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In traditional barmbrack, certain items are added to the dough before cooking, including a ring, a coin, a piece of cloth, a stick, and a pea.

In The Anthology of Irish Folk Tales, Richard Marsh explores the phenomenon of gates that won't stay closed in Moynalty, a small village in Co Meath.

According to the Ireland Liveability Index, Co Waterford is the best county to live in

Connolly arrived at a view that the future for socialism and the working class in Ireland lay in an independent republic rather than in continued union with Britain or in a federal arrangement involving home rule.

Singers, musicians, and dancers will gather alongside street performers and big names.

'I was into sport, I was into jerseys, I was into fashion. I was into art, photography, music, and the Irish language. And, at some point, it just clicked with me that I could combine them all into one.”

Eva Gore-Booth is not half as well-known as Constance Markievicz, but her achievements are just as impressive

Beir Bua said the jersey is a celebration of both Cork (the home of Beamish) and Antrim (the home of Beir Bua).

Even if you don't believe in these old notions, chances are you know a family member or friend who obeys them

'Most Irish people have some instinctive belief in the world of the fairies, even if sometimes it has to be excavated carefully from under a veneer of busy modernity'

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Our small but mighty country has no shortage of iconic quotes. But do you think you'd be able to tell who said which?

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Many tales warn against the disturbing of fairy forts, as they are believed to be portals to the otherworld.

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Historians agree that St Patrick was born in 373 AD in one of two possible locations - Dumbarton in Scotland or on the west coast of Roman Britain (Wales).

According to Duolingo stats, roughly 1 million people are actively learning Irish at any given time, while more than 5 million people have started learning Irish outside of Ireland on the app.

Start saying 'dia duit' instead of 'hello', and 'slán' instead of goodbye.

Although the 1916 Easter Rising made the Irish tricolour famous, it was actually first flown publicly in Waterford city in 1848.

The Irish pub as an institution is the bedrock of our community and culture and is an "absolute bedrock" of our tourism industry, says VFI chief executive Pat Crotty.