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 I’m coming to Derry the Irish way with a coach (the railways are not very extended in Ireland) for the week end with an Irish friend who A ist always in a good mood (like most irish btw.) and B understands the Northern Irish dialect way better than me. Without her, I’d never made itLire la suite « A week-end in Derry »

The Christmas holidays are approaching, wallets are loosening all over the planet … now is the right time to tell you about Irish generosity. Ireland is a small country, has never been a colonizer nor a superpower. This has a lot of downsides but also some advantages, especially regarding the state of mind: the IrishLire la suite « Irish generosity »

Ireland and its saltire, full part of the UK: all is well that ends well? Ha, in fairy tales only. In Ireland, the equality on paper does not go hand in hand with equality in practice: the act of union is a fool’s bargain, the landlords still have way more rights than necessary and theLire la suite « A brief history of Ireland 2/2 »

Sex, religion, money, politics: the four taboo subjects of social dinners in France – all the ingredients are gathered to make the history of Ireland a bestseller with twists and turns! Ireland, formerly « Hibernia », has always been coveted despite its name. By the Vikings first, whose trace can be found in the name of theLire la suite « A brief history of Ireland 1/2 »

You should know that the foxes have long been part of the Dublin population, in Trinity as elsewhere in the city. They are shy animals, at least to humans, and usually only visible at night. The first lockdown of 2020 was a game-changer: with the streets empty of cars and pedestrians, many foxes ventured intoLire la suite « Trinity Foxes »

As I have already told you, many phrases in Ireland begin with « I have a cousin who ». … For irish people in Ireland, I have a cousin who means that blood ties matter a lot… and this often includes close friends and neighbors. Thus by extension, it can also be « I have a friend who »,Lire la suite « IRISH NETWORKING »

Speaking of lucky charms, it is commonly accepted in Europe that the 4-leaf clover brings good luck to those lucky enough to find one. The Irish are more pragmatic: it is the classic three-leaf clover (called in Ireland shamrock and not clover) that brings good luck, the Irish are real pragmatics as the classic cloverLire la suite « Shamrock and the luck of the Irish »

There’s no point in coming to Ireland if you don’t believe a little bit… in magic! Notwithstanding its tourist use, a certain idea of the supernatural floats in the Irish air. The birth of the leprechaun – this green blighter who is ubiquitous in souvenir shops – goes back a long way, to the 8thLire la suite « Magic Ireland Part II: magic in every corner »

It is always useful to approach a country by its myths. Ireland is teeming with its own legends, which are very interesting,. Here are some of them, judge for yourself.. Several stories focus on the same character, called FIONN. Once upon a very, very long time, the Great King of Ireland had formed an eliteLire la suite « Magic Ireland Part one: Irish legends »

Putting the word « Irish » in front of a company or product name adds value. Irish publications on Irish history and culture are also systematically on distinct shelves in the bookshops, under the name “Irish”.  Irish grown, PS we’re irish, Proud to be irish, proudly irish, Made in Ireland,  icon of the flag on the packaging,Lire la suite « Proud of the Irish products »