The most powerful goddess among the Tuatha dé Danaan, the Morrigan is a complex and often misunderstood figure from Irish myth. One woman or several, bearing either a name or a title (the meaning of ...

Celtic mythology is comprised of legends and lore from Scotland ... A banshee (bean sí) is a ghostly woman whose wailing ...

Idolised by Celtic fans for his moments of brilliance and acts of charity, there are calls for him to be canonised by the Catholic church ...

The Galway man passed away on Saturday having been in a critical condition for the past week after requiring brain surgery ...

Mr Cooney underwent immediate surgery following the contest but remained in a critical condition during the past week, and ...

Celtic mythology holds that the chieftains slept ... or the "Banshee" in later years foretelling death in a family. Having infused tradition in Ireland with a mixture of reverence and fear ...

Countless stories have been shared by individuals across the UK affected by grief and loss, who have experienced a moment of comfort when a robin has visited during a particularly dark time.

Brigid's Day, February 1, is when Ireland remembers the Celtic goddess Brigid and her immense ... Legend has it that she keens to mourn the death of her son Ruadán and so invents the art form.

From Adomnán, who wrote Columba's biography 100 years after his death, we know a great deal about ... its primary purpose was the contemplation of God through prayer and learning.

During that period’s Fourth Dynasty, there was widespread peace and trade, and kings were known as the “Golden Horus” in reference to the god of death. 356–323 BC ... a leopard skin” make sense. The ...