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Irish Music Hits All the Right Notes

The Irish seem born with a love of music. At social gatherings, everyone’s always ready to sing his or her “party piece.” Performances are judged less by skill than by uninhibited sincerity or showmanship. Nearly every Irish household has some kind of musical instrument. That love is especially strong for traditional Irish music. You can…


Exploring Ireland’s Ring of Kerry, From Tetrapods to Lindbergh

Squinting into the wind and rain, we marched from a desolate parking lot on the southwest tip of Ireland down a slippery path. I turned a corner and the mean-looking surf was still a long walk away. Noticing my questioning look, my guide, Conner, egged me on. He was hell-bent on showing me “the tracks…


Saint Patrick’s Day: The Profound Heritage of Irish Americans

Saint Patrick’s Day is a celebration held on March 17 to remember the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The day commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and is celebrated by Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Lutheran churches. Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. The Irish…


Cozy up With This Irish-American Classic

This old-school take on Irish stew layers pork sausage, bacon, onions, potatoes and stock to “coddle,” or slowly simmer. For a more flavorful version of this dish that kept its elements intact, we crisped the bacon and browned the sausages to create flavorful bits (fond) in the pan. Sweating the onions and adding broth to…


Corned Beef and Cabbage with Horseradish Cream Sauce

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Corned beef and cabbage is a classic Irish-American dish that is synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day. It consists of corned beef (a brisket that has been cured with salt and spices) and cabbage, as well as other vegetables like potatoes and carrots. While the traditional cooking method involves…


Strep A Being Investigated as Factor in 4-Year-Old Irish Child’s Death

An investigation is being carried out into the death of a child in Ireland to see if it is linked to strep A bacterial infection. On Wednesday, Dr. Eamonn O’Moore, director for national health protection at the HSE and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), said that strep A could be linked to the 4-year-old…


Irish Luck (1939)

Buzzy O’Brien is a bellhop in a hotel where a guest is murdered. The police blame Kitty Monahan, and Buzzy succeeds in helping her escape and hides her at his home with his mother. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save”…


Irish High Court Rejects Bid by Teacher Jailed Over Pronouns Row to End School Suspension

An Irish evangelical Christian schoolteacher who was jailed for breaching a court order following his refusal to use gender-neutral pronouns, has had his bid to prevent the school from continuing his suspension rejected by a judge. On Sept. 5, Enoch Burke was jailed after he defied a restraining order that ensued from a dispute with…


Teenage Orchestra and Dancers Perform Well-Synced Traditional Irish Dance

They surely capture the feel of Irish music “Walking on Stones” so gracefully and harmoniously. (Video courtesy of Anton Globa) …


‘They’re Very Loving Dogs’: Couple Share Country Home With 10 Humongous Irish Wolfhound Dogs

An English couple who share a huge love for dogs have a 15-strong pack in their country home—10 of which represent their favorite breed, Irish wolfhounds. Claire Moorhouse and her husband, Mav, live in the English village of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. Their plus-sized furry family includes their 10 Irish wolfhounds, three white Swiss shepherds, a…