Irish Customs and Traditions: A Visitor’s Guide
Discover Irish customs and traditions, from Samhain and St Patrick’s Day to music sessions and pub etiquette, with practical tips for visitors.
Discover Irish customs and traditions, from Samhain and St Patrick’s Day to music sessions and pub etiquette, with practical tips for visitors.
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Photo: beckmann, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Shorter days and cooler evenings change what matters when you’re planning an Ireland trip. Suddenly the question …
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Ireland’s food writers do far more than share recipes. They preserve family traditions, champion small producers and carry the flavours of home to readers across the world. In this Creator Spotlight we celebrate five voices worth following: Darina Allen of Ballymaloe, Donal Skehan, Aoife Cox of The Daily Spud, Caroline Hennessy and Kristin Jensen of Edible Ireland. Whether you are cooking in Cork or Chicago, or simply planning a trip to eat your way around the island, their work will bring Irish kitchens, ingredients and stories a little closer to your table.
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Every Irish Christmas dish we bake and cook, in the order to make them: cake from 1 November, pudding by Stir-up Sunday, brandy butter, mince pies, turkey and shortbread.
Explore Trim Castle in County Meath, Ireland’s largest Anglo-Norman fortification, with history and visit tips — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Macha, the Irish queen who raced the king’s horses and cursed the men of Ulster. Explore her legend and visit Navan Fort in County Armagh today.
Can Americans buy a home in Ireland? Understand sale agreed, deposits, solicitor checks, mortgages, stamp duty and closing before you commit.