Willoughby — This name combines the Old English "wilig," meaning "willow," and the Old Norse "bȳ," meaning "farmstead, ...

Celtic and Pict cultures always inspire me.” “This splash art depicts Evelynn from League of Legends in a cyberpunk skin. I ...

Lugh was one of the most important gods in Celtic mythology, known for his mastery of multiple skills, from warfare to craftsmanship. He played a key role in the battle against the Fomorians, ...

In the old Scottish tongue a poet is known as a makar. Not so much the seer or visionary who is at the root of our Irish term fili, the makar is one who literally makes and constructs, skilfully ...

Torontonians are wearing green and hitting up the bars today in honour of St. Patrick’s Day, an annual Irish holiday that falls on March 17. Despite the festive cheer and lines around the block for ...

Plus a St Patrick's Day with a difference in Dingle and the Belfast author's book that's being adapted for a Channel 4 series, as compiled by Weekend guest editors Lousie Cantillon and Doireann Ní ...

Behind the shamrocks and gold-tipped rainbows, Ireland is packed with surprises—both in its history and in the ways it has shaped culture far beyond its shores. Sarah Erdman The Dingle Peninsula tells ...

The March edition of The Mirror Book Club bypasses the usual St Patrick’s Day clichés to focus on the true power of Irish writing. Beyond the emerald-isle tropes lies a literary landscape that is ...

Editor Ailbhe Malone introduces her new anthology Banshee, which sees a formidable line-up of acclaimed female writers (amongst them Naoise Dolan, Megan Nolan, Wendy Erskine and Sarah Maria Griffin) ...

Irish author Clíodhna O’Sullivan makes her debut with the Irish-mythology-inspired YA dystopian fantasy Her Hidden Fire, launching a trilogy. In the book, male magic users called Channellers have ...

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