While it may typically be used to 'get a rise' from Cork natives, the expression that hell was based on the rebel county ...

There are two national dailies in the Faroe Islands. The main national radio and TV services are publicly-funded. There were ...

Here’s an astounding fact — Brigid’s Day is the only national holiday honoring a woman in the world (except for feasts of the ...

That monastery is said to be one of the richest and most important religious communities in Ireland." "She's very much a saint of the common people," says continues. "If you look at her miracles ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

establishing what could possibly be the oldest Irish monastery in Co Kildare. She has long been a favorite saint, recognized in Irish customs and traditions. She comes second only to St. Patrick ...

The South Korean box office for the weekend of Jan. 24-26 was led by horror film “Dark Nuns,” which debuted with a commanding performance, while action sequel “Hitman 2” also had an ...

The “Annals of the Four Masters’, compiled by Irish monks in the 17th century, tells of a wondrous happening in the year 558: “In this year was taken the mermaid, Líban…in the net of ...

The abbey in Co Waterford was home to men who sought solitude and the simple life while dedicating themselves to God Liam Collins visits Mount Melleray for the last time Last weekend as we turned ...

“The hope is they will come back here. All the monks want to come back. There is more than a chance that this will happen.” Mount Melleray staff member Christina O’Flynn’s tone was ...

Melleray was founded in 1832 by a group of 64 Irish Cistercian monks, who were forced to leave their monastery at Melleray in Brittany when the French revolution of 1830 led to the introduction of ...