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The Irish herbed drop scones are very easy to make, and the recipe can be easily adjusted to suit your taste preferences! Here’s how to make them. Scones are a beloved baked good in Ireland, and they have a long history in Irish cuisine. These delicious treats are enjoyed throughout the country and are an […]
Margaret “The Unsinkable Molly” Brown was a passenger on the RMS Titanic which sank in 1912 and unsuccessfully urged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field to look for survivors. Historically, an immigrant’s life has rarely been easy. A foreigner in the land they’ve chosen to make their home, the odds […]
Cillian Murphy was on hand in London last night, Thursday, October 24, for the UK premiere of his new Irish film “Small Things Like These.” On the red carpet, Cork native Murphy discussed what he found to be the biggest challenge in creating the film, which is an adaptation of Irish author Claire Keegan’s Booker […]
First Look Teaser for Very Creepy Irish Folklore Horror Film ‘The Fetch’ by Alex Billington October 25, 2024Source: YouTube “This is in your mind! It is not real! You are real!” An early festival teaser has debuted for an indie horror film premiering this month at the 2024 Austin Film Festival, playing in their Dark […]
“A Bygone Craft” is available to stream for free on the Irish Film Institute’s IFI Archive Player. This 1931 newsreel depicts Irish men making a coracle, a hide-covered boat used for salmon fishing. The boat-making process is demonstrated to camera, from creating a base with twigs, to weaving the structure and covering it in animal […]
On 18 May 1871, Chicago attorney J.W. Boyden sat down to pen a letter for illiterate Irish emigrant Jane Murphy. “She is in my office today,” he began, “debilitated by having borne 13 children, by prolapsus uteri, and by a 6-inch tumour on back of her neck; and in tears, having walked four miles, from […]
Our Celtic ancestors knew how to throw a party. To mark the end of the harvest season and the start of winter, they celebrated with a festival known as Samhain (pronounced sah-win), which is the precursor to our modern-day Halloween. Feasts were held during which faeries and the spirits of the dead were said to […]
Learn about Donn, the Irish Lord of the Dead, in time for Halloween. Most people are aware these days that Halloween is the Christian overlay of a celebration far more ancient, a pagan Celtic festival called Samhain (pronounced sau-wein). It begins at sunset on October 31 and lasts until the sunset of the following day. […]
“People here hold their political views so dear to them, they have stickers on their car. Have you ever seen a Fianna Fáil sticker on the back of someone’s car?” Source link
This dish from the Irish food board Bord Bia is a combination of fresh Irish fish with the delicious French sauce rouille. Rouille is a sauce that consists of olive oil with breadcrumbs, garlic, saffron, and cayenne pepper. It’s usually served as a garnish with fish. For this recipe, any leftover rouille will keep well […]