Before monsters haunted screens, they haunted the rivers and hills of Celtic lands. From the Cat-sìth, a ghostly black cat ...

The famine was caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, commonly known as late blight, which destroyed potato crops, the staple food for much of Ireland’s poor. This microorganism is very ...

Halloween's origins in ancient Celtic festivals and its integration with Christian holidays. Read how Costa Rica adapts the ...

Halloween  We don’t know exactly where Halloween originated, but one of the earliest records of it dates back roughly 2,000 years to an ancient Celtic Festival called Samhain.  Samhain was celebrated ...

Known as The Orchard County, Armagh’s gently rolling hills are stitched with over 6,000 acres of Bramley apple trees. In autumn, the county bursts into harvest celebration, culminating in the Armagh ...

Ancient Irish burial mounds reveal both history and folklore, spirits guarding the dead, rituals tied to the solstice, and ...

A certified metal detectorist has made a groundbreaking discovery near Leipzig, Germany, uncovering the oldest coin ever found in Saxony. The 2,200-year-old Celtic gold coin, known as a "rainbow cup" ...

Take a look at fun Halloween facts about its history, candy, costumes, and culture: from Celtic roots to modern traditions we ...

Ireland’s tales of the undead and Dublin’s Gothic architecture inspired the creation of the world’s most famous vampire, Bram ...

It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You’re hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 minutes until sunset, ...

Medieval historian Dr. Juliette Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about folklore. Director: Lauren ...

Rooted in Ireland’s rich tapestry of folklore, mythology and oral storytelling, Irish horror is having a moment, with eerie ...