05/09/2025
Beneath the shadow of Benbulbin, a silent witness to centuries of Irish life, sits an important book published in 2006....Vanishing Ireland. The book tells the stories and traditions of people born in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.
By the time this book was printed, much of that world had already slipped away. And yet, standing here in 2025, it feels as though the past 19 years have changed Ireland more than the previous 90 combined. Traditions that lasted generations are disappearing in the span of a single one.
Our culture doesn’t vanish in one loud moment, it erodes quietly, piece by piece, until one day there’s nothing left to pass on.
That’s why we have to hold tight to what remains: our stories, our songs, our traditions, our culture, our language and our sense of place.
Because once they're gone, they're gone for good.
Ireland IS vanishing. It’s up to us all to make sure it doesn’t disappear completely.
