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History

Tír Na nÓg - The legend of Oisín, Niamh and land of eternal youth

One of the world's most famous Irish legends, the tale of Tír Na nÓg.

Roots

The Irish legend of Finn Mac Cumhaill and the Salmon of Knowledge

The Salmon of Knowledge is the ancient Irish legend of the folklore hero Finn Mac Cumhaill came to have all world’s knowledge.

Roots

The ancient Irish myth Children of Lir, the basis for Swan Lake

A retelling of ancient the Irish myth of King Lir, his four children, and his powerful wife Aoife forms the basis of the ballet classic, Swan Lake.

Culture

Inside an abandoned 1950s schools house on a Donegal island

Schoolhouse ruins are a common sight in the Irish countryside, wherever populations are in decline.

Travel

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St. James’s Hospital Dublin's history as a workhouse for destitute beggars

At the end of the 17th century, the Dublin City Assembly decided to build a workhouse on James’s Street, outside the city’s western gate where destitute beggars from the west of Ireland entered the city.

Travel

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Top Destinations

Places, stories and a cyclists memories of County Leitrim

As a COVID brings new vacations to us all we explore the quiet roads and perfect staycation spots in County Leitrim.

Roots

Ireland's first poet president - Douglas Hyde

While Michael D Higgins won the world's hearts and secured his second term President of Ireland, he’s not the first poet to have lived in Áras an Uachtaráin.

History

Irishman Francis McHugh - A gentleman of the highway

Known as "Black Francis" his band of highwaymen supplied the poor by robbing members of the planter class, Protestant immigrants who confiscated land from Irish Catholics.

Ireland of the Welcomes

Tír Na nÓg - The legend of Oisín, Niamh and land of eternal youth

The Irish legend of Finn Mac Cumhaill and the Salmon of Knowledge

The ancient Irish myth Children of Lir, the basis for Swan Lake

Inside an abandoned 1950s schools house on a Donegal island

Closed: Ireland of the Welcomes' magazine reader's survey

St. James’s Hospital Dublin's history as a workhouse for destitute beggars

Did you know about our sister magazine Ireland of the Welcomes?

Places, stories and a cyclists memories of County Leitrim

Ireland's first poet president - Douglas Hyde

Irishman Francis McHugh - A gentleman of the highway

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Other Writers

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Northern Ireland

Politics

Northern Ireland to take part in "major" COVID-19 vaccine trial

Biden says that Trump is "sort of like" Joseph Goebbels

Prison to Irishwoman "Typhoid Mary" is New York’s most haunted island

Coronavirus live updates: No new deaths reported between NI and RoI today

28-year-old Irish American doctor dies following COVID battle

Krunchie Killeen's modern adaptation of an ancient Irish language song

Remembering Arthur Guinness, founder of the famous Dublin brewery, on his birthday

The most common surnames in Ireland and their meanings

Prison to Irishwoman "Typhoid Mary" is New York’s most haunted island

Mythical legends from Ireland’s five longest rivers

Krunchie Killeen's modern adaptation of an ancient Irish language song

Remembering the literary legend Brendan Behan with some of his best lines

Prison to Irishwoman "Typhoid Mary" is New York’s most haunted island

Mythical legends from Ireland’s five longest rivers

Ancient Irish legends and myths surrounding the Cliffs of Moher

The myths and legends of the Giant’s Causeway

Chief Medical Officers urge people to avoid unnecessary cross-border travel

Ancient Irish fort featured on 140AD Ptolemy map of Ireland

Mythical legends from Ireland’s five longest rivers

Ancient Irish legends and myths surrounding the Cliffs of Moher

WIN a subscription for a delicious Irish artisan food box

Boru Trinity Damsha dances with Celtic history and elegance

Ireland of the Welcomes

Community

Genealogy

News

History

Roots

History

History

Other Writers

Opinion

Northern Ireland

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