If Ulster-Scots poet Anne McMaster doesn’t write for a while, she freely admits to becoming a “wile carnaptious person” to be around.

After spending more than 100 years unclaimed, the cremated remains of a woman who died of a stroke while visiting Woodstock ...

The lines above characterise the complicated relationship that the poet Louis MacNeice had with his father. Rev. John MacNeice was born on Omey island, Co. Galway in 1866, yet due to sectarian ...

The roof of the Ulster Hall came as close to lift-off as ... the highlight for me was Zoe’s song based on Máirtín Ó Direáin’s poem Faoiseamh a Gheobhadsa with O’Connor passing comment ...

At their best, audiobooks add a new dimension to the experience of reading in print – and the partnership between an actor ...

Michael Joseph O’Rahilly, who was born 150 years ago on April 22nd, gave himself the title “The O’Rahilly” from the Gaelic ...

Wiltwyck’s crematory, the only such facility in Ulster County, did not open until ... was a published poet with at least one of her poems, “The Mermaids,” appearing in the now-defunct ...

Through the efforts of its outward-looking people and its seafaring traditions over the centuries, Derry has managed to extend its influence far across the globe. Its strategic position on the cusp of ...

While the tradition of the St. Paddy’s parade actually began in North America when immigrants gathered to honor their homeland, Ireland now boasts its own extravagant celebrations, including Dublin’s ...

From make-your-own lessons to poetry slams to a "monster circus," the Hudson Valley Puppetry Festival will celebrate many forms of puppetry and puppeteers this spring.