Nora Fingscheidt does a fantastic job of bringing Amy Liptrot’s poetic memoir to the screen, helped in no small part by the transcendent Saoirse Ronan.
The country of origin of the lidded vessel at the heart of the Galloway Hoard has been revealed. It travelled half way around the world from lands far in the East, only to be buried in the deep ...
Known as "selkies" in Scotland, they feature in folklore around the coasts of both countries. In Ireland some specific family names for example Conneelys (Ó Conghaile) are linked with them.