More than 1.3 million Irish citizens still speak Gaelic—and whether you know it or not, you do too! Here are 8 excellent words that are proud to be Irish. The next time you gobble up a tasty stew, ...

Bards were Celtic composers of eulogy and satire. The word is commonly known now as a poet of someone who writes lyrical verse. Bards date back to as early as the 1st century AD. William Butler Yeats ...

There are more than half a million words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Some trace their origin as far back as the 11th century. For centuries, linguists and academics have kept careful track of ...

Just before he died, Daniel Cassidy released a pioneering book that begins to prove how American slang has a root in the Irish American urban experience. As usual ...