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News18. 2. 2018

The ten longest and strangest place names in Ireland

These ten townlands in Ireland have the country’s longest place names on record. With a single word of 20 to 25 letters, the Anglicized versions of these Irish place titles are almost impossible to pronounce. 1. Glassillaunvealnacurra, Co. Galway Irish: Glas Oileán Bhéal na Cora. This Galway townland way out west translates as “little green island… more

News7. 2. 2018

Irish manuscript found is more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls

An eighth-century Irish religious manuscript considered more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls has been put on display at the National Museum of Ireland. Have you heard of the Faddan More Psalter? The 1,200 year old religious manuscript was found in a bog with the Latin words of Psalm 83 open. It had lain undisturbed… more

News1. 2. 2018

How is St. Brigid connected with the great Celtic goddess?

St Brigid’s Day: A celebration that has its roots a long way back in pre-Christian times, some 6,000 years ago with parallels to Egyptian and Indian mythology.iStock St. Brigid’s feast day is also known as Imbolc, a celebration for the ancient Celtic goddess Brigid. Spring in Ireland traditionally starts on St Brigid’s Day, February 1.… more

News24. 1. 2018

Ireland’s greatest and brightest – the nation’s Nobel laureates

William Butler Yeats – received his Nobel Prize for literature in 1923.Wikimedia Editor’s note: On this day (Nov 12) in 1925 Irish poet W. B. Yeats was awarded a Nobel Prize. The committee described his work as „inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.“ A sentiment… more

News12. 1. 2018

Grace Kelly’s tragic secrets: an abusive mother and anti-semitic father

Irish American actress Grace Kelly had a harsh childhood as revealed in a new book about the 1950s Hollywood star. In „Grace Kelly: Hollywood Dream Girl,“ authors Jay Jorgensen and Manoah Bowman claim that Grace grew up with a physically abusive mother and an anti-Semitic father. Grace Kelly was born in 1929 in Philadelphia to… more

News1. 1. 2018

Celebrate the start of 2018 with these Irish New Year’s Eve toasts

Here are some Irish toasts and salutations to raise your glasses to this New Year’s Eve and welcome 2018. 1. May your giving hand never fail you. 2. May we all be alive at this same time next year. 3. May the Lord keep you in the palm of His hand, and never close His… more

News21. 12. 2017

Watch Newgrange’s winter solstice magic light show live

Historic live stream from inside 5,200-year-old passage tomb as winter light floods its world-famous chambers For the first time ever, the light show inside the Stone Age passage tomb, Newgrange, in County Meath, is being streamed live around the world. Built by Stone Age farmers 5,200 years ago, Newgrange, which is in the Boyne Valley,… more

News6. 12. 2017

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News23. 11. 2017

How the Irish saved Thanksgiving

The facts of the first Thanksgiving meal may never be known, but some believe it to have been in celebration of a shipment of Irish food. No one can say for sure exactly when the first Thanksgiving was celebrated, but at least one historian thinks it was invented as a day of Thanksgiving for the generosity of… more

News23. 11. 2017

Irish Thanksgiving blessings, toasts, and sayings for your family and friends

Irish blessings for you and your family this Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving. To celebrate we’ve compiled some of the very best Irish blessings, traditions, toasts, and sayings for you to share with your loved ones this Thanksgiving. We’re sure that you have a lot to be thankful for today and although Ireland may not celebrate this… more

News11. 11. 2017

Ireland by the numbers: The facts and figures you thought you knew

Population, size, average age and other top tidbits about the island of Ireland you never knew. Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) has released a report titled “Census 2011 Ireland and Northern Ireland” giving comprehensive results from the island for the first time. Here’s a breakdown of… more

News10. 11. 2017

Irish blessings and proverbs to share with your loved ones and Irish blessings and sayings on friendship

Some St. Patrick’s Day blessings to use all year round In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we have compiled some of our favorite St. Patty’s Day sayings, blessings, quotes, toasts and greetings. The origin of these inspiring and sometimes funny St. Patrick’s Day sayings spans from memorable Irish writers to traditional St. Patrick’s Day expressions. So,… more