October 18, 2024

A Weekend Class on Clock Repair. Irish Scenery Included.

On a bright Saturday in September, in a clockmaker’s workshop surrounded by farmland in the western Irish county of Clare, three curious students bent over workbenches […]
September 18, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘This Quiet, Handsome Cowboy Would Never Notice’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Mac’s Best Riding Pard Mac’s spurs lightly jingled as he walked […]
July 23, 2023

One Collector Won’t Have to Keep His Watch in a Drawer

An Irish artisan is creating a walnut box, veneered with centuries-old bog oak, for a watchmaker’s client. At his workshop in rural County Mayo, Neville O’Farrell […]
March 10, 2023

A Knitwear Sensation at 83

How Delia Barry, the octogenarian who knitted Colin Farrell’s cozy “Banshees of Inisherin” sweaters, became an internet star. When I first contacted Delia Barry, she asked […]
March 10, 2023

A Knitwear Sensation at 83

How Delia Barry, the octogenarian who knitted Colin Farrell’s cozy “Banshees of Inisherin” sweaters, became an internet star. When I first contacted Delia Barry, she asked […]
January 20, 2023

I’ll Get by With a Little Help From My Herd

A single mother, alone with a toddler in a foreign country, finds community during Covid — and then creates one for others. My ex was a […]
March 8, 2022

The Irish Museum of Time Tells the Country’s History

‘Irish writers, poets, playwrights, artists are rightly celebrated, but no one knows about the clockmakers,’ one donor said. WATERFORD, Ireland — Ireland’s long history of horology […]
March 5, 2021

Jean Kennedy Smith’s Duplex Is Up for Sale

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story exclusive Jean Kennedy Smith’s Duplex Is Up for Sale Ms. Smith, who died […]
March 10, 2020

Canceled Events Because of Coronavirus List

Planners of all types of events, from the biggest international concerts and conferences to the smallest community gatherings, are facing hard questions about whether to carry […]
March 9, 2020

Canceled Because of Coronavirus: A Brief List

Planners of all types of events, from the biggest international concerts and conferences to the smallest community gatherings, are facing hard questions about whether to carry […]