Traditions & Customs

Everyday practices and rituals that kept Irish identity alive.

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The History of the Aran Sweater
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The History of the Aran Sweater

The true origins, evolution, and meaning of Ireland’s signature knit

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Cultural MemoryCultural Memory
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Winter in the West: How Ireland Prepared for the Dark Months
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Winter in the West: How Ireland Prepared for the Dark Months

The work and routines that carried families through winter

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Irish HistoryIrish History
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Galway Hookers: The Red Sails That Carried the West
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Galway Hookers: The Red Sails That Carried the West

How red-sailed working boats shaped life along Galway Bay

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Vanishing Crafts of Ireland
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Vanishing Crafts of Ireland

The old skills that once shaped every village, and the few hands that still hold their memory.

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The Quiet Fields: Ireland After the Harvest
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The Quiet Fields: Ireland After the Harvest

Between Samhain and Advent, when the land rests and the hearth stirs, Ireland enters its most intimate season — slow, silent, and deeply alive.

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The Emergency at Home (1939–1945)
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The Emergency at Home (1939–1945)

How neutral Ireland endured the world’s war - with ration books, turf fires, and stubborn good humour.

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The Fires Fade: Ireland After Samhain
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The Fires Fade: Ireland After Samhain

When summer’s light dies and winter’s hush begins, Ireland steps once more across the ancient threshold.

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The Sea in November
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The Sea in November

Storms, superstition, and the spirit world upon Ireland’s winter waters.

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Colcannon: The Fortune in the Bowl
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Colcannon: The Fortune in the Bowl

How an Irish Halloween Supper Blended Hearth, Harvest, and Hope

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Kelp Burning: Fire, Ash, and the Atlantic Shore
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Kelp Burning: Fire, Ash, and the Atlantic Shore

From Fire to Memory: The Forgotten Industry That Lit Ireland’s Atlantic Shores

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The Boglands Speak: What Ireland’s Peatlands Remember
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The Boglands Speak: What Ireland’s Peatlands Remember

From buried kings to whispering lights, Ireland’s bogs have held memory, myth, and life for over 9,000 years — and they’re speaking again.

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Faeries in Irish Folklore: The Hidden People of the Mounds

Faeries in Irish Folklore: The Hidden People of the Mounds

At Irish Roots Heritage Plus, we believe some aspects of Irish culture is best understood not just through facts - but through feeling. This reflection on faery folklore traces the quiet border between memory and mystery - and why that border still matters.

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