Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...

Story and audio by Maureen O’Hare, illustrations by Leah Abucayan, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem ...

(CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of gibberish. That’s because while the Irish ...

The Merriam-Webster account on X, known for snappier and snarkier posts than are usually associated with dictionary publishers, recently managed to provoke some ire from the Irish by answering its own ...

St. Patrick's Day, the day of the patron saint of Ireland where people make merriment and wear green, falls every year on March 17. The day, which this year lands on a Friday, marks a celebration of ...