Many of Ireland’s backroads lead to ancient Megalithic structures that beckon one to imagine what life would have been like between 4600 and 600 BC when most stone circles and dolmens (portal ...

St. Brigid's Day, celebrated on February 1st, honors both the Christian saint and the ancient Celtic goddess Brigid. It marks the beginning of spring in Ireland and highlights the festival's deep ...

And now it carries a handsome cash prize: $1 million for anyone who can decipher the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Relatively little is known about the creators of the script ...

Thirty principals recently published a list of circumstances faced by their students. It includes a parent in prison, suicide in families, neglect of every conceivable kind ...

Ireland’s Top 20 biggest songs of the week by Irish artists only, compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on sales of physical, downloads and streams. © IRMA ...

Headline has acquired Upon a White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland by Peter Ross. World rights were acquired by Richard Roper from Kevin Pocklington at The North Literary Agency.

Arkansas offensive tackle recaps Notre Dame Junior Day and his recent Irish offer ...

The word Imbolc means literally "in the belly" in the old Irish Neolithic language, referring to the pregnancy of ewes. In ancient Irish mythology, Brigid was a fire goddess. Nowadays, her ...

With new courses and apprenticeships springing up around the country, more people are learning a traditional Irish trade. They are learning an ancient skill — but also saving a dying craft ...

As early as 8,000 years ago the team found evidence that farmers were deliberately selecting their flocks – for example, for the genes coding for coat colour. Sheep have been intertwined with human ...