From their heartland in southern Scotland hardline Covenanters, known as Protesters, seize control of Edinburgh in a period that comes to be known as The Rule of the Saints. Video: The Sword and ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to have been Patrick’s wife. According to Shane Lehane, a folklorist at ...

Ireland is home to more than 3,000 holy wells, each attached to their own saints, legends, and healing properties. These holy wells have been sites of worship and prayer for centuries and are ...

Conflicting claims suggest he was born in Cumberland/Cumbria in northwest England, southern Scotland ... for which Saint ...