Hi everyone. A very Happy St. Patrick’s Day from The Irish Store Family! Whatever way you’re celebrating today, we hope you have a wonderful day! To mark the occasion, I’m…
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Happy International Women’s Day! Legendary Women In Irish Mythology
by Lulu O'Sullivan 7 March, 2024Hi Everyone. Happy International Women’s Day from all of us here at The Irish Store! I hope I find you all well. Time to go back to stuff of Irish…
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Hi Everyone. I hope I find you all well. The countdown to March 17 continues this week with a short history of St. Patrick’s Day. This coming Sunday, many of…
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Happy St. Brigids Day! The Beginning of Celtic Spring.
by Lulu O'Sullivan 1 February, 2024Happy St. Brigid’s Day! According to the ancient Celts, February 1st is the official start of spring! This is welcome news to us all as we all continue to shiver…
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9 things you need to know about the Aran Sweater
by Lulu O'Sullivan 25 January, 2024Hi Everyone. I hope I find you all well. As the winter chills continue there’s no better way to stay cozy and look stylish than in a classic Aran sweater.…
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Happy Halloween from Ireland! The home of Halloween!
by Lulu O'Sullivan 31 October, 2023Ghoulish greetings from Ireland and Happy Halloween everyone! Tonight will see people all over the globe donning costumes, trick or treating and carving Jack o Lanterns. But did you know…
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Hi everyone and Happy Summer Solstice! Today, 21 June, is the longest day of the year, otherwise known as Midsummer or the Summer Solstice. At this time of year the…
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Hi everyone. I hope I find you all well. This week, my series exploring Ireland’s iconic symbols ends with the Triskel symbol, also known as the Triskele or Triskelion. This…
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Hi everyone. I hope I find you all well this week as I continue my series on some of Ireland’s most iconic symbols. This week, I’m turning my attention to…
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Iconic Symbols of Ireland. The Claddagh Ring.
by Lulu O'Sullivan 19 April, 2023Hi everyone. I hope I find you all well. This week, I continue my series exploring some of Ireland’s most iconic symbols. The Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish ring…