Ireland

Irish Mermaids

Originally published August 2013. Irish Mermaids Mermaids have been in the news a little as a result of...

Originally published July 2013. The Boyerstown Ring Brooch Just a little look at an artifact and the possible...

Secret language of Irish Stonemasons and Tinkers Not long ago I ran across a paper from 1909 that...

Originally Published May 2012. Irish Kilts? In the U.S. when you are out and about in public while...

Originally Published June 2012 Scottish & Irish Pirates Although when thinking about pirates most people think of Johnny...

Irish Holidays: The Lenten Season With Easter coming up, I thought I would take another look into James...

Originally published July 2012. The Connaught Rangers The 88th Regiment of Foot, nicknamed “The Devil’s Own,” was an...

Gobán Saor or Gobban the Builder Gobán Saor or Gobban the Builder, is a legendary figure in Irish...

Originally published January 2012. Early Irish Copper Mining The large number of copper and bronze artifacts found in...

Freemasons in Irish Folklore Last Month in my article about the massive storm that hit Ireland in 1839...