LISDOONVARNA, Ireland — Years ago, while traveling with my family along Ireland’s west coast, I spotted a curious billboard. It was blue and hot pink, and showed a man with shoulder-length hair and a ...

There's an old Irish proverb: “A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle.” It speaks to the Irish understanding that what's on the plate matters more than what's on the walls. For ...

Most won't leave the town of Lisdoonvarna with a partner. But for a few nights each fall, they find something rarer — company, ritual and the... In the age of algorithms, one Irish town still does ...

Young people dance in The Matchmaker Bar during the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland, on Sept. 27. The annual event, known as Europe's biggest matchmaking festival, draws ...