“Wild Mountain Thyme” is an Irish folk song with strong roots in Scottish traditions. The Belfast-based folk musician Francis McPeake took an old Scottish song from the early 19th century ...

Another tradition involved banging on doors and walls of the house with Christmas bread to chase the bad luck out of the house and invite the good spirits in. On New Year’s night, families would ...

Women's Christmas was also associated with the Irish death divination customs that were practised at Halloween. One tradition is that a "cake" of mud or clay was made and candles named for the ...

Marking the official end to Christmas festivities, January 6 sees Irish tradition celebrate the women of Ireland with Nollaig na mBan, translating to “Women’s Christmas”. Also referred to as ...

I’m a Retiree: Here’s How I Made Thousands of Dollars Doing Side Gigs on Taskrabbit Bodie, a glimpse into America's preserved ...

We know that the Irish can be a superstitious lot, and of course, New Year's Day also had many customs and traditions that ... the match continued on Little Christmas Day.

The traditional Irish Christmas revolved around Christian celebration with respite from work. Here are seven common Irish Roman Catholic Christmas traditions which were common from the mid-19th to ...

For the Irish, New Year's Eve has amassed a range of traditions that carry cultural ... Smashing doors and walls with Christmas bread may sound like a mess to clean up, but the practice was ...

How: Irish Ferries offers a seven ... one of the most important festive activities. On Christmas Eve, families regularly get together for a traditional joulusauna ritual. On December 24, groups ...

classic Christmas carols and hymns with some traditional Irish musical numbers. In addition to favorites such as “O Holy Night” and “Angels from the Realms of Glory” (“Angels We have ...

Lottoland’s VP of Global Corporate Affairs Laura Pearson said: “Our survey underscores the resilience of Irish Christmas traditions, even as modern influences subtly reshape how the holiday is ...

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