Now I am not purposely picking longer poems every week. It just so happens that number 33 on the top 100 poems list is yet another long poem. But don’t … The post Clearances By Seamus Heaney – Top 33 Irish Poem appeared first on Irish Around The Worl...

I found this great clip from Niall Tóibín. A fellow Cork man passed away on November 13th 2019. He was a fantastic Irish comedian and actor.  The clip is 9 … The post Jokes and Accents of Ireland – Niall Tóibín appeared first on Irish Around The Worl...

This week I have picked number 16 from the top 100 Irish poems list. The poem is titled “The Ballad of Reading Gaol.” And boy is it a long poem. … The post The Ballad of Reading Gaol, by Oscar Wilde – Poem Summary appeared first on Irish Around The W...

This week it is number 21 in the top 100 Irish poems list. A great poem by Patrick Kavanagh. This poem ‘Advent’ is a very religious poem. If you don’t … The post Top Irish Poem Analysis – Advent, By Patrick Kavanagh appeared first on Irish Around The...

I originally posted this famous Irish dancing parrot back in 2016 and it was viewed over 13 million times! So I felt it was only appropriate to share it with … The post Meet The Dancing Irish Parrot – “Now that is an Irish parrot!” appeared first on...

I love watching the Graham Norton show as I am sure you do too. There have been many Irish people who appeared on the show over the years.  So when … The post The Best Of The Irish On The Graham Norton Show appeared first on Irish Around The World.

This week it is number 57 from the top 100 Irish poems list. Another appearance from W.B Yeats. “The Tower” published in 1927, Yeats’ first major collection as Nobel Laureate … The post The Tower, By W. B. Yeats – A Top Irish Poem appeared first on I...

This week I thought it would be good to share a completely anonymous poem that made its way into the top 100 Irish poems of all time. Sometimes in life, … The post Irish Poem – Pangur Ban By, Anonymous appeared first on Irish Around The World.

Ah, Halloween, the holiday that Irish people invented. Well, loosely speaking, but Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain(more on that later). During Samhain, people would dress … The post How The Irish Invented Halloween,...

Hello, hello thank you for stopping by. Today I have a great Irish poem again from William Butler Yeats. In this poem, Yeats is sitting by a lake watching the … The post Top Irish Poem – The Wild Swans at Coole By William Butler Yeats appeared first...