SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The carving and lighting of pumpkins is an Irish tradition that stems back to a Celtic folktale about a man named ‘Stingy Jack’ who tricked the devil more than once.

“The Irish are known for being natural-born storytellers, from our rich folklore to our ability to retell a tale and make everyone in the room feel like they were there with us.” Since I started to ...

Storyteller to present Irish tales on Wednesday by Peninsula Daily News Tuesday, February 28, 2023 1:30am Entertainment Clallam County “I’ll be telling you about a woman who was a warrior, a fighter, ...

Leon Ó Cathasaigh looks at the legendary "Deirdre of the Sorrows" and how it describes so much more than a tale of failed love. The tragic tale of Deirdre and her doomed romance with Naoise son of ...

The Irish writer William Trevor has just published The Hill Bachelors — his tenth collection of stories, his twenty-eighth book — and nearly everyone who has read him agrees that he ranks among the ...

Sophie Clarke chats to Big Telly artistic director Zoe Seaton about turning the classic Faust tale into a witty, ...

“The Irish… And How They Got That Way” at Playhouse on Park is a pleasant, harmless concert with a whole lot of between-song patter — or conversely, a lively 2 1/2 hour lesson about Irish history and ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Dr. John Cox’s celebration of his Irish heritage won’t end on Friday with St. Patrick’s Day. After serving as grand marshal for Sunday’s Mahoning Valley St. Patrick’s Day in Boardman, Cox ...