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🌊Superstitions of the Sea: What Irish Fishermen Would Never Do

Oct 8, 2026

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🌊Superstitions of the Sea: What Irish Fishermen Would Never Do

Forbidden words, unlucky encounters and a seal nobody dared to kill: discover the unwritten rules Irish fishermen carried with them onto uncertain seas.

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Irish Roots

Irish History

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☘️ The Green Harp Flag: Ireland’s Banner Before the Tricolour
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Oct 6, 2026

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☘️ The Green Harp Flag: Ireland’s Banner Before the Tricolour

Ireland’s identity through rebellion, exile, and revolution.

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Irish Roots

Traditions & Customs

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☘️The Irish Symbols We All Know - But Do We Know Their Stories?

Oct 6, 2026

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☘️The Irish Symbols We All Know - But Do We Know Their Stories?

From the harp and shamrock to the Claddagh and Trinity Knot, discover how four familiar symbols survived centuries of change and travelled far beyond Ireland.

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Irish Roots
💡When Ireland Switched On: Rural Electrification

Sep 24, 2026

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💡When Ireland Switched On: Rural Electrification

From the first electric bulb to washing machines, milking equipment and television, discover how one enormous national project transformed everyday life across rural Ireland.

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Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

📋 The Irish Census: How Ireland Was Counted, Classified and Remembered
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Sep 22, 2026

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📋 The Irish Census: How Ireland Was Counted, Classified and Remembered

From the great census of 1841 to the household returns that survived famine, emigration and fire, discover how counting Ireland changed what could be known about its people.

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Irish Roots

Irish History

💡 Guiding Lights: The Keepers Who Watched Over Ireland’s Coast

Sep 10, 2026

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💡 Guiding Lights: The Keepers Who Watched Over Ireland’s Coast

From Hook Head’s medieval beacon to Fastnet’s Atlantic watch and the last keepers at Baily, discover the hidden lives behind Ireland’s lighthouse beams.

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Irish Roots

Irish History

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 📮The Irish Postal System – How Communication Changed the Country
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Sep 8, 2026

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📮The Irish Postal System – How Communication Changed the Country

🌍 How the Irish postal service became a lifeline between home and the millions who left Ireland behind.

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Irish Roots
🦢 The Children of Lir - Ireland’s Longest Tragedy

Sep 3, 2026

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🦢 The Children of Lir - Ireland’s Longest Tragedy

A Story of Loss, Exile, and Endurance Across Centuries

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Irish Roots
 ⛪ Clonmacnoise: The Lost City at the Heart of Ireland
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Sep 1, 2026

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⛪ Clonmacnoise: The Lost City at the Heart of Ireland

On the banks of the Shannon, monks, kings, craftsmen and pilgrims built one of medieval Ireland’s greatest centres of faith, learning and power.

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Irish Roots

Folklore & Myth

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🐈 A Whisker Through Time: Cats in Early Ireland

Aug 27, 2026

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🐈 A Whisker Through Time: Cats in Early Ireland

📜 Why Early Irish Law Valued Cats, Monks Wrote About Them, and Folklore Feared Them

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Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

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 a👐The Hands That Built Rural Ireland: Crafts That Refuse to Disappear
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Aug 25, 2026

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a👐The Hands That Built Rural Ireland: Crafts That Refuse to Disappear

Skilled hands shaped the houses, tools, clothing, and everyday objects of Irish life. Some of those crafts are now fighting to survive.

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Irish Roots

Irish History

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🌊 Grace O’Malley - The Woman Who Ruled Ireland’s Seas

Aug 20, 2026

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🌊 Grace O’Malley - The Woman Who Ruled Ireland’s Seas

A Life of Power, Survival, and Defiance on the Atlantic Edge

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Irish Roots
 🧚At the Edge of the Known World: Ireland and the Aos Sí
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Aug 18, 2026

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🧚At the Edge of the Known World: Ireland and the Aos Sí

Why did generations of Irish people avoid certain forts, hills, and nighttime music? The answer lies deep inside the folklore of the Aos Sí.

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Irish Roots

Irish History

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The Last Wolf in Ireland

Aug 12, 2026

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The Last Wolf in Ireland

How Wolves Moved From Myth to Eradication

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Irish Roots
🐑The Real Story Behind the Aran Sweater

Jul 23, 2026

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🐑The Real Story Behind the Aran Sweater

How it became a symbol of Irish identity worldwide

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Irish Roots
🌊 How Did Farming Work Here at All?
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Jul 21, 2026

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🌊 How Did Farming Work Here at All?

The Aran Islands turned bare rock into farmland

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Irish History

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☀️Bealtaine: When Summer Began in Ireland

Jul 2, 2026

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☀️Bealtaine: When Summer Began in Ireland

A turning point shaped by fire, land, and survival

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Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

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The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
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Jun 30, 2026

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The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne

A story of loyalty, pursuit, and a fate that could not be avoided.

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Irish Roots
👮Why Early Ireland Had No Prisons

Jun 25, 2026

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👮Why Early Ireland Had No Prisons

A legal system built on restitution, not confinement

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Irish Roots
🏙️ Why New Towns Appeared in Ulster
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Jun 23, 2026

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🏙️ Why New Towns Appeared in Ulster

These towns were not growth. They were placed, built, and used to hold control in place.

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Irish Roots
🎶 The Harp, The Poet, The Surname and The Film

Jun 21, 2026

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🎶 The Harp, The Poet, The Surname and The Film

☘️Four enduring connections to Ireland's cultural heritage

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Irish Roots
⚔️ The Plantation of Ulster – How Land Was Reshaped
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Jun 16, 2026

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⚔️ The Plantation of Ulster – How Land Was Reshaped

Land did not change hands quietly. It was taken, measured, and rebuilt to serve a new order.

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Irish Roots
🕊️ The Words, Music and Ideas That Shaped Ireland

Jun 14, 2026

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🕊️ The Words, Music and Ideas That Shaped Ireland

🎶 From Nobel laureates to folk legends and ancient traditions

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Irish Roots
🌿 The Burren Was Never Empty Land

Jun 11, 2026

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🌿 The Burren Was Never Empty Land

Where Stone Holds the Memory of Ancient Ireland

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Irish Roots
🪨 The Ancient Irish Alphabet: Ogham

Jun 10, 2026

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🪨 The Ancient Irish Alphabet: Ogham

A Script Carved into the Land

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