Samhain and the Legend of Jack O’Lantern
Samhain was a pagan festival dating from Celtic times in Ireland.
It is referenced in some of the country's very earliest literature and has many...
An Samhain: The Celtic Roots of Halloween
Samhain is a Gaelic festival, which marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the...
The Cailleach Béara or the Hag of Béara
The Cailleach Béara is also known as the Hag of Béara, 'Cailleach' being the Gaelic word for a hag or old crone.
One of the...
Corcomroe Abbey: Medieval Wonder
Corcomroe Abbey is a wonderful example of a quintessentially Irish monastery that was once lived in by Cistercians (also known as Trappist) monks.
These impressive...
Augustinian Marvel: Kells Priory
Set in a wonderfully picturesque setting next to the King's River, in the heart of the lush County Kilkenny, Kells Priory is without doubt...
The Ogham Stones in Seskinan Church and nearby Stone Row
The medieval Seskinan Church (Seskinan meaning 'little sedgy moor') in the ancient Sliabh gCua region of County Waterford has lain in ruins for centuries.
This...
Poulnabrone Dolmen Portal Tomb
Within the stark landscape limestone desert of the Burren in Co. Clare you will find the Poulnabrone Dolmen.
The Hole of the Quernstone
The name Poulnabrone...
Kilree Monastic Site, Round Tower and High Cross
It is thought the Kilree Monastic Site, with its medieval church, distinctive round tower and high cross dates back as far as the sixth...
Enigmatic Structures: Ireland’s Megalithic Wedge Tombs
Neolithic Wedge Tombs are a type of Megalithic Monument peculiar to Ireland, though they do bear some similarities to Brittany's distinctive 'gallery graves'.
This may...
Medieval Wonder: The Cantwell Fada at Kilfane Church
Kilfane Church houses the astonishing Cantwell Fada.
The word Kilfane is believed to derive from Saint Pháin or Chill Pháin and the Church dates from the thirteenth...
