🐉🍀 Meet Our New Editors! Dear Readers After countless road trips, thousands of photographs, hundreds of cups of coffee, several questionable navigation decisions, and at least a few occasions where we ended up somewhere completely different from where we intended to go… we came to a simple conclusion: We needed help. Not because we ran …
Republic of Ireland
The Long Woman’s
The Legend of the Long Woman (Cauthleen i Lorcan) This story dates back to the time when the lands around Omeath were ruled by a local chieftain (Chieftain) from the O’Hanlon family. He had two sons, and before his death, he ordered his lands to be divided equally between them. However, the elder brother, Conn …
Templars History Legends
Templars – History, Legends and the Greatest PR Campaign of the Middle Ages Knights. Monks. Bankers. Heroes of legends and favourites of conspiracy theorists alike. For more than seven hundred years, the Templars have refused to fade into history. But why? In our new series, we will not be searching for the Holy Grail or …
The Vagabond View of the Universe
The Vagabond View of the Universe There are people who travel simply to collect places. Others collect photographs, passport stamps, fridge magnets or another point checked off on a map. We were probably searching for something else from the very beginning. Not only places. But the emotions left behind inside those places. Because sooner or …
Explore the Cooley Peninsula
Ring of Cooley — the day trip after which you’re no longer entirely sure you returned from the same dimension Have we actually found ourselves in the ancient Circle of Witches? There are trips where you come home with a fridge magnet. And then there are the ones where you come home wondering whether you …
Woman with a Lantern – the story of Nano Nagle
Nano Nagle – The Cork Lantern Woman Cork in the 18th century was not a city for the faint of heart. The port bustled with trade, taverns sang loudly late into the night, and the Penal Laws loomed over everything. For Catholics, this meant one thing: fewer rights, fewer opportunities, and very few schools. If …
From Jonestown to the Algorithm
From Jonestown to Algorithm: Are We All Living in a Digital Jungle? Do modern algorithms operate like a gated community in the jungle? The story of Jonestown and the mechanisms of manipulation demonstrate that today we no longer need physical boundaries to be confined within an information bubble. Explore how digital manipulation works, why radicalism …
King John’s Castle Series
SERIES: KING JOHN’S CASTLE After a few weeks off, during which we wandered the USA, Mexico, and the twists and turns of the human mind, we returned to Ireland. Our return begins with a bang. We’re in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, home to one of Ireland’s most famous buildings. King John’s Castle is a landmark …
Easter Poland vs Anglo Saxon Traditions
Easter in Poland vs Anglo-Saxon Countries – Between Tradition and Chocolate Introduction—Two Ways to Celebrate Easter Easter is one of those moments when the world slows down…and then suddenly someone throws a bucket of water at you. In Poland, it’s tradition, symbolism, and history.In the UK and US, it’s pastel colors, chocolate, and family fun. …