Near Carnacon, in South Mayo, sits a ruin called Towerhill. It was a fine “Big House” built by Isidore Blake at the end of the 18th…
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Towerhill – A Beautiful, Haunting Ruin Ripe for Restoration
Irish Art – Portrait of a Celtic Maestro
Irish Art is known all over the world… but have you heard of Jim Fitzpatrick? Maybe not but you definitely know his work. Jim may not…
Irish Men with “Celtic Curse” Have Higher Rates of Dementia
Haemochromatosis: Men who have the Western world’s most common genetic disorder are more likely to develop dementia. Yikes! Haemochromatosis is a genetic iron overload disorder. It…
eBike Entrepreneur Changing the World – Starting With Ireland
eBikes. They offer all of the fun of riding, without the hard work of getting up hills. Dammit, we love those electric motors when faced with…
The Fascinating History of the Irish Bardic Poets
Irish bardic poetry was an intensely complicated tradition. Produced by specially trained bardic poets and written in Early or Middle Irish, these poems came about during…