Lafcadio Hearn, aka Koizumi Yakumo, began his life in Greece, but became one of the most important international literary figures of Japan.

In the Irish town of Kildare, there’s a flame that doesn’t die ... the Church started getting uneasy with anything that looked remotely like old paganism. Even though the flame was wrapped up in Saint ...

Paul Durcan, Irish Poet of Tortured and Tender Souls, Is Dead at 80 He survived electroshock treatments and the threat of lobotomy to become one of Ireland’s most popular poets.

With landmark Irish horror film The Outcasts now available on BFI Player, we choose 10 more tales of fear and folklore from the Emerald Isle.

What caused the Irish famine? A new book offers a comprehensive and heartbreaking account of the most terrible catastrophe to befall Ireland in the modern era. Old Chapel Lane, Skibbereen, County ...

We provide Online Classes on Irish Paganism, Mythology, genuine Irish History, Heritage, Culture, Folklore, Magic and Spirituality, all taught by native Irish Educators. No doubt Lora and Jon have St.

As revelers celebrate St. Patrick's Day in 2025, here's a look at who Ireland's patron saint was and the meaning behind the holiday.

For more than 1000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron ...

As revelers celebrate St. Patrick's Day in 2025, here's a look at who Ireland's patron saint was and the meaning behind the holiday.

Irish history brims with influential women whose stories merit equal prominence alongside St. Patrick. Queen Medb, one of Ireland’s earliest warrior queens, ruled Connacht and led armies into ...