“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 ...

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While Bealtaine may have had fewer foods associated with it than other festivals, milk, butter and eggs did feature highly ...

Today is May Day, which in the Irish calendar marks the first day of summer. And it certainly feels like it as the country ...

Released in 1950, ‘Christmas in Killarney’ might sound like a sop to Irish-American nostalgia but its place in Irish Christmas tradition has survived the years. The iconic Christmas sound of ...