Louth is known as a land of legends, the most famous, of course, being the Tain Bo Cuailnge or the Cattle Raid of Cooley. Visitors to the county can follow the journey made by Queen Maeve's army. The ...

Using the great outdoors as a tonic to the stresses of modern life has surged since covid, and pilgrimages — meditative, ...

Inishmore (Inis Mór), Inishmaan (Inis Meain), and Inisheer (Inis Oirr) make up the Aran Islands, a place known for its ancient ruins ... the largest of Ireland’s six national parks.

While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a ...

On the calm waters of Lough Derg in Ireland, the small Station Island is home to one of the toughest pilgrimages in the world ...

The 17 of March is St Patrick’s Day. Who was St Patrick and why is he the patron saint of Ireland? This is the story ...

St. Patrick may be Ireland’s most famous saint, but a new biography for young readers sheds light on another great Irish holy ...

Every year on March 17, people around the world don green attire, attend parades, and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that honors Ireland’s patron sa ...

The miraculous origin of the spring at Lourdes in France is well-documented, but in Ireland, there are about 3,000 holy wells ...

Round towers were designed primarily as bell-towers and were attached to some of the most prestigious churches in Ireland ...

For the new Lyric Feature documentary Among the Heather Rocks, the poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin took the radio producer Claire Cunningham back to the Donegal Gaeltacht ...

MPs enjoyed an exhibition in the Houses of Parliament last week of young people’s drawings, poetry, sculpture and prose on ...