The notorious vampire Dracula has stood as a horror icon for decades, but the character's origin, and inspiration, as well as the life of his creator Bram Stoker, are generally unknown to the trick-or-treaters and party-goers who don the caped, black-clad visage each Halloween. In fact, Dracula and …

It’s officially fall, and that means pumpkins are in season and temperatures are dropping as the march to winter begins. We thought we’d take the occasion to host a pop-up blog within ShamrockCraic dedicated to the most Irish of cold weather apparel, the Aran sweater. Every Monday for the rest of …

If you think you know road trips, think again. Ireland takes the notion of a scenic drive to a whole new level with the Wild Atlantic Way, a 1,500-mile route along the Atlantic coastline that weaves together an incomparable tapestry of experiences: more than 1,000 attractions, 157 special sites, cou …

Jameson and the rest of the Irish whiskeys better watch out. MMA figher Conor McGregor recently launched his own personal brand of whiskey in advance of his first bout in the octagon in two years. McGregor is scheduled to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 Las Vegas Saturday, October 6. …

In the world of whiskey, there’s Scotch, bourbon, Canadian and the ubiquitous Tennessee sipping whiskey Jack Daniel’s. But there’s nothing as smooth and silky as the legendary Irish whiskey. To be certain, Irish whiskey is its own special kind of spirit and anything that calls itself Irish whis …

In a bitter irony, Irish history has more often than not been shaped by actions geared towards results much different than those ultimately achieved. For example, it is unlikely that those involved in the 1607 Flight of the Earls understood their bid for mainland Europe as the beginning of the end f …