John Byrne was installing a new central heating unit in his home in Dublin in 1992 when he found a letter in the fireplace. It was a little scorched, but still readable. On Christmas Eve 1911, a brother and sister, who...

Sarah of the food blog Snippets of Thyme staye...  ...s of Thyme stayed at a bed & breakfast in Dingle, Ireland . Breakfast included soft boiled eggs kept warm in...

Sunny Wieler's GPS led him on a mysterious det...  ...ompeting for the title of best scarecrow! The All Ireland Scarecrow Championship is part of the annual ‘H...  ...nnual ‘Howya’ Festival in the town of Durrow, Ireland

Perhaps. Archaeologists discovered two medieval skeletons buried with large stones shoved into their mouths, as a precaution against them rising from their graves like zombies:...

Vital. Maligned. Mysterious. How well do you reall...  ...er-reliance on the potato was the near undoing of Ireland . By the early 19th century, potatoes had become e...  ...es grew at all. Around one million people died in Ireland , either from starvation or disease, and another m...  ...escape the famine. By t...

Photo: James YoungFor the last ten months, James Y...  ...ed a collection of photographs of water towers in Ireland . BLDGBLOG has more: Many of the structures are mi...

A blessing is nice even if it isn't authentically Irish. However, a green tint and traditional syntax make this comic from Grant Snider perfect for St. Patrick's Day! Link -via J-Walk Blog...

(YouTube link)We once featured an Euler diagram that explained the British Isles, the United Kingdom, and Great Britain. This video explains all that clearly but quickly, then goes on to explain the British Empire, the C...

We are familiar with leprechauns, although the American version from the Lucky Charms package isn't quite the original. There are plenty of other creatures from Irish folklore you can learn about in this list. Have you e...

As St. Patrick's Day approaches, botanist Dr. Declan Doogue of the Royal Irish Academy says that there may not be enough shamrocks for the celebration! The shamrock was “hit hard” by the severe winter weather and �...