In the mid-19th century, a Celtic revival led to an increased use of the ringed cross in Ireland, and the Celtic Cross became not only a religious symbol but an emblem of Celtic identity.

For the most part, soccer—the world’s most popular sport—is a uniting force, bringing people from all walks of life together ...

"He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the Irish ...

There are bonds, some visible and others that speak of a magical mysticism, in a gift shop crammed with bits of Ireland picked out by sisters from Galway. At the Olde Towne Garden Irish and ...

like merging the sun (an existing Irish symbol) with the traditional cross to create the famed Celtic cross. But most of the traditions we now associate with St. Patrick’s Day have nothing to ...

Irish owned clothing brand Zingy Days originated in Co. Tipperary from creator Victoria Stoyanova and her mother. The pair ...

In the United States St. Patrick’s Day is full of parades, Irish music ... Some attribute the introduction of the Celtic Cross to Patrick, as it incorporates the pagan tradition of sun-worship with ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so many other hubs of history, such as hyperlocal exhibitions, specialised ...

Travel back in time through 10,000 years of human history as you journey around a Roman villa, a Celtic village ... an exhibition of the Troubles, other Irish history is featured in the history ...

The official language of Britannia (Britain) and the Church was Latin, but the native Britons spoke ancient British, a Celtic language which is the ... This then became an Irish symbol, and as a ...