Here’s an online jigsaw puzzle featuring Knocknarea, County Sligo, a magical mountain associated with Queen Maeve of Connaught. It’s here that William Butler Yeats said “the wind has bundled up the clouds, high over Knocknarea.” Here’s a look at today’s featured image of Knocknarea taken from the Carrowmore megalithic cemetery and burial site, one of […]
What Is A Shillelagh?
A shillelagh also known as an Irish walking stick, is a knotty blackthorn cane with a large, round, and polished knob at the top. This wooden walking stick has historically been used as a club or cudgel. It has deep rooted associations with Ireland, the fighting Irish, and Irish folklore. Part of Irish popular culture, […]
Irish Sayings And Blessings For Troubled Times
Here’s a lovely collection of Irish sayings and proverbs to help sustain us in times of trouble. These wise old words are part of our oral cultural inheritance. These original sayings are found in the language of our ancestors, Irish or Gaeilge, which is one of the world’s six Gaelic or Celtic languages. There’s kindness, […]
Skellig Puffins Online Jigsaw
Here’s an online jigsaw puzzle featuring puffins on Skellig Michael off the coast of County Kerry. These remote and beautiful islands in County Kerry are a wildlife refuge and home to thousands of wild puffins. Here’s a look at today’s featured image with our Skellig puffins as the centerpiece of this online jigsaw puzzle. […]
Wild Fuchsia Online Jigsaw Puzzle
Here’s an online jigsaw puzzle featuring wild red fuchsia on Sherkin Island in West Cork. In the summer months fuchsia brightens the hedgerows of Ireland, adding to the multi-colored palate of these glorious landscapes. Sherkin Island lies off the coast of West Cork, near the town of Baltimore. Here’s a look at today’s featured image […]
The Celtic Festival Of Bealtaine
In ancient Ireland the first day of May held great significance for the Celtic people of the land. The was the day of the great Festival of Fire, or Bealtaine, and marked the beginning of summer on the Celtic calendar. Today let’s explore all that Bealtaine meant to our ancestors, and find out how this […]
Sligo Thatched Cottage Online Jigsaw
Here’s an online jigsaw puzzle featuring a lovely thatched cottage from Strandhill, County Sligo. Thatched cottages are nostalgic symbols of Ireland, loved by Irish people throughout the world. Take a look at Dolly’s Cottage, the featured image in today’s online jigsaw. I hope you’ll have fun assembling your very own thatched cottage. Use your mouse […]
Beltany Stone Circle County Donegal
Atop an open wind swept hill in a field of sheep and lambs, near the village of Raphoe stands the Beltany Stone Circle. Spectacular views of the surrounding countryside spread out before you from this hilltop, marked by an ancient and well preserved stone circle. Image Credit Our Stone Age forebears chose this site carefully […]
Bicycle Flower Display Online Jigsaw Puzzle
Here’s some bicycle planter fun from Ireland. I hope you enjoy this online jigsaw. Irish people love flowers, and you’ll find flower baskets all over Irish towns and villages throughout the spring and summer months. Plus Irish people love old bicycles. They’re used as art displays and flower planters outside businesses and shops all over […]
Slieve League Cliffs Online Jigsaw Puzzle
The west coast of Ireland is home to spectacular cliffs and a perfect scenic location for a jigsaw image. The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare get most of the attention from tourists to Ireland, but the cliffs at Slieve League in County Donegal are amongst the tallest in Europe. They’re an imposing 601 meters […]
