"If green is the color of Ireland, and a soft day the touch, and poteen the taste, and harp music the sound, then a turf fire ...

Outside the Midlands, most peatlands in Ireland, especially in the West, are described as blanket bog. They form in areas ...

Whole ecosystems have been “decimated” and endangered species put at risk after weeks of wildfires across the UK, charities ...

A piece of parchment wrapped around a 16th century volume of property records has turned out to be a treasure beyond ...

More than half of Ireland's birds are in decline. Séan Ronayne hopes recording each bird's song on film might help encourage people to save them and the ecosystems they call home.

Local Notes: Students of Gaelcholaiste Chomain, Ros Dumhach win All Ireland Junior Schools Olympic Handball championship. New ...

What is decidedly uncommon in Scottish golf is Ardfin’s massive scale. Stretched out, the course shadows the coast for two ...

Humans forgot all about this giant deer until the late 1500s and early 1600s, when Irish peasants, digging in bogs for peat to burn as fuel, started finding their fossilized remains. Kings and ...

Kerry in south-west Ireland conjures up images of green meadows dotted with sheep, untamed coastlines, ruined castles and ...

FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint A popular compilation book featuring stories about rural living has received a third reprint.

A beautiful compilation of memories about rural life in times gone by has just been reprinted for a third time due to its ...