February 29 only comes around every four years - do you know the Irish history and traditions of Leap Day ... historically have been only nine or ten years old when Patrick died in 461 AD.

One Irish custom of the day was that any holly left over from Christmas should be saved for ... Marion McGarry on the odd and bizarre traditions once associated with Shrove Tuesday in Ireland ...

We also spoke with Christine Kinealy, director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, to better understand the reasons for these traditions—and the history behind them.

This year, with a focus on Celtic Christmas traditions, Elliott took the modal, medieval tune of the ancient chant-based carol “In dulci jubilo” and turned it into an Irish jig. He was aided ...

The mum-of-three completed her sacred Christmas tradition on Tuesday, one that she feels she is the 'only person left in Ireland' doing. Lucy sends out 25 Christmas cards every year and this year ...