A blessing (from to bless, Old English bleodsian or bletsian) originally meant "sprinkling with blood" during the pagan sacrifices, the Blóts (reference: AHD). A blessing, (also used to refer to ...

1. Any priest may confer the blessings of the Church, except those reserved to the Pope, to bishops, or to others. * A reserved blessing which is conferred by a priest who does not have the required ...

"Danny Boy," love it or hate it, remains firmly among the most popular and recognizable Irish songs of all time. See the mystery behind it unraveled by Irish American author Malachy McCourt. Many ...

The Reverend is bound for the Dublin Racing Festival after a winning hurdles debut having switched from the Flat. The five-year-old enjoyed a successful career on the level when based with William ...

A potato disease ruined the crops in Ireland, making it very hard for people to get enough food. Many people became very hungry and sick, and over a million people died during the famine. Thousands of ...