Cultural Memory

How sacred places preserve the beliefs, customs, and worldview of earlier generations.

Irish History

Dec 7, 2025

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7 min read

The History of the Aran Sweater

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

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Cultural Memory

St. Nicholas in Ireland: Feast Day Customs and Coastal Lore

Dec 6, 2025

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8 min read

St. Nicholas in Ireland: Feast Day Customs and Coastal Lore

Ireland’s Forgotten Feast Day: The Legacy of 6th December

Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

Winter in the West: How Ireland Prepared for the Dark Months

Nov 30, 2025

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7 min read

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 History

Galway Hookers: The Red Sails That Carried the West

Nov 29, 2025

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6 min read

Galway Hookers: The Red Sails That Carried the West

How red-sailed working boats shaped life along Galway Bay

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Cultural Memory

Nov 23, 2025

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8 min read

Riding with the Púca

Ireland's shape shifting spirit that carried stories across generations

Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

Nov 16, 2025

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6 min read

Fairy Faith in Modern Ireland

From sidhe to suburbs — how the Good People still walk the fields (and motorways) of modern Ireland.

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Irish History

Nov 13, 2025

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8 min read

Vanishing Crafts of Ireland

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

Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

The Quiet Fields: Ireland After the Harvest

Nov 9, 2025

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6 min read

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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Irish History

Nov 7, 2025

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10 min read

The Emergency at Home (1939–1945)

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

Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

Nov 4, 2025

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6 min read

The Fires Fade: Ireland After Samhain

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

Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

Nov 2, 2025

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12 min read

The Sea in November

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

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Cultural Memory

Oct 30, 2025

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8 min read

Colcannon: The Fortune in the Bowl

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

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Cultural Memory

Oct 28, 2025

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9 min read

The Dullahan Rides by Moonlight

Ireland’s headless horseman - a deathly messenger from the pagan past to the haunted present.

Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

The High Places Part 1: Summit of Pilgrims

Oct 25, 2025

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10 min read

The High Places Part 1: Summit of Pilgrims

A sacred summit where history, myth, and memory still climb together.

Irish Roots

Irish History

Kelp Burning: Fire, Ash, and the Atlantic Shore

Oct 24, 2025

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8 min read

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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Irish History

The Boglands Speak: What Ireland’s Peatlands Remember

Oct 21, 2025

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6 min read

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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Irish History

The Last Harper: A Tradition Fades, a Melody Remains

Oct 16, 2025

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8 min read

The Last Harper: A Tradition Fades, a Melody Remains

The last great Irish harper played more than music—he carried memory.Discover a life that bridged famine, nobility, and fading Gaelic echoes:

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Cultural Memory

🌿 7 Sacred Places in Ireland You’ll Never Forget

Oct 4, 2025

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7 min read

🌿 7 Sacred Places in Ireland You’ll Never Forget

A Cultural Insight from Irish Roots Heritage +

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Irish History

The Irish Diaspora: A People Scattered, A Culture Remembered

Oct 4, 2025

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7 min read

The Irish Diaspora: A People Scattered, A Culture Remembered

A story of resilience, memory, and a journey that shaped the world — and Ireland itself.

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Letters From Home

Aug 3, 2025

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5 min read

A Light Still Burning at Home. Part 1

From Fort Warren to Waterford — a voice carried home across the Atlantic, 1882

Irish Roots

Cultural Memory

The History of the Aran Sweater

St. Nicholas in Ireland: Feast Day Customs and Coastal Lore

Winter in the West: How Ireland Prepared for the Dark Months

Galway Hookers: The Red Sails That Carried the West

Riding with the Púca

Fairy Faith in Modern Ireland

Vanishing Crafts of Ireland

The Quiet Fields: Ireland After the Harvest

The Emergency at Home (1939–1945)

The Fires Fade: Ireland After Samhain

The Sea in November

Colcannon: The Fortune in the Bowl

The Dullahan Rides by Moonlight

The High Places Part 1: Summit of Pilgrims

Kelp Burning: Fire, Ash, and the Atlantic Shore

The Boglands Speak: What Ireland’s Peatlands Remember

The Last Harper: A Tradition Fades, a Melody Remains

🌿 7 Sacred Places in Ireland You’ll Never Forget

The Irish Diaspora: A People Scattered, A Culture Remembered

A Light Still Burning at Home. Part 1

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