The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint was founded by either Earl Marshal or Griffin Fitzwilliam in the 12th Century, just west of ...

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

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

The conjecture that the Irish, like the other inhabitants of the British Isles are of Hebrew extraction has for many ...

John G. O'Dwyer's book - Great Irish Pilgrim Journeys - will be officially launched at Cabragh Wetlands Centre on Friday, ...

Great Irish Pilgrim Journeys is now available from bookshops nationwide and currachbooks.com. It will be launched by Grainne Moynihan, Chairperson of St Declan’s Way, on Friday, March 28 in the ...

In his writing, Patrick recounts how he was captured by raiders and sold into slavery in Ireland. Six years later, he ...

This year St. Patrick’s Day was on a Monday, a particularly cursed fate for a holiday associated with merriment. I propose extending the celebration all throughout the week — a feat of endurance that ...

I am reminded that while we may not choose where we come from, we can choose how we celebrate it, says Leigh Lillbridge.

On St. Patrick's Day — and for several days leading up to it — we're all at least a little bit Irish. Allow us to add to your pot of gold with some St. Paddy's events this weekend, and on the actual ...