It was a feast day and a fair day all combined when President Joe Biden returned to his ancestral home in the town of Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, last week. During his four-day visit to Ireland, he spent one day in Mayo making and cementing personal connections, beginning with a tour of the shrine in […]
Ireland’s ancient goddess, Brigid, long beloved and venerated in the hearts of the people, has been granted national recognition with an annual public holiday. Her official status is now recognized as equal to that of St. Patrick, and her day is the first national holiday recognizing a woman. The new holiday has been greeted with […]
From time to time, The Times will feature dispatches from Islanders around the globe. This week, Elaine Cawley Weintraub writes from County Mayo, Ireland. She is at her family home for a few weeks of rest and recreation after a very busy summer season. The history of Ireland is written in her landscape. While walking […]