St. Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, is famously associated with the town of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. According to tradition, St. Patrick died on March 17th, 461 AD, and is believed to be buried in Downpatrick. The site of his burial is thought to be within the...
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St Brigid Irelands only Female Saint for Everyone
St. Brigid's Day and Kite Workshops Celebration St. Brigid's Day, celebrated on Thursday, 1st February 2024, is not only a significant cultural event but also an official Bank Holiday in Ireland, observed on Monday, 5th February. Over the past three weeks, we've conducted kite workshops across Ireland, engaging almost 800...
As Common As Muck at this years Ploughing Championships
Mud, mud, glorious mud, Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.So follow me, follow, down to the hollow And there let us wallow in glorious mud. Thats exactly what we did at Ratheniska for the three days of the Ploughing Championships. Everywhere you turned there was mud. This didn't...