The classic Irish name that’s growing in popularity in the UK
An Irish father's sense of loss at Christmas as he misses emigrant sons
The eight sacred Celtic holidays of the year
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