Listen to a 9th century Irish poem in its original language Dr. Mark Harman recites the 9th century Irish poem 'Pangur Ban' (author unknown) in both Irish and an English translation. Dr. Mark Harman ...

LUNENBURG — Storyteller, singer, and harper Kate Chadbourne is excited to celebrate spring and April Poetry Month with traditional Irish poems set to music, stories that extol cleverness and courage, ...

Heartwarming love poem from Dublin poet Brian Kirk has been named as Listowel Writers’ Week Irish Poem of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2018. We are more than embracing our sentimental ...

In America, St. Patrick’s Day has somehow transformed into a holiday where people swill green beer while the bar plays the same Dropkick Murphys’ songs over and over again. If you’re young enough to ...

James Mele was born and raised in Bristol by parents of Italian and Irish descent. After receiving a B.A. from St. Lawrence University, he earned an M.A. in Anglo-Irish Studies from University College ...

The sacred tree of our old Celtic traditions lived magnificently in the mind of Alexei Kondratiev whose death last week has sent shudders across the endangered planet. He was a respectful student and ...

The untamed landscape of Ireland’s western coastline comes alive in the writings of the late John O’Donohue, an Irish priest, poet and author. There, in what he called a “crucible of Celtic ...

Elizabeth Forrester wants everyone to keep Irish music in their hearts. “My friends and my husband and I spent every St. Patrick’s Day together for 40 or 50 years,” she said. “We’d sing and play the ...

Sometimes, in the ocean of Boston College events that occur every single day, there emerges a hidden gem—a diamond in the rough, of sorts. This Tuesday, the John J. Burns Library and the BC Center for ...

This year’s Celtic Connections programme is full of projects bringing together writers and musicians. Jim Gilchrist speaks to ...

A Nigerian man has told CNN he was surprised to learn that US President Donald Trump had read a few lines of his poetry at an event marking St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday. “My sister just brought the ...