Explaining Ireland's most famous toast, "Sláinte!" If you've ever enjoyed a drink with an Irish person, you've surely encountered a few 'Sláinte' toasts. But do you know what sláinte means?

Translating to "good health" in English, sláinte [try saying slawn-tche] is an Irish expression that derives from the word "slán," meaning "healthy" or "safe". So while we're all drinking ...

With Irish beer signs and posters covering the walls and a name that hails from a Gaelic toast, Easton’s Slainte Irish Pub is a fine spot to celebrate the wearing o’ the green. The food is good; the ...

Green beer and funny hats aside, what makes Dublin the place to be on St. Patrick's? The multitude of traditions, preserved and revered, that you won't find anywhere else in the world. Lisa's trip in ...

Most obviously, this includes players named Andrew – although surprisingly not as many Celts as you might think have had this name – but there have been other links too. For some reason, many of the ...

As a person of three-eighths Irish descent, fourth-generation, let me just say that I can’t stand most Irish bars. The predictably narrow beer selection, the finance-bro vibe, the feeling they could ...