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Irish Mythology 101
Ireland is a nation that has long been associated with thrilling legends, mysterious myths, and tantalizing traditions. This...
The Lock
Originally published August 2016 Dublin’s Westmoreland Lock Hospital served as the city’s center for the treatment of venereal...
In the News March 2020
Recent news on Celtic history or archaeology around the world. Archaeologists bogged down in Ceide Fields row. A...
Irish Dogs
Originally published June 2016 Ever wonder where man’s best friend comes from? When did these tame beasts become...
Who Is Robert Burns?
Scottish Folklore is full of songs and legends. In some cases, the truth can be more exciting than...
St. Paddy’s Hunger Strike
Originally published November 2015 The Tripartite Life of St. Patrick, or Vita Tripartita Sancti Patricii, is a bilingual...
The History of Scots in America
If you live in Charleston, Jamestown, Douglas, Aberdeen, North or South Carolina, Vernon, Albany, Hamilton, Caledonia, Dundee, or...
The First Female Irish Freemason
While mainstream Freemasonry is traditionally exclusively a male organization, historically, there do seem to have been occasional exceptions....
Behind St. Patrick’s Day: More Than Just A Chance To Wear Green
Most Americans know it as a day to wear green and, more importantly, to pinch someone who is...
Kissing your Thumb
Kissing your Thumb Originally published May 2016 The oath traditionally given in court to “tell the truth, the...