A traditional Irish blessing, pronounced something like ... but there is no English word quite like it. It’s a specific type of wheedling flattery: empty or disingenuous praise used to ...

We Irish are nothing if not poets. Here is a selection of the best Irish poems and songs that show off Ireland's spectacular way with words and fill us with pride in being Irish.

Between blessings, sayings, toasts and proverbs, the Irish clearly know a thing or two ... May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and a smooth road all the way ...