Road trips don’t have to take you to far-flung places, as there’s a world of nature, food, and folklore to be discovered on ...

Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

An unprecedented five-year theatrical celebration, building to the centenary of one of Ireland’s great literary figures, ...

Photograph By PAULO NUNES DOS SANTOS/The New York Times/Redux Capitals: Republic of Ireland: Dublin. Northern Ireland ... in the Gaeltacht, where place names and road signs are in Irish.

“You have so many Gaelic place names, there are more Gaelic place names in east Belfast than anywhere else,” Brian says. “It was always there and we weren’t aware of it. “As I grew ...

determined to create an accurate map of Ireland (part of the Ordinance Survey), which they argue will be mutually beneficial, while also standardizing Gaelic place names. On a deeper level ...

Villagers in Dundrum have been celebrating over recent weeks after the hidden gem was recently named the best place to live in Northern Ireland by ... rather than famous names with high house ...

The senior class then participated in a competition organised by Keep Scotland Beautiful, tasked with designing their own maps using Gaelic place names. P5 pupil Mackenzie Mackay won first place in ...

Digital activism carried out by a group of local archaeologists in Northern Ireland has led to the excavation ... the bog was a lake where generations of a noble Gaelic clan maintained an ...