Tag: Northern Ireland
Christmas in Ireland: it is a time of tradition, of family and friends gathering together, of quiet reflection and lively fun. If you are traveling in Ireland at Christmas, …
In the fast paced heart of Dublin City,. you can step back in time, into quiet, into voices from the past… There are stone tools which people living on …
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. He is celebrated especially on 17 March. As 17 March approaches and as memories of the day linger, people across the …
Dublin is a fine place to visit and explore. On any trip to Ireland, though, you owe it to yourself to see a bit of the rest of the …
A bit more than one hundred years ago, workers began putting stones together to build a wall in a remote area of what is now Northern Ireland. Eighteen years …
Game of Thrones is one of the biggest shows to hit TV over the past decade and a half. It holds the record for most Emmys won by a …
Saint Patrick: he is a figure of legend and myth as much as he is a holy man of religious belief and story. Patrick is a symbol of Irish …
A spider story, a clan massacre, the chanting of monks, Viking raids, legends that go back into time and archaeology that does too, a place in the history of …
A church that is both a draw for tourists and the home of an active Church of Ireland congregation, the neo Gothic structure which is home to Roman Catholic …
Castles, standing stones, high crosses, holy sites, Georgian mansions, rolling hills, mountains, cliffs at seaside, and sandy beaches. Pubs, story tellers, leprechauns, shamrocks, history, tea, cheese, bannocks, soda bread, …
Dark comes early and sunrise comes late in Ireland as the year turns toward winter and winter holidays. It is a season for family, for gathering in, for the …
Its landscapes inspired the Chronicles of Narnia and perhaps, the legends of the children of Lir. In bygone times, smugglers traveled its roads. In Victorian days people came to …