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Short reads on Ireland — traditions, news, small stories, and useful things we pick up along the way.
Irish Christmas Traditions
An Irish Christmas, briefly explained Candles in windows, a December swim in cold water, and a wren that nobody actually hunts. Ireland keeps its Christmas in a particular way. Some of it is church, some of it is folklor…
New Year Traditions
Ireland packs an unusual number of New Year customs into a single night. Some go back centuries; some are pure superstition. Here's what people actually do. 01 An early spring clean Houses get scrubbed top to bottom befo…
Spire Of Dublin
Walk towards Dublin city centre and the first thing you see is a 120-metre steel needle pointing at the sky. The locals call it the Spire. Here's how it got there. 120 m Total height — the tallest thing in central Dublin…
Ireland Vs Northern Ireland
The island of Ireland has two separate countries on it: the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. If you're planning to study in "Ireland," you're almost certainly planning to study in the Republic — Dublin, Cork, Ga…
Places To Visit Ireland
Ireland is small enough to explore without much drama, but varied enough that one trip never really covers it. You can spend a weekend in Dublin, drive west for the cliffs, head south for Kerry, then end up in a town tha…
