Family is especially important to the Irish, so it makes sense that we’re always looking for ways to wish our family members well and let them know we care. Irish traditional blessings are a treasured ...

Merry Christmas from us all here at IrishCentral! With the big day upon us, you may be on the hunt for some poignant Irish Christmas Blessings to share with your friends and family as you come ...

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 ...

One act of generosity during the Great Famine forged a bond that transcends generations Austin West visits Kindred Spirits, a monument to the Choctaw in County Cork. The 20-foot-high steel feathers ...

Get the paddy started with these corny jokes and one-liners on leprechauns, the luck of the Irish, four-leaf clovers and more. If you've noticed all the bad-but-good puns we've thrown in to celebrate ...

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 ...