Slippery people: David Byrne soaked up Dublin atmosphere while the rest of us absorbed the flood
Snow was not general in Ireland at the weekend, but unseasonably treacherous weather was
Soul sanctuary: Frank McNally on ‘staggeringly beautiful’ library of St Gall
There are several hundred medieval Irish volumes, including a dictionary that has definitions with a surprising contemporary resonance
Remembering Tomi Reichental: a gentle man who never gave in to bitterness
Holocaust survivor was resident of Dublin for more than 60 years
Aldous and Joyce too: Frank McNally on a literary pilgrimage to Zurich
The odd circumstances that brought our visit about were in part the influence of another Irish novelist – Flann O’Brien
A piece of Switzerland that is forever Irish
Irish monk St Gall settled down in a hermitage at what is now St Gallen
Surprise(d) guest: Frank McNally on the mysteries of Irish-English and the story behind the world’s greatest collection of Joyceana
Invited to join a conversation on Irish-English, I found my biggest challenge was to shut up
The lilting Cork accent in my local Lidl reveals a truth about automated voices
Plus, filling in the blanks and the real meaning of life
Devil in the detail: Frank McNally on the diabolical reputation of St Dunstan
The 10th century holy man’s demonic pact is blamed for the occasional frost around his feast day
Here are 20 things I have learned in 20 years of writing An Irish Diary
Deadline fears, the law of typos and becoming a master diarist are just some
Ballinode to Joy: Frank McNally on quiet roads, noisy weather and the perils of Monaghan football
A fellow county man has taken on the challenge of getting people out on their bikes in Monaghan - although not, alas, on Inniskeen Road
All Well and Good – Frank McNally on the holy (and unholy) waters of Kilmainham
Nearby and unseen, the holy well gurgles on
Suspended sentence – Frank McNally on English revisionism and 1916 executions
If any Methuen editors are reading, there are two problems with your footnote
Strained relations – Frank McNally on the usefulness of Irish for keeping track of your cousins
Did the Irish system of accounting for family arise from Brehon Law?
Unchained melody: Nocturnal declamping is part of the soundtrack to city life
Eavesdropping can bring you into a world of fascinating speakers and conversations
Clouds in cuckoo land: Frank McNally on the meteorological ‘scaraveens’ of May
Caught unawares by the sudden cold spells that happen this time of year? Blame the cuckoos