Cool Facts About Ireland & Irish Culture

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Irish baby boy and girl names

Thinking of giving your child a classic Irish name? Here's a list of Irish boy and girl names, with old gaelic variations, origins and translations into modern english.

Dublin Slang and Funny Expressions

Good listing of funny expressions the Irish still use nowadays. "If B.S. was music, he'd be a brass band" means that someone is a good story teller. Enjoy the slightly edgy cracks that Dublin folk make to make fun of each other!

Shrove Tuesday - A Wacky Pancake Festival

Pancake night in Ireland is still a big deal. It relates to Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, when everybody stuffs themselves right before Lent.

Cool Story About Ancient "Passage Tombs" in Northwest Ireland

I've never been to this particular part of Ireland, but these two groups of ancient passage tombs from Ireland's pre-christian era sound pretty amazing. The best thing is that you can apparently have the entire hillside to yourself quote often when you visit Carrowmore or Knocknarea.

Little Women's Christmas

This is a very old tradition that a few women still partake of in Ireland. It used to be the one day of the year when they could leave their husbands at home and party at the pub!

The Irish Emigrant

This is a great site about Irish culture today. It's written mainly for people born in Ireland, but it's got a style that's also very appealing to Irish-Americans who only visit now and then, They've got some very good newsletters.

Who are the Straw Boys?

This is a really strange tradition of the northwest that people aren't sure about the origin of. They wear the weirdest hats...

Portal Of Irish Genealogy Resources

Here's a good site I found that links to all kinds of places you can research church records and other key data sources if you're trying to learn more about your Irish ancestors.

John Doyle Irish Guitarist

I think John Doyle is the top Irish musician playing today. He's an unbelievable guitarist, and a nice guy too (I had a chance to meet him last year). Check out his site.

Mad Ireland

Here's a crazy little website I'm doing with my teenage son. We've made up some fun t-shirts for Ireland fanatics!

Great Little Book of Fun Things You Probably Don't Know About Ireland

Here's my little CafePress book of fun facts, proverbs and funny Irish quotations. You may be a little surprised by all the cool things about Ireland and Celtic culture you don't know! It's a fun little gift also.

My Irish Gift Shop

All kinds of Celtic and Irish gifts, jewelry, carvings, music and other cool stuff - at prices from over $1,000 to just a few bucks.

Celtic Jewelry

Interesting mix of jewelry with Irish & Celtic themes, gathered from all over the web.

Cheap Claddagh Rings

A shop I've put together with a big selection of affordable Claddagh rings. This famous design, which came out of an old village outside Galway, is now recognized as Celtic symbol worldwide. Kids and grownups both love the Claddagh design.

My blog about all things Irish - Irelandfun

Updated almost every day with funny quotes and interesting information about Irish and Celtic culture.