The ancient Irish holy wells of Saint Patrick
Sites of worship and prayer these 3,000 Saint Patrick holy wells continue to be visited by those seeking miracles.The counties of Ireland are scattered with more than 3,000 holy wells, each attached to...
View ArticleCelebrating St. Patrick’s Day across the globe
19 truly surprising places where the Irish national holiday, St. Patrick's Day, is celebrated annually.This article first appeared in IrishCentral's sister publication Irish America magazine. We’re...
View ArticleDublin’s five-day 2018 St. Patrick’s Day Festival celebrate “Home”
A colorful jam-packed festival of 30 events celebrating modern Ireland, its people and its national holiday.Ireland’s national festival, St. Patrick’s Festival, returns with a cast of thousands of...
View ArticleNational Geographic’s top picks for St. Patrick’s Day around the world
Where's the best place in the world to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? National Geographic weighs in. In 2015 National Geographic published a list of the top ten places around the world to celebrate St....
View ArticleIrishCentral presents NYC showcase on Irish food and drink
IrishCentral Presents FarePlate, a celebration of Irish food and drink in New York City on Sunday, March 11, 2018.IrishCentral will be presenting FarePlate, a one day event highlighting Ireland’s food...
View ArticleNew York’s Russian Tea Room launches special 2018 St. Patrick’s Day menu
Celebrate your Irish roots with this unique St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, menu at New York City’s most iconic restaurant.Every year New York City buzzes with the celebration of everything Irish on St....
View ArticleThe unknown Irish story of New York’s Seneca Village
Seneca Village was destroyed to pave the way for Central Park but where was it, who lived there and what is the Irish connection?Located from West 82nd to West 85th streets between Seventh and Eighth...
View ArticleFrom Falls to Shankill Road - Belfast soul city serenade
Every evolving and becoming more inclusive, the once troubled Belfast city is "busy putting its past in the rear view mirror".I’ve always loved Belfast - a city with some serious soul.Then again, I had...
View ArticleCelebrating St. Patrick's Day at The Jersey Shore
From Seaside Heights to Jersey City - the Shore is coming alive this March with St. Patrick's Day celebrations!The Belmar Lake Como St. Patrick's Day parade started in 1974 and it is always held on the...
View ArticleWhich Irish tourist attraction is a European cultural icon?
The Book of Kells, one of Ireland’s great treasures, is also a European cultural icon and is among our top ten tourist attractionsThe Book of Kells, one of the great treasures of medieval Europe, is an...
View ArticleByways rather than highways: What to do in west Roscommon
A pilgrimage of history in a corner of the fair county of Roscommon.The last High King of Ireland, first President, greatest epic and most dearly-loved writer of comic songs are all associated with the...
View ArticleStepping into history on the island of Inisheer
A scenic trip to Inisheer, smallest of the Aran Islands, off coast of Galway and Clare.Perhaps the best-known group of islands off Ireland’s coast, The Aran Islands are renowned for their history,...
View ArticleThe secret world of beautiful the wildlife and animals in Dublin city
Our capital city, Dublin has many modern aspects, but it also has a significant wild side with plenty of wildlife animals hiding in plain sight.There is evidence that banks of Liffey, Dublin’s main...
View ArticleGlory of Galway - the peninsula of Renvyle
The Galway peninsula of Renvyle stretches out from Ireland’s western coastline as if it longs to reach across Atlantic.Stretching out from Ireland’s western coastline, as if it longs to reach across...
View ArticleFrom Falls to Shankill Road - Belfast soul city serenade
Every evolving and becoming more inclusive, the once troubled Belfast city is "busy putting its past in the rear view mirror".I’ve always loved Belfast - a city with some serious soul.Then again, I had...
View ArticleIreland's most unusual holiday home is a Hobbit house in Donegal
This unusual Irish mountain pod remotely located on Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way is the ideal getaway for the modern Hobbit.Under the Thatch (UTT), which rents out “fabulous, quirky” holiday homes...
View ArticleThe ten very best ways to spend St. Patrick’s Day this year
How do people celebrate and where do people go to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day? What to wear, the facts and some great traditions are listed below for March 17. It is that time of year when we apply...
View ArticleLiam Neeson wishes the world Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Are you going to refuse him!? Irish star Liam Neeson invited people around the world to visit Ireland, join the Global Green and celebrate their Irishness.On St. Patrick’s Day 2015, Ireland’s tourism...
View ArticleThe Irish famine village which is now an artist's haven
Cill Rialaig in Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, is a one-in-a-kind retreat for artists, poets, writers, and composers.It’s been described as the best-kept secret in the art world. It involves the rescue...
View ArticleJoin IrishCentral live from Dublin Castle for a tour of an exhibition of...
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac’s exhibition “Coming Home: Art and the Great Hunger” begins its tour around Ireland.Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Hamden,...
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