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With St. Patricks Day fast approaching, its time to brush up on your knowledge of Irish music! Heres a lighthearted approach to Irish Musicology from the Carson City Irish American Music Duo of Gairin Music. Jig

Hidden away on Europe’s Atlantic fringe, Ireland has long been thought to be a "fly in amber"---a backwater frozen in time. However, the island not just a

Murphy, Kelly, O'Brien ... The top surnames registered in Ireland in 2022 aren't particularly surprising, but do you know their meanings?

Ever wondered about the history of your Irish surname? You can find your Irish surname's meaning and origin in this comprehensive list, letters N - W.

Gallagher is an Irish surname steeped in musical tradition. Gallagher ranks in top twenty surnames in Ireland, and as such, there are some thirty-plus variations of the Irish last name. The name Gallagher is of ancient Gaelic origin and is derived from word ‘gallchobhar’, meaning ‘foreign help.’ 

In search of an Irish name for a baby boy? Here are the top 50 and their meanings! Irish language names for boys are the perfect way to honor your Irish roots!

Stephen Walsh from Connemara Marble explains how the Celts believed that a stone with a natural hole brought good luck and protection from evil. An Irish Luck Stone can be found at Cloch an Phoill in County Carlow.

Today, in this world of the internet and DNA mapping, it has never been easier to track family trees, and so off I went.

A common Irish name may be the earliest recorded surname recorded in all of Europe! Irish surnames have quite a history.

Around the world, over 3 million people could well be descendants of the Irish warlord, Niall of the Nine Hostages. The Irish “High King” at Tara, the ancient center of Ireland from A.D. 379 to A.D. 405, was seriously fertile!