James Joyce was born in Dublin in 1881. He abandoned a career in medicine to pursue his dream of being a writer. After meeting the love of life, Nora Barnacle,...
Bobby Sands was 27 years old when he died. He spent almost nine years of his life in prison because of his Irish republican activities. He died, in prison, on...
In 1849, the Thomas Arbuthnot set sail for Australia.Onboard were 194 Irish girls. I heard the emotion in Sarah’s voice as she asked, ‘Will we ever come back?’ ‘Come back where?’ ‘Home,’...
How to win friends and influence people, Irish style! A collection of words and phrases to showcase the famed Irish gift of the gab, from fond greetings and terms of...
Bhí an ghrian go hard sa spéir. Thosaigh na hainmhithe móra ag gearán. ‘Tá an ghrian i bhfad róthe!’ arsa an buabhall uisce. ‘Tá,’ arsa an eilifint. ‘B’fhearr liom é...
Gréasaí tuaithe é Séanna a dhéanann margadh leis an bhFear Dubh. Ní cheannóidh a bhfuil d’airgead ón bhFear Dubh aige suaimhneas aigne dó. Tá trí bliana déag aige sula dtagann...
Eagrán nua den aistriúchán iomráiteach a rinne Seán Ó Cuirrín ar mhórshaothar uafáis Bram Stoker. Gach braon den bheocht a chuir fear Chluain Tarbh sa bhunscéal, d’aistrigh an Cuirríneach go...
Seanscéal é seo faoin misneach a theastaíonn uaireanta leis an fhírinne a insint, is cuma céard a cheapann daoine eile. Nuair a bheirtear páiste do bhanríon na tíre, tá sí...
Tá an sorcas tagtha. Ar imeall an bhaile tá an puball mór á chur suas. Ach an féidir go bhfuil deireadh le draíocht an tsorcais mar a chreideann Cócó an...
