A look at the traditional ancient good and back luck signs that pop up in ancient Irish folklore ... pick a flower on May Eve it is said that the fairies will come and take you away with them.

In Armenia, they hold a wonderful tooth ceremony called Agra Hadig, which means tooth kernel. As soon as the baby’s first ...

She developed a great interest in the Irish language, joining the Gaelic League, adopting Sinéad Ní Fhlannagáin as her name ...

Irish soda bread is not just for St. Patrick's Day! Served it with butter and jam for breakfast or a midday snack. Perfect ...

Fairies are notoriously touchy, and are apt to turn nasty if anyone is foolhardy enough to call them by that name. Should you ever find yourself in their company, you would do well to shun the F word ...

This cross shape not only helps the bread expand in the oven but also allows the fairies out (according to Irish folklore ...

Lipscomb University senior Jack Ingold worked his way up from manager to a walk-on player on the basketball team and was rewarded for his hard work by his coach and teammates.

There’s a reason the Irish Gaelic phrase “Fáilte go dtí Nora Mac’s” — translated to welcome to Nora Mac’s — is painted above the bar. “Come in, enjoy yourself, have good food ...

Teeth were considered so significant in Norse culture that warriors wore necklaces made from baby teeth and rode into battle, gladdened by the protection from this good luck adornment. One would ...

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