Irish Culture

An Irish stone circle with a triple-spiral standing stone, a Bealtaine bonfire, Imbolc snowdrops, and Lughnasadh harvest sheaves

History, Irish Culture, Traditions

The Irish Calendar: Samhain, Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasadh

Lucy McDonnell / July 3, 2026

Four festivals. Four pivot points in the Irish year. What each festival actually meant and why the etymology matters.

An old Irish vellum manuscript with a Celtic knotwork initial, a quill, and candlelight

History, Irish Culture, Mythology

The Manuscripts That Saved Irish Mythology

Rosmerta / June 19, 2026

Irish mythology survives because of four handwritten books. What each contains, where it survives, and what would be lost if the scriptorium had burned the wrong night.

A misty Irish Gaeltacht coastal landscape with dry-stone walls and a small village

Irish Culture, Language, Modern Ireland

Irish-Language Communities Keeping the Tongue Alive in 2026

Lucy McDonnell / June 11, 2026

Irish is endangered on paper. In practice there are more children being raised in it now than at any point in the last century. Here is where the language is actually being lived.

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