Ahead of St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th, I wanted to share some of my best Dublin recommendations. I was lucky enough to live in Dublin for a year while I did my MA in history, so I got to know it fairly well. Yes, […]

31 October is arguably one of the most otherworldly days of the year, with both Halloween and Samhain falling on the same day. In honour of these days, I wanted to share a historical site that felt very otherworldly to me- Kilmainham Gaol. That isn’t […]

I am grateful that I was able to spend a year of my life living in Dublin, and earning a Master of Arts in Early Irish History. And obviously on St. Patrick’s Day, a lot of memories are brought up! Ireland is a beautiful country […]

If I learned nothing else from living in Dublin for a year, it is that the Jameson’s Bow St. Distillery Tour is far superior to the Guinness Distillery tour. (I learned a lot more than that, I would like to think I learned something in my […]

As a medieval historian who studies secular and canon law, I’m probably more interested than most people in church history. I think that cathedrals are the place to start when visiting a city, as it’s often a chance to see lasting and notable architecture that […]